I wasn't following SA cricket at the time but based on how Elgar was used in the A series prior compared to the other player discussed it was clear that he was viewed as a far more competent 5th/6th bowler by management
Ya, I know nothing. I wasn't following LA or A at all at the time. Prior to this thread, I had no idea he was bowling at all at the time. Just remember checking his LA batting stats and saying what I remember. No idea if he was the right call, cos I dont know what everyone else was doing, just saying we shoud look at his stats at the time, not current as has been previously done in thread
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I suppose the truly shocking thing is that Boney M were still a thing in SA in the mid-1990s.
Boney M is still a thing in Kenya todayI suppose the truly shocking thing is that Boney M were still a thing in SA in the mid-1990s.
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Saw Boney M live at a breast cancer charity show several years ago. Some fantastic songs tbh.
Seems fair. He has come off looking the worst by a distance in this whole affair and it does need to be investigated more thoroughly, including giving him a better chance of defending himself as well. That is what they have done. Good to see.Boucher been charged with gross misconduct
CSA's SJN follow-up: Mark Boucher charged with 'gross misconduct'
CSA's SJN follow-up: Mark Boucher charged with 'gross misconduct'
South Africa's head coach to face a disciplinary hearing chaired by senior counsel advocate Terry Motau; he will remain in his role as coach in the interim
I believe Boucher admitted to calling a certain player "brown s...." and singing songs about it. I remember his apology, which was basically "not my fault, CSA did not teach me how to behave with black people". He shouldn't even be in his job, let alone using a hearing to find legal loopholes and keep his job.
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He's not the only one as there were other players involved in that. But they seem to have got away without even being named because all of the focus has been on Boucher.
Guess the others not involved in SA cricket anymore so not worth naming them? I do believe the panel should have asked Paul who the others were.
So whats the issue?Smith's issue will be the boucher appointment:
Graeme Smith next in CSA's firing line
Cricket South Africa is set to take disciplinary action against its director of cricket and former Proteas captain Graeme Smith next week.www.sacricketmag.com
Others where named and this was clearly a team song and described as such. The problem comes from Bouchers non-apology apology, while in an important position within CSA cricket structure. It could be because of legal advice or something like that, but still. Although, the pressure on Boucher is more to do with internal power play and people unhappy with the way he became coach and wanting Nkwe in the role. This is just a way to put him under pressure and force him out, and they must do this now. I promise people hoped SA would lose the Indian series and that could be an excuse to let him go, but their success means Boucher strengthened his position and they can't let that continue. Another good series or two and he could become untouchable.
When these appointments where being done, I was very sceptical of whether everything was being done totally above board. And also said it very clearly was coming across as jobs for friends in the old boys club. Whether that is totally true or not is besides the point, optically it looked really bad. Its is no surprise it is coming back to bite.
Its tough because, you don't know if it was just stupidly blind or if he was trying not to as a 'white' person tell the players of colour in his team what to do? These things can become difficult to negotiate if not handled delicately and I don't think Boucher is a delicate person.
In SA labour practices its generally accepted to advertise a role and have interviews unless you are hiring from within your organization. Smith not following any of the accepted procedures is a problem for him especially when the one he hired is his buddy.
Proper way to handle it would have been a team meeting with all the players with boucher & the team manager involved. These optics look terrible especially with SA past.
