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We have ourselves to blame for Centurion pitch - Du Plessis

───   ADRIAN BOTHA 07:39 Thu, 18 Jan 2018

We have ourselves to blame for Centurion pitch - Du Plessis | News Article
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While a Test series victory over India may be in the bag for the Proteas, questions and concerns surrounding the preparation of the SuperSport Park pitch in Centurion remain.


Concerns about the deck were voiced as quickly as day one of the second Test, namely that the pitch was far from the traditional quick Centurion pitch players have come to know.

Instead, a slow and flat pitch, reminiscent to that of decks on the sub-continent, was presented for that 2nd Test match the Proteas ended up winning by 135.

Captain Faf du Plessis in his turn feels no one but themselves are to blame for poor pitch preparation on home soil.

du Plessis expressed his unhappiness saying: "We can blame the groundsman but I feel that we have to blame ourselves as well, we have a process where CSA makes sure we have the right kind of pitch.

"There is a concern that we are not getting it right as this is not the first time, so we need to do better as a collective," the captain added.

The 3rd and final test match between South Africa and India will start next Wednesday the 24th of January at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.


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