All grizzle and guts, Conrad plots making Proteas world’s best Test team again

Elgar’s captaincy still up in the air, but new Test coach says he has important role to play for now

12 February 2023 - 19:43 By Grant Shub

New Proteas red-ball coach Shukri Conrad has had a long and storied path to the top cricket job in the country. Now he’s there he wants to put every inch of the experience into taking South Africa back to the summit of Test cricket...

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