NEIL MANTHORP

SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER
For nine, long years spanning 14 series away from the comforts and familiarities of home, South Africa didn’t lose a single Test series. It was a record which inspired every cricketer to come into the team rather than intimidate them. It brought out the best in them, often fighting qualities they had no idea they possessed until confronted with adversity.
Eventually, of course, like an old family dog cherished by all the family and occasionally taken for granted but more often for loving walks, it had to be put down. A gentle, pain...