I don't know what Andy's problem is. It wasn a false statement..trott and peterson are south africans. They are not the only people who have that background though. Mathew Prior, Andrew Strauss also have SA heritage.
Twenty20 must be a revival for Modern Cricket and IPL a profit venture to the Boards of cricket. But IPL has spelt a doom for Indian Cricket. Players from all over the world are eager to be part of IPL and this has helped them understand the quality of Indian pitches and how the wickets behave here. Usually, we used to see a lot of players struggling to get past 100, be it in Tests or ODIs in India, but thanks to IPL, the trend has changed. Now our batsman find difficult to play the quality bowlers from other countries. I fear we may not even qualify for a Semi-final berth, let alone the World Cup 2011 dream, that we are dreaming off. We lack aggression and quality cricket. Our failures in IPL and Champions League show that we don't have good captains to lead the side. And of course our recent failures in Champions Trophy, Twenty20 World Cup, and India-Australia series is the result because of IPL and players hype due to media. Shane Watson, Peter Siddle, Dilshan, and many others have proved what IPL has done for them. IPL is a boon for other cricketers, but surely it's a sign of devastation for Indian Cricket in future. We are not the Number One team for sure neither in ODIs or Tests or Twenty20. Twenty20 isn't something that will give you the respect and appreciation as a player. And of course We fail as a Team Unit, Need a lot of discipline and consistency, we want to be anywhere near the 2011 World Cup- the ultimate goal of achievement in Cricket.
don't worry andy you should't be upset mickeys comment.kevin and trott playing from england side bcoz south african are like mickeys.so dont worry.this is shame for south african that kevin is playing for england.
Donald is right! there bowling attack is not as much strong as it was in Hency's tenure. Then Donald with pollock, klusner, Kallis were great! I feel Smith intensely spoild klusner's cricket. Natini too has lost his penetration. In my point of view team in hancy's captancy were great. Hancy, Cullenan, Kristen, Klusner, kallis, pollock, Rodes, Donald, Boucher, Semcoax all were good then. But now they don't have quality all-rounders in the team. Morkle can be a good in future but he hasn't proved his talent yet!
