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Perfect World Cup preparations despite loss - de Villiers

Thursday, November 20 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    South Africa captain AB de Villiers spoke on Wednesday (19th November) following his side's 73-run loss to Australia in the third One Day International.

    Chasing a 330 total for the victory, South Africa were bowled out for 256 handing Australia a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

    Script:

    "I think that's the nice thing about us touring here and getting five games in, in different conditions all the time. It's completely different conditions than what we got in Perth. It made the toss a little bit more important. I would have liked to bat first today but by no means is that an excuse at all. Now we know that coming here and batting first is probably the way forward to put pressure on the team batting second. The ball gets really soft towards the end of the innings. It's just very nice to be going to Melbourne and we'll also be playing there and finish off in Sydney. It's really ideal preparation for us. Moving around, the travelling time, felt a bit fatigued yesterday after the long travelling time from Perth to here. Just to get used to all of that and to know what to expect in the World Cup is going to be really important. It's a long tournament always, and if you get little surprises like that, it always takes a bit of energy from your performance and now we know what to expect which is really nice."

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