Some news on the thought processes for the team for the 3rd test....
South Africa v West Indies, 3rd Test, Durban
Injured McKenzie to make way for Gibbs
Cricinfo staff
January 5, 2008
After being dropped from the team for the second Test against West Indies, Herschelle Gibbs is expected to return to the South African playing XI after his replacement Neil McKenzie was ruled out of the third Test.
Gibbs, whose poor form saw him being benched, is likely to open the batting alongside Graeme Smith. McKenzie, who had returned to the Test team after three-and-a-half years, tore his right calf muscle during the match - which South Africa won by seven wickets - and was unable to bat in South Africa's second innings.
Meanwhile, Monde Zondeki has been drafted into the squad as cover for Dale Steyn, who strained his right hamstring during the course of the match. Steyn, though, bowled in both innings of the match, picking up eight wickets as South Africa levelled the series.
Zondeki, rewarded for his impressive performance in domestic cricket this season, had taken eight wickets to help South Africa A beat the West Indians in a tour game.
The series-deciding third Test begins on January 10 at Kingsmead in Durban.
South Africa squad: Graeme Smith (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Paul Harris, Andre Nel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Monde Zondeki.
It's a pity, McKenzie looked good in the second test and has been scoring plenty domestically. Let's just hope the dropping helped Gibbs catch a wake up!
Monde in for Steyn would not be a bad thing, although I am a huge fan of Dale. In the warm up game against the WI these were Zondeki's figures
Inn O M R W Econ
1st 16 2 39 5 2.43
2nd 17 3 61 3 3.58
...and Chanderpaul was one of those wickets in both innings!!
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