Taunton (Somerset, UK). July 8: South Africa’s cricket captain Graeme Smith has set his side the challenge of displacing England as the world''s number one Test side during their forthcoming three-match series.
England lead the ICC rankings by a mere point, with the Proteas in second place.
According to a news24 report, the South Africans had their first net of their tour at Taunton on Saturday ahead of Monday''s match against Somerset.
"We hope getting to number one can be a reward for our consistency. We have been touching the (top of the) rankings for a long time now. We had a taste of it for a small while (in 2008). We''ve been top two and top three for a long time now and very close to the pinnacle,” the paper quoted Smith, as saying.
He added: "We are hoping now with everything we''ve done, and the way we''ve prepared, and are going to prepare, that we will be ready for the first Test at The Oval (starting July 19)."
The opening batsman led South Africa to a 2-1 Test series win during their last tour of England four years ago and he was confident the current side could repeat that success.
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