The Proteas have selected a deep batting line-up for the first Test against the West Indies, starting on Wednesday, after captain Temba Bavuma announced the playing XI at the Queens Park Oval.
Coach Shukri Conrad insists the Proteas will have no excuses with regards to their lack of playing red-ball cricket ahead of the Test series against West Indies that starts in Trinidad on Wednesday.
David Bedingham is pleased that the Proteas batters received some valuable time in the middle ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, starting in Trinidad on Wednesday.
Kagiso Rabada is confident that the Proteas will shake off the their red-ball rustiness heading into the two-match Test series against the West Indies.
The Proteas will take on Afghanistan in a first-ever bilateral series when the teams meet in a three-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates in September.
Captain Temba Bavuma wants the Proteas to hit the ground running in the Test series against the West Indies next month despite a lack of red-ball cricket recently.