Conrad comes out swinging against Big Three theory

“I think only in their own minds have they dubbed themselves the Big Three. I don’t think anybody else has.” – Shukri Conrad

Telford Vice / Cape Town

THE WTC final at Lord’s in June was almost a month away when South Africa’s squad was announced on Monday, but Shukri Conrad came out swinging regardless: “I don’t think we need to do anything out of the extraordinary to beat Australia.”

No doubt he meant ordinary. Then again, there isn’t much about Conrad’s approach to the game that isn...