{"id":20061,"date":"2013-05-30T21:09:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T19:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/fresh-proteas-experiment-in-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2013-05-30T21:09:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T19:09:28","slug":"fresh-proteas-experiment-in-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/fresh-proteas-experiment-in-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Proteas experiment in Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:AB_de_Villiers_glove.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[3515]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"AB de Villiers at a training session at the Ad...\" alt=\"AB de Villiers at a training session at the Ad...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/770c9_300px-AB_de_Villiers_glove.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AB de Villiers at a training session at the Adelaide Oval (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<p>Experimentation will be the key for the Proteas in the warm-up One-Day International (ODI) against the Netherlands at Amstelveen on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Captain AB de Villiers says he will be giving all the members in the playing XI a \u201cfull run-in\u201d and is likely to rest the fast bowlers who took part in the IPL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still a long way out to our first game,\u201d he said in Amsterdam on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have a warm-up game against Pakistan when we get to the UK, that is where we will probably play our strongest XI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of guys who have come from the IPL are still quite fatigued from that tournament so some of our fast bowlers might be rested for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The match is the culmination of a five-day stay in Amsterdam, which De Villiers feels has been refreshing, especially because of the isolation from the ICC Champions Trophy hype.<\/p>\n<p>With the majority of the squad coming off an inactive off-season, the activities this week have done much to loosen the rust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had a great time in Amsterdam; I think it was the perfect preparation for us away from the hype of the ICC Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a massive tournament for us and we would like to do well. A team like ours needs a bit of time away and we\u2019ve had five days of fitness work and touching base with where we are as an ODI unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preparations have gone really well,\u201d he added. \u201cWe have had a few days of good nets and the warm-up match tomorrow will be a good outing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Proteas depart for London on Saturday ahead of their warm-up match against Pakistan at the Oval on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Cricket South Africa will provide regular updates on @OfficialCSA and Facebook.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/proteas-have-edge-for-champions-trophy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/770c9_173057047_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/proteas-have-edge-for-champions-trophy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Proteas have \u2018edge\u2019 for Champions Trophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cricketandnews.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/28\/morkel-still-a-better-bet-than-mclaren\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/770c9_172715856_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cricketandnews.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/28\/morkel-still-a-better-bet-than-mclaren\/\" target=\"_blank\">Morkel still a better bet than McLaren<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/4697f_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AB de Villiers at a training session at the Adelaide Oval (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Experimentation will be the key for the Proteas in the warm-up One-Day International (ODI) against the Netherlands at Amstelveen on Friday. 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