South Africa recently named a 14-man squad for the New Zealand Test tour, to be captained by opener Neil Brand, who is amongst the seven uncapped players in the team. Capped Test players in the squad will be batters David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza and Keegan Petersen, currently playing in the series against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Other capped players on tour of New Zealand include batter Khaya Zondo, fast-bowling pair of Duanne Olivier and Dane Paterson, and spinner Dane Piedt. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has chosen to field a weakened Test squad due to the series clashing with second season of SA20 league at home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cObviously they don\u2019t care. It\u2019s going to happen if the South African Cricket Board are any indication of the future, keeping their best players at home. If I was New Zealand I wouldn\u2019t even play the series. I don\u2019t know why they\u2019re even playing. Why would you when it shows a lack of respect for New Zealand cricket?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty obvious what the problem is. The West Indies aren\u2019t sending their full-strength side (to Australia this summer). They haven\u2019t picked a full-strength Test team for a couple of years now. Someone like Nicholas Pooran is really a Test batsman who doesn\u2019t play Test cricket. Jason Holder, probably their best player, is not playing now. Even Pakistan didn\u2019t send a full side (to Australia),\u201d said Waugh to \u2018The Sydney Morning Herald\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Frontline Test players like Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen, Rassie van der Dussen, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tony de Zorzi, Nandre Burger and Simon Harmer will play in the SA20, as they are obliged to play in the league at home instead of being on national duties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Waugh also wants for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to incentivise playing Test cricket so that it continues to be taken seriously. \u201cIf the ICC or someone doesn\u2019t step in shortly then Test cricket doesn\u2019t become Test cricket because you\u2019re not testing yourself against the best players.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI understand why players don\u2019t come. They\u2019re not getting paid properly. I don\u2019t understand why ICC or the top countries who are making a lot of money don\u2019t just have a regulation set fee for Test matches which is a premium, so people are incentivised to play Test Cricket.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOtherwise they just play T10 or T20. The public are the ones who are going to suffers because it\u2019s not the full side playing, so it\u2019s not Test cricket,\u201d added Waugh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The future of Tests is also something which David Warner, who will retire from the following Australia\u2019s game against Pakistan at Sydney, believes will depend a lot on scheduling. \"I think the concerns are with the governing bod(ies) to make sure that the scheduling is well in place. I think they're doing that at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDon't think it's on my terms to comment about South Africa's seven debutants (in their Test squad for their upcoming New Zealand tour). But that's just showing at the moment where it could be potentially heading. There's going to be a lot of conversations in the next year about it. For us we need to keep Test cricket alive. It's the pinnacle of the game.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe absolutely love it and when you get that taste of it and you're out there five days toiling \u2013 I look at that Pakistan series (in 2022) and we played 15 days of hard cricket and it all came down to that last day, that's what Test cricket is all about \u2013 hopefully that can keep surviving.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/they-dont-care-says-steve-waugh-over-south-africa-sending-weakened-test-team-for-nz-tour.jpg", "alt_img": "They don\u2019t care, says Steve Waugh over South Africa sending weakened Test team for NZ tour", "alt_title": "Jan 2020,Kolkata,Ranji Trophy,Bengal Vs Delhi,Bengal,Delhi", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "They Don\u2019t Care, Says Steve Waugh Over South Africa Sending Weakened Test Team For NZ Tour On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "They Don\u2019t Care, Says Steve Waugh Over South Africa Sending Weakened Test Team For NZ Tour, South African Cricket Board: Legendary Australia cricketer Steve Waugh has slammed South Africa for announcing a weakened Test team for.", "seo_keywords": "Steve Waugh, South Africa, Legendary Australia, New Zealand, New Zealand Test, Neil Brand, Capped Test, David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Keegan Petersen, Khaya Zondo, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Cricket South Africa, South African Cricket", "tag": "", "tagging": "Steve Waugh, South Africa, Legendary Australia, New Zealand, New Zealand Test, Neil Brand, Capped Test, David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Keegan Petersen, Khaya Zondo, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Cricket South Africa, South African Cricket", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "they-dont-care-says-steve-waugh-over-south-africa-sending-weakened-test-team-for-nz-tour", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "746", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-01 12:08:03", "updated": "2024-01-01 12:08:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Steve Waugh, South Africa, Legendary Australia, New Zealand, New Zealand Test, Neil Brand, Capped Test, David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Keegan Petersen, Khaya Zondo, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Cricket South Africa, South African Cricket", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-01 12:08:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/they-dont-care-says-steve-waugh-over-south-africa-sending-weakened-test-team-for-nz-tour-135154" }