CAPE TOWN — New South Africa head coach Mark Boucher is confident he can turn around the fortunes of the country’s ailing test team and has warned England they will not roll over in the upcoming four-test series starting on Boxing Day. South Africa have lost their last five tests, two shock home defeats to Sri Lanka and three thrashings in India. Former wicketkeeper Boucher, a veteran of 147 tests and the world record holder with 999 international dismissals across all formats, was unveiled as the new coach on Saturday. "I've been involved in sides over the years where we have had some tough times. One of the toughest times was the Hansie Cronje saga (in 2000) and straight after that we beat Australia," Boucher told reporters.

Source: International New York Times December 15, 2019 07:07 UTC