Quotes by John Bracewell

“Weve timed part of our altitude conditioning with the warm-up games but dont see that as an issue.”

“Hes admitted a couple of times that hes struggled to stay in the battle when teams have gone hard at him, but he has certainly progressed in that area in test matches and hopefully will do on this tour.”

“South Africa have been waiting for us for some time and from what I gather they wont have forgotten the outcome of that series,”

“Their A side has been strong for quite some time. They will be good warm-up games and give us a decent measure of where we are at since the Indian series,”

“Chris Cairns was not selected due to issues with his cricket fitness”

“We sat down for a long chat about the issue and it was a pretty tough hour for both of us, because we go back a long way,”

“He will be considered for a return to international cricket later in the summer,”

“He is a long term investment and deserves to be retained for a second tour.”

“What Im hearing is hes struggling with throwing, he cant throw at the moment but he is making some progress.”

“He is focused on playing in the World Cup and will have plenty of opportunity to return to form and full match fitness over the domestic season,”