Cricket SA assembles panel to review Proteas blow-out, but don't want to 'dwell on the past'

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Enoch Nkwe, its director of cricket, will be "taking accountability" by conducting a comprehensive if rather tight review to determine why the Proteas bombed in the ICC T20 World Cup.

South Africa meekly denied themselves any chance of reaching the playoffs with an embarrassing 13-run loss to Netherlands in their final group match, made even more galling by the fact that they started the tournament so well.

While Nkwe confirmed that a panel will spearhead the process, which will take place "over the next few weeks", News24 understands that the time frame is actually far more condensed, with CSA hoping to wrap everything up in the next fortnight.

Several factors play a role in that thinking.

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There are only 14 days left before the national squad reassembles on 1 December for the three-Test tour of Australia, while the resignation of head coach Mark Boucher has, rather understandably, cultivated a school of thought that there shouldn't be too much of a focus on the past.

"It's important that we review what has happened. We are in the process of putting a panel together to ensure the review is very clinical," said Nkwe.

"But the focus is hitting the reset button and not dwelling on the past. It's important that we close a chapter and look at what lies ahead."

Even thoughtNkwe is a self-confessed systematic thinker who prefers gathering all available information before making judgements, he nonetheless admitted candidly that he's already shouldering some blame for the debacle.

"We will always take full accountability," he said.

"When the results are poor, there will be fingers pointed at the organisation in terms