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Khanyiso Tshwaku | Stress test provided by New Zealand tour not the worst experience for Proteas

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Despite his advanced age of 34, Dane Piedt advanced his cause for further selection after an outstanding second Test against New Zealand. (Image: Hannah Peters/Gallo Images)
Despite his advanced age of 34, Dane Piedt advanced his cause for further selection after an outstanding second Test against New Zealand. (Image: Hannah Peters/Gallo Images)

The Proteas have every reason to be despondent after the New Zealand series defeat, but it also informed the cricket nation of who is really good to go in the future, writes Khanyiso Tshwaku.

When Kane Williamson did Kane Williamson things in the fourth innings of the second Test between South Africa and New Zealand, a feeling that we expected this to happen all along extended all over the country.

After all, cold and calculating Kane is the ace Test match chaser going around in world cricket (he averages 57.77 in the fourth innings of Tests, along with five 100s) and, once he was in, the result was never in doubt.

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