McLaren, Parnell included in test squad 29 Jan 2014 10:23:00 Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday called up allrounders, Ryan McLaren of the Chevrolet Knights and Wayne Parnell of the Chevrolet Warriors, to the South African test squad for the three-match Sunfoil test series against Australia next month. The national selectors have named a squad of 15 that sees the recall of Parnell and McLaren in the places of Jacques Kallis (retired) and Imran Tahir. Coincidentally both allrounders made their debut in the same test match against England at the Wanderers Stadium in 2010 – a match that the South Africa won by an innings and 74 runs in what amounted to little more than two days of actual playing time. Parnell went on to play in South Africa’s next two test matches in India and both players have been involved in several of South Africa’s test squads abroad. “We want to stay constant to the brand of cricket we have played over the last few years that has brought us such success,” commented CSA selection convener Andrew Hudson. “I believe that this squad covers all possible options we may wish to exercise as well as the conditions we are likely to encounter. This video is not available. “Two other players – Beuran Hendricks and Simon Harmer – will be joining the squad to assist with the preparation leading into the first test match. They are both highly talented cricketers who will benefit from being introduced to the Proteas environment. They also possess individual skills that will assist the team with their preparation for the Australian attack we are likely to face.” TEST SQUAD: Graeme Smith (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras, capt), Hashim Amla (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), AB de Villiers (The Unlimited Titans), JP Duminy (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Faf du Plessis (The Unlimited Titans), Dean Elgar (Chevrolet Knights), Rory Kleinveldt (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Ryan McLaren (Chevrolet Knights), Morne Morkel (The Unlimited Titans), Wayne Parnell (Chevrolet Warriors), Alviro Petersen (bizhub Highveld Lions), Robbie Peterson (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Vernon Philander (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Dale Steyn (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Thami Tsolekile (bizhub Highveld Lions). AUSTRALIA TOUR FIXTURES 5-8 February: Australia v SA Invitation XI, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 12-16 February: 1st Sunfoil test match, SuperSport Park, Centurion 20-24 February: 2nd Sunfoil test match, Axxess St. George’s, Port Elizabeth 1-5 March: 3rd Sunfoil test match, Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town 9 March: 1st KFC T20 International, Axxess St. George’s, Port Elizabeth (Day) 12 March: 2nd KFC T20 International, Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban (Day/ Night) 14 March: 3rd KFC T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (Day/Night)
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:25:18 +0000
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