Inexperience becoming a tired excuse

There will always be reasons that teams are defeated, but there is one particular excuse that has become too easy for our national cricket teams to lean on when they lose.

- Wesley Botton

As well as they have played in recent years, the Proteas are still inconsistent, and whenever they fall short, they like to blame the make-up of the squads.

It's not the only reason they will offer following a defeat, but more often than not, it will be raised after the game: There were too many rookies in the team.

And it's not that it's false. Having new players in a squad does create challenges, but it's nothing new. And it's certainly not unique to South Africa's cricket teams.