Proteas

British

/ ˈprəʊtɪəz /

plural noun

the international cricket team of South Africa

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"I would like to see more fight," said Proteas coach Shukri Conrad.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

No such discussions were held between the Proteas and Australia before the Durban Test, however.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Being in charge of an Indian Premier League team is intense, but CSK's last match was on 21 May, seven months before England's first Test against the Proteas.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The diminutive middle-order batter took two sensational catches at short leg against the Proteas in Johannesburg.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

In short, he will becomes a Proteas in stratagem, in order to wound others without showing himself.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature by T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey) Saunders

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