‘It seems like guys have been hampered’ – Gibson on South Africa’s travails

South Africa’s players were “hampered” at the World Cup, coach Ottis Gibson said in the aftermath of their loss to New Zealand. Some had even gone “into their shell” he said, which had contributed to the stilted nature of their batting performances over the last few weeks. There have been less flattering descriptions of South Africa following World Cup exits, of course, but although Gibson did…

Proteas coach Gibson has ‘no problem’ with Test schedule

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Cape Town – Proteas coach Ottis Gibson has no complaints over the fact that South Africa are playing Test cricket less than 100 days out from the 2019 World Cup in England. 

In dramatic fashion, the Proteas conceded 78 runs for Sri Lanka’s last wicket to lose the first Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.

As a result, South Africa have gone 1-0 down in the two-match series and are now only…

Proteas coach Ottis Gibson believes fast, bouncy pitches should be produced when playing at home- Firstcricket News, Firstpost

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Johannesburg: The emergence of Duanne Olivier to bolster South Africa’s impressive fast bowling stocks was a major catalyst in the 3-0 Test series victory over Pakistan and provides a glimpse into the future for teams visiting the country.

When Ottis Gibson took over as Proteas coach in August 2017 he made it clear he favoured using South Africa’s traditional…

Gibson’s message on pitch criticism: Toughen up!

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Cape Town – Suck it up, roll up your sleeves and be prepared to fight for your Test match runs. 

That is effectively Proteas coach Ottis Gibson’s response to criticism that has been directed at the state of South African Test wickets over the last 12 months. 

Test cricket, Gibson says, has never been easy and batsmen have been taking shots to the body for decades on all sorts of…