South Africa is trying to give Tristan Stubbs an prolonged run at No. 3 in its Take a look at batting line-up, beginning with this week’s first Take a look at towards the West Indies in Port of Spain, coach Shukri Conrad stated on Monday.
Stubbs, who turns 24 subsequent week, has cast a popularity for his swashbuckling and highly effective batting within the Twenty20 format however is now set for a task of some accountability within the Take a look at facet.
He has performed just one Take a look at beforehand, towards India in January the place he scored 4 runs in his two innings and noticed South Africa lose by seven wickets.
South Africa has struggled to discover a constant No. 3 in its batting line-up in recent times.
“Tristan’s going to be given an excellent run in that place,” Conrad stated.
“I believe his psyche and method speaks to somebody who will try this job very well. And I’m going to provide him an excellent run. I’d be stunned if we didn’t again him all through the remainder of the (Take a look at) cycle,” he instructed a digital press convention.
“I’m very assured that he’s going to come back good, whether or not it’s within the first Take a look at match, or the second, however I believe we’ve obtained an excellent one for the long run within the South African arrange.”
Conrad stated Stubbs’ method was the most important consider giving him the job, but additionally his imposing measurement.
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“Since you’re going to be dealing with the brand new ball the majority of the time, I do know Tristan ticks all of these packing containers. He’s additionally fairly an imposing character, a giant robust boy, strapping boy. And I fairly like that. I like the truth that on the high of the order we are going to imposing guys who have gotten an excellent aura about them with robust physique language.
“However finally, the proof goes be within the tasting. However yeah, I’m taking place this street, and I’m assured we start to reap the rewards.”
South Africa performs a primary Take a look at collection since sending a second-string facet to New Zealand in February and struggling two heavy defeats. It takes on a Windies group who final month misplaced a three-Take a look at collection in England.
“They’ve obtained three powerful take a look at matches underneath the belt and so they’ll come into this collection at house taking a whole lot of confidence from a number of good performances,” Conrad stated of the opposition.