Proteas stand-in ODI captain Keshav Maharaj has admitted that they are going to be tested by a buoyant England on familiar conditions during their three-match series.
“England have done really well, take nothing away from their performances and obviously the new coaches have instilled their philosophies. We just have to focus on executing our game plans.
“We just have to play cricket according to the way we want to play and how we have played over the last couple of years, especially in the shorter format of the game. Hopefully it will be enough to beat this England team.” Maharaj said England have been in good nick of late and they are going to provide his charges with a stern test.
“They have played exceptionally well over the last two to three years and they have found some rhythm to their play but it will be a good test. This will help us to see if our team wants to go forward and be the best in the world. “If we want to be the best, we have to play and try to beat the best. To do that we must just focus on ourselves, our game plans, doing the basics well and all the other things that we want to do well and hopefully it is enough to get us across the line in this series.
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