Faf du Plessis has admitted he would not be opposed to becoming South Africas
permanent Test captain.
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is standing in for AB de Villiers, a long-time friend who is expected to return
from an elbow injury for the Sri Lanka series in the home summer, and has racked
up results that will make it difficult for his influence to be ignored.Under du
Plessis, South Africa beat New Zealand in a Test series at home - their first
since the disappointing summer of 2016-17 - and inflicted a first-ever 5-nil ODI
series whitewash on Australia. They have also now won a third successive Test
series in Australia, prompting calls for du Plessis to continue as captain.I
would. Ive always said it. I love captaining. Its something I really enjoy
doing, du Plessis said. Its important to make sure that with all the stuff we
talk about our culture, as a captain you live that and lead from the front. I am
enjoying it at the moment. However long it continues, I will always do it.Du
Plessis has also received support from Ian Chappell. The captaincy has been
terrific. South Africa would be well advised to keep Faf du Plessis on as
captain because hes a guy that is buoyed by that responsibility, Chappell
said.Since taking over, du Plessis has scored 217 runs at 43.40, only marginally
more than his overall average of 41.28, but has looked a more confident batsmen.
Du Plessis was dropped for the last Test of the 2015-16 summer against England
after a run of poor form but returned in de Villiers place for the New Zealand
series, and immediately showed the kind of determination and technique that he
displayed in Australia four years ago. At the same time, Chappell also thinks du
Plessis being retained in the role will free de Villiers up.Im not convinced AB
de Villiers wants that responsibility I think he might be happy to see Faf keep
the job. AB seems to put himself out in the field - mid-on, mid-off and those
sort of positions - put him back in the slips because hes an unbelievable slip
fielder. Not only do you retain a very good captain in Faf, you bring back a
terrific batsman who doesnt have that responsibility on his shoulders and you
get one of the best fielders in cricket in the slips. Win-win all round, he
said.De Villiers does, in fact, have a strong desire to lead. He made public his
disappointment when Hashim Amla was appointed ahead of him in 2014 and accepted
the job temporarily when Amla stepped down in January this year. After two Tests
as a stand-in captain, de Villiers was appointed full-time in February but has
not had a chance to lead in a Test since then.He has given no indication of an
intention to pass on the armband although he acknowledged du Plessis leadership
skills during the first Test. Top captaincy by @faf1307, de Villiers tweeted.
Once again, not much to say when a team performs like that! Pure class.
#ProteaFire at its best!!! Enjoy the celebrations guys- Umlilooooooo.Although
ruled out for the entire Australia tour, de Villiers told FIVE AA radio that he
hoped to make himself available for the day-night Test in Adelaide. At the time,
he was considering flying to Hobart to prepare during the second Test. De
Villiers has not travelled to Australia and Russell Domingo, South Africas
coach, confirmed he did not think de Villiers would play in the third Test. That
will delay a decision South Africa will have to make about how to make room for
de Villiers in their line-up.
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London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen
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Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a
two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold
on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday
night.
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of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations
made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. NEW ORLEANS --
Drew Brees passed for 265 yards and a touchdown, scored on a quarterback keeper,
and the New Orleans Saints overcame several big plays by Seattle to defeat the
Seahawks 25-20 on Sunday.The victory wasnt assured until the New Orleans
much-maligned defense, which entered the game ranked 29th in the NFL, came up
with a stop on Seattles final drive, which started on the Seattle 32 with 1:50
left. Russell Wilson took the Seahawks (4-2-1) to the New Orleans 10, where he
had one final play. He lofted a pass toward the corner of the end zone, where
Jermaine Kearse caught the ball, but landed out of bounds.Wilson finished with
253 yards passing and was intercepted once by linebacker Nathan Stupar -- a play
that set up the Saints first TD on Brees 1-yard dive over a pile of players.
Brees lone touchdown pass went to Brandin Cooks on a 2-yard slant , which gave
the Saints the lead for good early in the fourth quarter.Wil Lutz kicked field
goals of 22, 53, 21 and 41 yards for the Saints (3-4), the latter coming with
under two minutes left to put Seattle down by more than a field goal.MISLEADING
STATS: The Saints controlled much of the first half and held advantages in
numerous statistical categories -- such as yards (179-161), first downs (16-6)
and time of possession (21:22-8:38) -- but two big plays helped Seattle take a
14-13 lead into halftime.First came Mark Ingrams fumble . Seattle defensive end
Cliff Avril punched the ball out from behind and it popped straight into the
arms of safety Earl Thomas, who sprinted into the open field for a his 34-yard
touchdown.A trick play set up Seattles second score. Wilson threw a quick
backward screen to his left to receiver Tanner McEvoy, who then thrrew deep back
across the field for a 43-yard completion to running back C.
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J. Prosise to the Saints 2. That set up Christine Michaels short TD run, making
it 14-3.New Orleans also might have cost itself a touchdown on its first scoring
drive. Brandon Coleman gave himself up after a third-down catch, going to the
ground a yard short of what would have been first-and-goal. The Saints then
opted for a field goal.Later, Lutzs 53-yard field goal made it 14-6, and New
Orleans finally reached the end zone on Brees keeper shortly before
halftime.Seattles defense also forced a field goal in the third quarter after
the Saints had a first-and-goal on the 1.BENCHED: Ingram was benched after his
fumble on this third carry of the game. It was his second fumble in as many
weeks while trying to fight through a pile of players for extra yards. A week
earlier, Ingrams fumble inside the Kansas City 10 stalled a likely scoring drive
in a six-point loss. Tim Hightower replaced him and wound up with 102 yards
rushing, the first 100-yard rusher of the season for New Orleans.GRAHAMS RETURN:
Jimmy Graham was silent about his return to the place where his NFL career
started, avoiding media all week. He had a relatively quiet game as well,
finishing with three catches for 34 yards.BREES AT HOME: Brees now has a TD pass
in 58 consecutive home games, extending his NFL-record streak.UP NEXT: Seattle
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