From Cramp to Crap...

Saturday's loss to New Zealand was very disappointing and as much as I cursed the squad, I understand that the game of cricket goes like that. If we fail to qualify it won't be because of Saturday's game - it will be because of the loss to Bangladesh...that was unacceptable.

I do have a rant however, this time it's aimed at Mr Graeme Smith. I'm sorry, but the boy is not captain material. He cannot accept failure and almost always looks for the positives - even when it makes him come across as a complete idiot.

Before the Sri Lanka game, he told the media that a loss wouldn't be the end of the world - there were still many games to play. I'm sorry, but at a world class event such as this, you would expect every single game to be vital.

A day before the New Zealand game Cricinfo quoted him as saying that he was not worried about SA's poor net run rate...WTF? We have the lowest run rate of the contenders and after yesterday's loss it could very well be a determining factor. We now have to depend on beating the English, not quite a cake walk if you consider the built up aggression and resent Mr Kevin Petersen (world's no 1 ODI batsman) still harbours for being overlooked by his birth country.

At yesterday's coin toss, when Michael Holding interviewed Graeme, he said that the coin toss wasn't that significant because "we probably would have had a bat first". Dumbass! Surely you know what your intentions are before you come out for the toss. Furthermore, every single report and commentator commented on the state of the pitch and said that the team that wins the toss should definitely opt to bowl first. What the hell were you thinking Graeme?

I think it's time this arrogant neanderthal steps down and we find ourselves a player of at least average intelligence to lead the team.