Anrich Nortje

Australia might have a depleted bowling attack for South Africa's second innings, boosting the tourists' hopes of a long-overdue batting fightback even as ...

"That's going to be a crucial stage for us … would have to apply themselves. "That's going to be a big factor," Nortje said of the Australian injuries. Nortje was able to bowl at the start of day three, but he was monitored for soreness in his left shoulder and elbow, which took the impact as Nortje was knocked to the ground on day two of the Test. Spidercam was not used for the rest of the day and its operators spoke to the South Africans, with the incident blamed on human error. The camera hit Nortje at some pace, but he was on his feet immediately and was able to keep bowling.

The operator who accidentally piloted Fox Cricket's Spidercam into an ugly collision with South Africa's spearhead Anrich Nortje has been stood down from ...

“I was batting and I just saw him on the deck,” he said. Clearly it’s an error that shouldn’t happen and won’t happen again.” It’s obviously a technical error, it’s obviously human error by the person operating it, but that’s something we can’t see happen again. “That would be very disconcerting for a player on a field, where your only focus is on the ball and on your job. “The one thing we’ve spoken about earlier is how low it is, and it probably shouldn’t be ... Play was held up briefly when players noticed Nortje on the ground.

Anrich Nortje has spoken out after he was cleaned up by Spidercam during the second Test against Australia at the MCG. Read more here.

In a rather unusual incident, Anrich Nortje was hit by a moving spidercam on Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne ...

"It happens," Nortje said on a tough day’s play for South Africa. It just knocked the [left] shoulder and the [left] elbow. The camera wasn’t used later in the day, but would be in operation on Day 3 with proper safety measures being taken.

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[Daniel Brettig](/by/daniel-brettig-p4ywcj)is The Age's chief cricket writer and the author of several books on cricket.Connect via Built a little like Nortje, with high pace and a steep trajectory that Sheffield Shield batters have found difficult to pick up, Morris has the capacity to shake things up on an unhelpful pitch, or in spite of an established partnership. Morris must still prove himself at the top level, but the search by the selectors is a wise one. The nickname “Wild Thing”, bestowed upon Morris by some Perth clubmates who once had the misfortune of having to face Shaun Tait, is poignant. Rudely and unfairly, he had also been struck down by an errant Spidercam, and it was to Nortje’s credit that he claimed all his three wickets after recovering from the blow. “You know what’s coming to you, the hardest thing is to try to get into position to either pull it or get out of the way.