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***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012
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SeamUp
International Coach
Cricket | South Africa already have hearts racing | Stuff.co.nz
Protea cricketers already getting hearts racing
MARK GEENTY
OPINION: When the marketing people forecast South Africa's cricket tour going off with a bang, they probably didn't have this in mind.
Mid-answer at the press conference in the Basin Reserve's Norwood Room, South Africa's coach Gary Kirsten was stopped in his tracks by shattering glass and a noise like a shotgun blast.
"That's a cricket ball," a stunned Kirsten announced.
Indeed it was, as the white ball bounced across the shards of what was previously a window and heart rates slowly returned to normal.
The culprit was South African player Wayne Parnell, not a noted batsman but clearly capable.
It's some effort from the centre of the Basin.
It was a fitting way to announce the arrival of one of world cricket's glamour teams amid a flatlining summer for home fans.
Zimbabwe's inept showings, particularly their catching, had everyone seeing red and wishing them bon voyage. And their tour's still going.
It's eight years since South Africa's previous New Zealand visit and of the T20 squad who touched down on Saturday, just Albie Morkel and Robin Peterson return.
And coach Kirsten, who farewelled test cricket on that 2004 tour.
There were some early hiccups. The manager, on his first visit to Wellington, drove a team mini-van but took a wrong turn and ended up in Evans Bay.
Training at the Basin began nearly 30 minutes late.
South Africa travel with their own security guard, clad in team kit, and he seemed alarmed the Basin was a public thoroughfare.
Bemused punters strolled around, some wondering who the blokes in green and gold were as they dodged flying cricket balls.
In South Africa, the team bus is accompanied by an armed motorcade, and the players don't disembark until outside the dressing room, safely inside the barbed wire fencing of Kingsmead or Newlands.
They played football on the Basin then took to the nets and had turns trying to hit balls out of the ground (or through the glass, as Parnell managed).
Kirsten ran a torrid fielding session and had his charges on the grass for close to four hours, removing the cobwebs before the first T20 international at Westpac Stadium on Friday.
Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher arrive later in the series.
Unfamiliar faces like Richard Levi and Rusty Theron got their bearings.
Kirsten labelled his team young and exciting. Levi, looking like a stocky second five-eighth, is their new T20 batsman who apparently makes his Cape Cobras opening partner, Herschelle Gibbs, look like Geoff Boycott.
Mind those windows at the stadium on Friday.
Protea cricketers already getting hearts racing
MARK GEENTY
OPINION: When the marketing people forecast South Africa's cricket tour going off with a bang, they probably didn't have this in mind.
Mid-answer at the press conference in the Basin Reserve's Norwood Room, South Africa's coach Gary Kirsten was stopped in his tracks by shattering glass and a noise like a shotgun blast.
"That's a cricket ball," a stunned Kirsten announced.
Indeed it was, as the white ball bounced across the shards of what was previously a window and heart rates slowly returned to normal.
The culprit was South African player Wayne Parnell, not a noted batsman but clearly capable.
It's some effort from the centre of the Basin.
It was a fitting way to announce the arrival of one of world cricket's glamour teams amid a flatlining summer for home fans.
Zimbabwe's inept showings, particularly their catching, had everyone seeing red and wishing them bon voyage. And their tour's still going.
It's eight years since South Africa's previous New Zealand visit and of the T20 squad who touched down on Saturday, just Albie Morkel and Robin Peterson return.
And coach Kirsten, who farewelled test cricket on that 2004 tour.
There were some early hiccups. The manager, on his first visit to Wellington, drove a team mini-van but took a wrong turn and ended up in Evans Bay.
Training at the Basin began nearly 30 minutes late.
South Africa travel with their own security guard, clad in team kit, and he seemed alarmed the Basin was a public thoroughfare.
Bemused punters strolled around, some wondering who the blokes in green and gold were as they dodged flying cricket balls.
In South Africa, the team bus is accompanied by an armed motorcade, and the players don't disembark until outside the dressing room, safely inside the barbed wire fencing of Kingsmead or Newlands.
They played football on the Basin then took to the nets and had turns trying to hit balls out of the ground (or through the glass, as Parnell managed).
Kirsten ran a torrid fielding session and had his charges on the grass for close to four hours, removing the cobwebs before the first T20 international at Westpac Stadium on Friday.
Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher arrive later in the series.
Unfamiliar faces like Richard Levi and Rusty Theron got their bearings.
Kirsten labelled his team young and exciting. Levi, looking like a stocky second five-eighth, is their new T20 batsman who apparently makes his Cape Cobras opening partner, Herschelle Gibbs, look like Geoff Boycott.
Mind those windows at the stadium on Friday.
Kippax
Cricketer Of The Year
Closest you'll get here, Skippy shippers, squinting your eyes and pretending it's Dunedin in three weeks -
Mathew Sinclair 150 vs South Africa - YouTube
Marius
International Debutant
SeamUp
International Coach
Weather update?
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Someone who's heading along to the game from another forum I frequent said the weather's set to be fine.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Was watching highlights of his wickets on blackcaps website the other day. Hadn't really taken notice as doesn't have great figures to date, but think he has the height and a good action* to be a very handy bowler.
* seen from the batsman's end
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Haha. No. Definitely not big boundaries. Not even big by NZ standards I reckon.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Found this post bloody hilarious.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Fair effort by the Cantabs if that's the case, 151 shouldn't be impossible.
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