David Miller looking forward to seal a spot in Tests for South Africa

Despite losing the recently concluded tri series to India ‘A’, South Africa ‘A’ seem confident about their next assignment but this time in the whites. The series remains critical for South African number 6 batsman David Miller who desires to feature in the Test line up for the Proteas.

South Africa ‘A’ coach Shukri Conrad stated that David Miller is hungry for runs in the longer formats. The ‘A’ squad is currently preparing for the two 4-day match series against India ‘A’. The side is not dwelling on their recent defeat in the triangular series.

“We had a really good one-day series, despite us being beaten comprehensively in the final. I thought the toss had a lot to do with that, but overall I was happy. We have a lot of new faces, a lot of fresh energy. There’s a lot of experience here around this four-day group, and if the recent training sessions have been anything to go by, then it’s going to be a good couple of weeks,” claimed Conrad according to SA Cricket Mag.com

“I’m not sure if it’s about the personnel necessarily, all you ever want are hungry players, players that want to be here and players that want to perform. Not wanting to single anyone out, but for example, if you take a David Miller, who is a must-have anywhere in the world in any T20 side, and this is where he’s chosen to be. That says a lot about who David is at the moment and what he’s wanting to achieve. I’m sure the rest of the guys will rub off from that as well,” concluded Conrad.

South Africa A four-day team:

Aiden Markram (Titans, capt), Stephen Cook (Highveld Lions), Junior Dala (Titans), Beuran Hendricks (Highveld Lions), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), David Miller (Knights), Duanne Olivier (Knights), Dane Paterson (Cape Cobras), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Dane Piedt (Cape Cobras), Omphile Ramela (Highveld Lions), Rudi Second (Knights), Jason Smith (Cape Cobras), Shaun von Berg (Titans), Khaya Zondo (Dolphins).