Pat Symcox, former South Africa cricketer has slammed South Africa for playing "a shocking brand of cricket" and called for wide ranging discussions to analyse what was wrong with the team.
"Get all of us into a room and let's discuss a way forward for South African cricket. We want to discuss cricket and not politics," said former spin bowler Pat Symcox after South Africa saved the second Test against England by the skin of their teeth.
South Africa were on the verge of defeat with eight wickets down and another one-and-half-hour of play to go when the umpires offered light to the host team.
Symcox, who resigned as a selector after a spat with the UCB, said it was a sad development that South Africa had slipped from number two to number six in the world rankings.
"It's pathetic to see the way this team is performing. There's a feeling that they have no plan, there's no urgency and there's a lack of direction. We have been playing catch-up for the entire duration of this Test and we could be doing that for the duration of the series.
"We need to discuss the situation as soon as possible. We have people like Kepler Wessels, Barry Richards and Allan Donald... at our doorstep to discuss the selection policy, the selectors, the coach, the management team and even captaincy.
"At the moment we are playing a shocking brand of cricket."
Former opening bat Andrew Hudson, and former fast bowler Allan Donald, who are also commentators for local television stations, have also implied in their commentaries during the second Test that South Africa need a shake-up.
