Quotes by Mickey Arthur

“I guess it made our selection poser a little bit easier for us, but unfortunately he (Kemp) is not available for selection. Kallis will slot in at four, the worlds best player, hell bat in a position that hes quite familiar with.”

“I guess the final poser will come down to do we play a four-man seam attack or do we play a spinner? It looks a little bit browner than it did yesterday. I think it has dried out quite nicely.”

“He tweaked a hamstring (in the first Test) in Cape Town, and he was just feeling the effects.”

“I think his success comes down in large part to the fact that he had two months off when he left the tour of Australia because of that injury.”

“We need to win the series (against New Zealand). I wont be happy if we dont.”

“Its a nice position to be in, to have a choice like that.”

“We have borne the brunt again of a dropped catch. The bowlers toiled hard and I cant fault them for that. They tried to take wickets all the time.”

“We are always a bat-first team, but the local guys said we could break through on the first morning and that days two and three would be best for batting. Well, we didnt make the breakthrough and batting certainly looked easy today.”

“I guess it made our selection poser a little bit easier.”

“It looks a little bit browner although there is still moisture beneath the surface. I do like going into a Test match with a spinner, to be honest, because it gives you greater options. But conditions must allow for that.”