Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has raised issues over the way forward for Test cricket after South Africa named a second-string squad for his or her upcoming Test tour of New Zealand. The Proteas will play two Tests towards the Kiwis, with uncapped batter Niel Brand will lead the aspect consisting of simply three gamers — Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham and Zubayr Hamza — from the continued house sequence towards South Africa. The high South African cricketers are contracted to play within the second season of the SA20, the T20 league launched by CSA and Indian Premier League traders, which clashes with the tour.

According to a CSA ruling, no participant contracted to SA20 franchises is eligible for choice for the Tests.

Taking to Instagram, Waugh has slammed the International Cricket Council and high cricket boards, together with the BCCI, for not caring about Test cricket.

The 1999 World Cup-winning captain, Waugh, vouched for equal match payment for all Test gamers as a step in the direction of securing the way forward for Test cricket.

“Is this a defining moment in the death of test cricket. Surely the ICC along the cricket boards of India , England and Australia must step in to protect the purest form of the game. A premium ,equal match fee for all test players might be a good starting point History and tradition must count for something. If we stand by and allow profits to be the defining criteria the legacy of Bradman , Grace and Sobers will be irrelevant,” Waugh posted on Instagram.

Despite having to journey with a makeshift squad, Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad mentioned he was assured that the staff can be aggressive.

“The players selected for this tour have every chance of challenging New Zealand,” mentioned Conrad, who identified that a lot of the gamers had proven their capability whereas taking part in for South Africa A in latest sequence towards West Indies A and India A.

Brand, 27, was born in Johannesburg however went to highschool in England at King’s College, Taunton.

He has a strong first-class file with 2906 runs at a mean of 39.27. He can be a succesful left-arm orthodox spin bowler who has taken 72 wickets at a mean of 30.81.

South African squad:

Neil Brand (capt), David Bedingham, Ruan de Swardt, Clyde Fortuin (wkt), Zubayr Hamza, Tshepo Moreki, Mihlali Mpongwana, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Keegan Petersen, Dane Piedt, Raynard van Tonder, Shaun von Berg, Khaya Zondo.

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