Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I'm not really sure about that TBH. Most of the quality players who've been Kolpaked or have British passports are players who are too old to be coming back into international cricket now anyway (Ackerman, van Jaarsveld, Kemp, Willoughby, Langeveldt, Klusener, Hall, van der Wath, Boje, for example), and those of the right sort of age have questionable credentials at franchise never mind international level (Telo, Smith etc.).SA could struggle a bit with all the players who have ****ed off to England.
The only two players who I'd say have been genuine losses (ie, they've looked like coming back but something has gotten in the way - for now at least) are Dillon du Preez and Ryan McLaren. Both high-quality longer-form bowlers who could certainly make a difference to the team right now never mind post-Kallis\Ntini. And McLaren can bat too.