Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has come down hard on Cricket South Africa for naming a second-string side for the New Zealand Tests. He also slammed New Zealand Cricket for allowing a top-tier nation like South Africa to undermine them by sending a B-Team for the Test series. Why would you when it shows a lack of respect for New Zealand cricket?,” Waugh told the Sydney Morning Herald. Someone like Nicholas Pooran is really a Test batsman who doesn’t play Test cricket. If the ICC or someone doesn’t step in shortly then Test cricket doesn’t become Test cricket because you’re not testing yourself against the best players,” he added.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 01, 2024 21:37 UTC