Haroon Lorgat Quotes (26 Quotes)

As was the case with Monde, we will again decide to choose a player who forms part of our plans. The bowler we will summon will, in any case, just play a supporting role in Australia.

The medical experts say you need to wait between 24 and 48 hours to accurately assess the situation so we'll know more in a day or so. If there is the prospect of him recovering reasonably quickly then he will stay with the squad but if it looks like taking much longer then we would consider sending him back home with a view to being fit for the one-day series.

This is exactly the healthy competition we, as selectors, are looking for. Hopefully others will also perform better.

Knowing Johan would, in all likelihood, be part of our one-day squad we thought maybe it was a good idea for a young man like him to come to Australia early, whether he plays or not doesn't matter.

We are excited by the boundary hitting capability and form of Loots and we would like to see him on the international stage.

We will only play him once he has fully recovered from his injury.

AB is an extremely talented and special player with much time ahead of him. A stint in our domestic circuit will do him a world of good.

I think it does show us that we were wise not to offer any national contracts to spin bowlers this year. They have all upped their level of performance, which has been encouraging.

Yes, that's a pity, because we had a long-term plan with Johan. Robin now gets an opportunity to show what he can do at this level.

These are all must-win games, and you simply have to pick your strongest XI for must-win games. That's why Polly has played all of them. And at the moment Graeme is still a part of our strongest XI.

We are confident that all three players will be fit again for the home series against Australia.

With one Castle Test completed, we are now able to reduce the squad to 14 players and will reduce it further to 13 for the last Castle Test at Liberty Life Wanderers.

Johan showed promise in India and we are bold enough to give him another opportunity.

History suggests that teams without a frontline spinner do not prosper at the MCG.

He will give us more options to consider going into the Sydney test with two spinners a possibility.

We had a meeting and agreed that a break and a fresh start next season will do him a world of good.

From a selection perspective we want him to have medical attention and be one hundred percent fit for the home series against Australia.

Don't ask me why it is 19 days, but that was the number the medical experts came up with. In the case of Jacques, well, that is something we will have to discuss when I arrive (on Saturday).

I cannot over-emphasize the importance of not taking risks with injured players.

I was very impressed with the way he handled our discussion on Friday. He is certainly a much more mature person these days.

After much consideration and careful debate, we have decided to rest certain players and to select a different combination for the Pro20 game.

Jacques Kallis is a key member of our team and it is in our best interests that he recovers fully before we bring him back into action.

When we saw the Melbourne pitch helping spinners and knowing that Sydney is typically a spinner-friendly wicket, we began to debate whether we should consider two spinners as an option.

Certainly the tour was a disappointment, but we should be careful and not get carried away by the defeats and throw players out because of that.

We have seen that Graeme has outstanding leadership qualities, and we believe he has the talent and determination to come out of this batting slump. Cricket South Africa had no hesitation in confirming our confidence in him as captain and opening batsman.

Jacques knew before the tour that he would be covering for all of the top six positions. I told him it was a great compliment to his abilities that he can bat anywhere and he is quite prepared to bat where he is needed.