In an utterly stark readjustment, he added that notorious “nice guys” New Zealand would be the side they would try to emulate. “[Lehmann] radioed down and he said: ‘What the fuck is going on?’” Sutherland told reporters in Johannesburg after informing the condemned players of their fate. “If we take a leaf out of someone like New Zealand’s book the way they play and respect the opposition,” Lehmann said. Training was cancelled on Wednesday as replacement players Matthew Renshaw, Joe Burns and Glenn Maxwell flew to join the squad. But both in winning this Test and earning back so much lost ground, it may already be mission impossible.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 18:50 UTC