South Africa won their last three games on the trot against Australia.
“The main thing we wanted to do was make sure our batting unit got time in the middle and runs under the belt, and we wanted to make sure we exposed everyone in our bowling unit,” Walter said after their 122-run win in the series decider at the Wanderers on Sunday.“That happened by default, really, and it didn’t happen exactly as we had planned because we had a couple of injuries along the way. But still, the key members of the team got time in the middle and got to play competitive cricket.
Walter, however, admitted they had needed to get back out on the field in order to shake off any rust and ensure the team were ready to hit their straps at theProteas searching for ‘cohesion and synergy’ at World Cup, says Bavuma“We had good camps in the winter, we trained really hard, but nothing matches the pressure and competition you face against good quality sides. So from that point of view I’m happy.
“While we did drop a few catches, we didn’t drop any regulation catches. The ones we put down were tough chances, and we took some good ones along the way as well, so in all departments we certainly made progress and improved.”
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