Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock have been given an enviable number of options to cover all match circumstances.
If this issue is not resolved well ahead of the match, it is possible that it will take place at the start of the match in a highly charged and volatile environment that will exacerbate risk of injury.
I firmly believe that Sunil and his co-selectors have chosen wisely in making their choices and have given Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock an enviable number of options to cover all match circumstances.
I firmly believe the selectors have chosen wisely and have given Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock an enviable number of options to cover all match circumstances.
This FTP protects the status of Test cricket, ensures that prestigious historical Test series can continue to be contested over four or five matches and provides certainty of planning for our members.
If the ICC had overturned the decision of the match referee that would have been an invitation for this to happen the next time any board is dissatisfied with the decision an ICC official makes.