Graeme Smith has already caused the resignation of two England captains during his time in charge of South Africa and today he is certainly yearning to deflate Kevin Pietersen’s reputation from the outset.
Smith might not express it so forcibly these days, but he still has sympathy with those who observe Pietersen’s South African roots, regard his England career as a convenience, and his captaincy of England as a sham. The man who South African players call The Ego has been elevated to Captain Ego and they do not like what they see. With the Test series already won, they are not short of a new incentive.
By Jessy