South Africa has named its cricket squads to face Kenya in two one-day games and Bangladesh in a one-day and test series before heading Down Under to face world number one Australia. The selections reflect the Proteas' recent results in the two different forms of the game. The test line-up is similar to the squad that impressively beat England in England, but the ODI squad has undergone a number of changes in the wake of a shockingly poor 4-0 series loss to the English. Long time star performer Makhaya Ntini has been omitted from the limited overs squad and, while it is somewhat of a shock to see Ntini not in the team, his performances have not been up to scratch in the short form of the game. Ntini's ODI form National coach Mickey Arthur told East Coast Radio's Sports Cage that "it (Ntini's form) hasn't been brilliant for...
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