Leading Edge: Du Plessis coming home is progress

Sunday Times

TELFORD VICE, Johannesburg

When Graeme Smith lost a World Cup, he went to Ireland. When Faf du Plessis lost a World Cup, he came home to tell us how and why.

To leave those two statements hanging like green bottles on the wall would be a disservice on several fronts.

Smith was roundly criticised for his no-show on the SA squad’s return from the 2011 World Cup. Cricket SA (CSA), too, copped flak for allowing him to do abdicate his responsibility.

When Smith did come home – having succe...