Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smithis a former South African cricketer and former captain of the South African cricket team Test side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was succeeded as captain of the ODI side by AB de Villiers after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He is also currently the overseas player and captain of English side Surrey. He appeared in his 100th Test against England on 19 July 2012. He captained his 100th career Test match...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 February 1981
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I think it was a very strong performance. The top six we had is very young in terms of age and games and to go up against some of the best bowlers in the world and to play the way we did today showed a lot of character.
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What we are trying to do against them at the moment does not work and we'll have to arrive with a new game plan.
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We've always wanted to play positive, winning cricket, and if we can win this series, it means we can put a tick against this summer.
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Definitely. We're not disappointed with the fact that we got bowled out in the last innings, the disappointing thing for us is that we had opportunities but didn't take them. We always knew that batting last against the two spinners would be difficult but it was in the middle of the game that we lost it.
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With the Cricket World Cup just more than a year away, South Africa hopes to use the series against Australia to iron out flaws and gear them up for the event.
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It's something we're pretty well prepared for now after coming off the back of the recent battles against Australia. We're tougher for the experience, we're mentally harder now and I think that will be advantageous for us if there is any silly stuff.
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It was a good win for us at the end of the day. It gives us a bit of confidence going into the next game against Australia.
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It's nice to win a tight game against Australia and it's a massive evening for all of us. We have got to come back down to earth.
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Overall I feel I handled the pressure well.
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Our basics didn't work for us today. We weren't right with the bat, the ball or in the field.
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I think what I feel and what I'm allowed to say are two different things, so I think I'm just going to sit on the fence.
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I think at the WACA the new ball is going to be the most dangerous part of batting.
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I think that they were the team that were choking, if that's the word, under pressure a little bit at the back end.
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I think everyone who had the ball really worked hard today, I don't think the pitch provided a lot for anyone,