{"id":20294,"date":"2013-06-09T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T19:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/kirsten-hopeful-of-proteas-improvement\/"},"modified":"2013-06-09T21:50:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T19:50:49","slug":"kirsten-hopeful-of-proteas-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kirsten-hopeful-of-proteas-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsten hopeful of Proteas improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Morne Morkel at a training session at the Adelaide Oval (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n

Gary Kirsten<\/a> remains hopeful of an improved performance from the Proteas in their last two group B matches of the ICC Champions Trophy<\/a>. The Proteas<\/a> have to beat Pakistan and the West Indies to stand any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the competition, after their 26-run loss to India in the opening match.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our players haven\u2019t quite hit their straps yet,\u201d the Head Coach said at the team\u2019s training in Birmingham on Saturday. \u201cWe all know that we don\u2019t have much time and we are going to have to play well from here. I don\u2019t think we were quite on fire the other day which is quite disappointing, we had chances in the game to turn it around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirsten also feels the absence of Dale Steyn<\/a> and Morne Morkel<\/a> but will be an exciting opportunity for young bizhub Highveld Lions all-rounder Chris Morris to make a mark if he is selected. Morris joined up with the squad in Birmingham on Saturday morning, and is coming off an impressive debut stint for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to have him here,\u201d Kirsten said. \u201cHe has done well and more importantly he comes here with confidence. We are two days away from a match but I have had to tell him that he may be playing. It\u2019s exciting for him, he obviously doesn\u2019t have a lot of time but at least he has had some competitive cricket less than two weeks ago, I\u2019m sure he is looking forward to the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Proteas\u2019 medical team will make a decision on the availability of Steyn for the match against Pakistan after tomorrow\u2019s training session.<\/p>\n

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