Mark Boucher may be on a four-year contract, but it feels as if the Proteas have arrived at a crossroads under his leadership. By shockerhess IOLSport
Mark Boucher was appointed in a chaotic few weeks in December 2019, just days before a high-profile series with England was due to start.
The team lost that home Test series to the English – having capped five debutants over the four Tests – lost a T20 series and drew the one-day international series. Another T20 series loss followed against Australia and then a 3-0 ODI series win, eased some of the angst that was building up. Then Covid-19 hit.
Quinton de Kock was made captain across all formats, a bad decision, given his public utterances around bubble life and new captains were appointed for the different formats in March. Black Lives Matter put the culture of the team under the spotlight, the lack of any clarity around how the team would recognise what was happening in the world around them, while being cognisant of SA’s own troubled history, created a mess.
The results on the field have been extremely inconsistent. Of the 48 matches Boucher has presided over as coach, the Proteas have won 22 and lost 25. That period has included a number of batting collapses – an issue that existed prior to Boucher being appointed, but which has yet to be resolved – the change in captaincy, a plethora of new players being capped for the first time, fielding which has been poor and bowling that has veered between ill-disciplined and world class.
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