East London weather deals blow to Proteas plans, but Duminy says selection won't change much

At Buffalo Park, East London

Proteas batting coach JP Duminy, in not so many words, confirmed they won’t be tinkering too much with their planned match-day 11 for Saturday's second ODI against the West Indies.

The intermittent rain that blighted the first ODI on Thursday was nowhere to be seen on Friday, with a moderate breeze and more than comfortable heat not only allowing the playing surface and the square to dry out, but also seeing the ground in decent enough shape for the Proteas to practice on.

Without giving away names, even though the one of Tony de Zorzi popped up in the lead-up question, Duminy said they would be treading a similar selection path for Saturday match at Buffalo Park.

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The entire squad took part in Friday's training session, with the likely pace attack taking shape in the forms of Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen.

The duo practiced extensively with bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt before Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Lizaad Williams and Sisanda Magala joined them later in the piece.

"The great thing about where we stand is that there's a plan in place and the net has widened somewhat in terms of opportunities for the guys," Duminy said.

"Yes, there would have been one or two debuts if there was a game on Thursday and there's a likelihood that things will be similar going into the game on Saturday.

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"I think the important part is that we plan, and we cover our important bases. Importantly, can we find the right combinations going forward in the next couple of months going into World Cup?

"That's what we need to see."

The cancellation of the first ODI due to