Can't afford to have another bad game: Kirsten

While continuing to sweat on fitness Dale Steyn, South Africa hope to change ‘trend’, which is often denied them international fame of cricket. History shows South Africa is often suffocated in the

decisive game after a brilliant work. This time, coach Gary Kirsten hopes for change in the “fate.”

“Generally what we do is play very well and then lose, so maybe it’s not so bad that we had not been fired yet. I like to think of as a bit of foreshadowing,” Kirsten said in Birmingham on Saturday . “But the problem with this competition is that we can not have another bad game, because then we are out of the competition,” he added.

South Africa and Pakistan are in a must-win situation at Edgbaston on Monday. Both teams lost their first Group B ICC Champions Trophy fixtures. While Pakistan from London to Birmingham, South Africa training on Saturday, with rookie Chris Morris joining the team as a replacement Morne Morkel’s website. Morkel was forced to return home after suffering a groin injury against India in Cardiff on Thursday.

South Africa lost their first game to India by 26 runs in Cardiff and the 1998 Champions Trophy winners can not afford to drop more points. Kirsten still sound despite the fact that Stein still not sure to play. “I’ve been with this team for two years. Morne was shot once and Dale had never been injured. Now it has come together. This Curveball”, he said at a training session at Edgbaston.

“But I’d like to think that if we have grown up as a one-day team, guys, you can replace them (Steyn and Morkel) and do well. We can either use it as an excuse when we play bad, or it could be an opportunity for some new guys to come in and make an impact, as stiff competition as you can get, “said Kirsten.

Stein update is only marginally better. June 3, № 1 fast bowler in the world was injured during a warm-up match against Pakistan at the Oval after bowling just five overs. Pakistan won the game by five wickets.

“Dale progress as far as recovery is concerned. We can only get it to start bowling once he asymptomatic,” Mohammed Moosajee, team manager of South Africa and the doctor explained.

“It’s a challenge, because if we let him bowl and injury is aggravated, we will return to the starting point. Physiotherapist working on it and take it day by day. This is a wait and see thing”, Moosajee said.

With Morris likely will make his debut ODI, Kirsten puts on his pacers to ward off Pakistan, which lost to the West Indies at The Oval on Friday. “We want to have five fast bowlers that we can pick up at any moment. I do not see our fast bowlers as” one better than the other, “” he said. “We do not have much time. We need to play well from here on in. So we have to play well and not half good.”