Mickey Arthur

Cape Town match will determine outcome of Proteas-Oz series: Arthur

Zimbabwe, South Africa Cape Town (South Africa), Apr. 8 : Proteas coach Mickey Arthur believes outcome of the third one-day match with Australia could determine the outcome of the five-match series.

The match will take place in Cape Town on Thursday.

"It''s hugely important to us and we are really looking forward to it. The two teams are evenly matched and it''s all there for one team to reach out and grab. It''s all there for one team to really take the initiative on Thursday make a claim for the series,” the South African Press Association (SAPA) quoted Arthur, as saying.

Proteas coach Arthur turns the heat on Oz top order

Proteas coach Arthur turns the heat on Oz top orderCape Town (South Africa), Apr. 8 : South Africa cricket team coach Mickey Arthur has turned up the heat on Australia''s top-order batting, saying early wickets will put the Proteas in a massive position of strength in Thursday''s third one-day international.

Australia''s top five batsmen were all dismissed for single figures in Sunday''s second game at Centurion where the tourists were bowled out for 131 with only No. 6 batsman Callum Ferguson and tail ender Mitch Johnson (30) scoring more than 10.

Arthur says Durban ODI will be the key to how series against Oz goes

Arthur says Durban ODI will be the key to how series against Oz goesDurban (South Africa), Apr. 2 : Proteas coach Mickey Arthur has described South Africa's first one-day-international (ODI) against Australia on Friday as "huge", and believes that it serve as a key indicator as to which way the series will go.

Proteas coach Arthur in the frame to coach England

Proteas coach Arthur in the frame to coach EnglandLondon, Mar. 26 : Mickey Arthur, who has built South Africa into one of the world''s leading cricket sides, has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the next England coach, while Ashley Giles has been told he is not in the frame.

The Telegraph quoted sources as suggesting that Arthur is the external candidate most favoured by the England and Wales Cricket Board to replace Peter Moores before the start of the summer.

Arthur bewildered over Proteas hara-kiri in opening Tests of series

Arthur bewildered over Proteas hara-kiri in opening Tests of seriesCape Town, Mar. 25 : The poor performance of the South African cricket team in the opening match of a series has left coach Mickey Arthur frustrated.

Arthur said he failed to understand why his team always struggles to put on a credible show in the first Test of a series.

"I am frustrated with the situation. That is why we got together five days before the first Test rather than the usual three days," the Die Burger newspaper quoted Arthur, as saying.

Proteas coach warns of international overkill T20 risk

Mickey ArthurSydney, Jan 10 : South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has urged cricket administrators not to let greed force a rise in the number of Twenty20 internationals.

A crowd of 70,000 is expected to attend Sunday night''s Twenty20 clash between Australia and the Proteas at the MCG, and the fixture is sure to be a ratings hit for broadcasters, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The match, and a second Twenty20 clash in Brisbane on Tuesday night, continues the boom for the shortened format.