da dobrowin： The recent revelations of marijuana-use by five of South Africa’splayers should in no way diminish the success of their Caribbean trip
da dobrowin： Haydn Gill13-May-2001The recent revelations of marijuana-use by five of South Africa’splayers should in no way diminish the success of their Caribbean trip.Captain Shaun Pollock said yesterday that it was an internal matterthat had not overshadowed his team’s capture of the Vivian Richardsand Cable & Wireless Trophies. It hasn’t tarnished the win. We’ve putit behind us, Pollock said.It was an in-house thing that happened and you’re going to have thosesort of things in teams. I think we have dealt with it properly andwe’re not really worried about it.Pollock was speaking a day after the United Cricket Board of SouthAfrica issued a statement in which it was revealed that HershelleGibbs, Paul Adams, Roger Telemachus, Andre Nel, Justin Kemp andphysiotherapist Craig Smith were fined 10 000 rand (BDS$2 500) andseverely reprimanded for smoking marijuana in a hotel room in Antiguaon April 10.It was just after South Africa had clinched the Test series againstthe West Indies.It’s something that we dealt with as a team a month ago, Pollock said.The actual fact that it came out wasn’t going to rock the side becausewe knew about it and we dealt with it. Just the fact that it was outback home, maybe there might be a few comments flying around, but theguys were motivated to come out and play well.He was making reference to their emphatic victory by 53 runs in thesixth One-Day International at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.It was yet another typically clinical performance from the SouthAfricans, who lead the One-Day series 5-1 following their 2-1 Testseries triumph.It’s been a brilliant effort by the guys on the tour and that’s all wewere concentrating on to come here and win the One-Day series and theTest series, the South Africa captain said.That’s never been done before. I think we did it in good style andplayed some great cricket.
