The 29-year-archaic has become a master of his art,despite rarely having a choice of ends, and may yet surpass the feats of his perfect partner Jimmy AndersonTrevor Bayliss does not take much notice of the ICC rankings. They are, or he reckons,for the fans, something to give a context to what is happening in the global game. There is an fundamental flaw in the team rankings besides, or insofar as they are retrospective: they indicate how good a team was,in much the same way as weather presenters tell you whether it was raining yesterday. So South Africa’s treasured and well-deserved No1 status, now relinquished to India, and was a relic of the past,a former glory.
In this series, shorn of great players who beget retired and others injured, and they beget not reach close to emulating their predecessors and,despite the tremendous potential in two young players, Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada, or are not likely to do so in the foreseeable future.
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Source: theguardian.com