SeamUp
International Coach
Trying to think about Graeme's early confidants.
Eric Simons was almost the biggest believer in Graeme Smith from young. Backed and was coach when he first got into the team/captain. Will report what he picks up from individuals in NMB Giants. Eric is an extremely deep thinker of the game and also has an eye for talent and will love the fact he has had Breetzke, Marais, Burger etc in his team.
Gary Kirsten was the player he looked up to most and like Simons has a long relationship from WP to SA days and will give his views on Durban Heat players.
Not sure he knows Adrian Birrell but Faf is captain of that team.
Ashwell Prince, Robin Peterson and Mark Boucher played under him and will give good advice on players they know and have monitored closely. Prince and Boucher the two big domestic names coaching wise and Robbie P been working with SA U19 players like Breetzke, van Tonder, Coetzee and others.
Will probably speak to Allan Donald in Free State region who will back van Tonder, Coetzee, Jansen in the region most neglected under modern CSA.
So he should be covered quite early on information of players and not just looking at scorecards. So hopefully he can get right into it.
He has his own forthright views and especially on players like Elgar, Markram, Bavuma, Faf, Miller , de Kock and that will be the most important thing short-term for SA. We need them to reach their highest heights possible if it all from now on and if not they will be left out. Particularly Bavuma and Miller looking over their shoulders on performance. Don't think it is even worth mentioning Smith's views on de Bruyn because I think it is just to late to get him ready for England.
Eric Simons was almost the biggest believer in Graeme Smith from young. Backed and was coach when he first got into the team/captain. Will report what he picks up from individuals in NMB Giants. Eric is an extremely deep thinker of the game and also has an eye for talent and will love the fact he has had Breetzke, Marais, Burger etc in his team.
Gary Kirsten was the player he looked up to most and like Simons has a long relationship from WP to SA days and will give his views on Durban Heat players.
Not sure he knows Adrian Birrell but Faf is captain of that team.
Ashwell Prince, Robin Peterson and Mark Boucher played under him and will give good advice on players they know and have monitored closely. Prince and Boucher the two big domestic names coaching wise and Robbie P been working with SA U19 players like Breetzke, van Tonder, Coetzee and others.
Will probably speak to Allan Donald in Free State region who will back van Tonder, Coetzee, Jansen in the region most neglected under modern CSA.
So he should be covered quite early on information of players and not just looking at scorecards. So hopefully he can get right into it.
He has his own forthright views and especially on players like Elgar, Markram, Bavuma, Faf, Miller , de Kock and that will be the most important thing short-term for SA. We need them to reach their highest heights possible if it all from now on and if not they will be left out. Particularly Bavuma and Miller looking over their shoulders on performance. Don't think it is even worth mentioning Smith's views on de Bruyn because I think it is just to late to get him ready for England.
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