Cricket South Africa (CSA) must have thought they had got away with facing a spell of long-hops from the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation (PCSR) in parliament yesterday.
CSA's version of how an out-of-form, match-unfit Vernon Philander was picked for the World Cup semifinal - thus recklessly exposing one of the world's best bowlers to unfair claims that he is a quota player - was swallowed whole and un-critically.
The committee said cricket was not reaching rural areas enough, CSA hinted that an as yet unsigned memorandum of understanding with Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula would have a transformation focus and both sets of suits wallowed in self-indulgent media bashing.
Then came this from Mncedisi Filtane of the UDM: "This is a high level presentation but where are the programmes? You have deliberately withheld them. Why are you withholding this information? What game are you playing with us? Where is the meat?"
Filtane's contention was that CSA had not revealed in the document they presented to the committee the nitty gritty of how they planned to meet their stated transformation targets.
CSA Haroon Lorgat tried to interrupt him "on a point of order" but he was promptly shushed by chairwoman Beauty Nomvuzo Dlulane, who also tut-tutted Filtane for his robust approach.
But Filtane's fuming seemed to sweep the cobwebs from ANC committee member Strike Ralegoma, who stirred to ask, "Aaron Phangiso did not even play a single game [at the World Cup] but there is no outcry about that. We can't just say 'no quotas' when they are in our policy regulations."
CSA president Chris Nenzani offered a snappy enough retort to Filtane: "The only game we are playing is cricket; the only level of target we have not specified is at national level."
CSA said they wanted eight black players in schools squads of 15 - three in university XIs, six in semi-professional and franchise teams and, in national sides, "50% target but merit selection prevails".
Filtane said the details of how CSA were going to put their money where transformation's mouth is were nowhere to be found in the 37 A4 pages they presented yesterday.
CSA were also criticised for not stipulating deadlines for attaining their unsubstantiated transformation goals.
CSA roasted over lack of transformation targets
Cricket South Africa (CSA) must have thought they had got away with facing a spell of long-hops from the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation (PCSR) in parliament yesterday.
CSA's version of how an out-of-form, match-unfit Vernon Philander was picked for the World Cup semifinal - thus recklessly exposing one of the world's best bowlers to unfair claims that he is a quota player - was swallowed whole and un-critically.
The committee said cricket was not reaching rural areas enough, CSA hinted that an as yet unsigned memorandum of understanding with Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula would have a transformation focus and both sets of suits wallowed in self-indulgent media bashing.
Then came this from Mncedisi Filtane of the UDM: "This is a high level presentation but where are the programmes? You have deliberately withheld them. Why are you withholding this information? What game are you playing with us? Where is the meat?"
Filtane's contention was that CSA had not revealed in the document they presented to the committee the nitty gritty of how they planned to meet their stated transformation targets.
CSA Haroon Lorgat tried to interrupt him "on a point of order" but he was promptly shushed by chairwoman Beauty Nomvuzo Dlulane, who also tut-tutted Filtane for his robust approach.
But Filtane's fuming seemed to sweep the cobwebs from ANC committee member Strike Ralegoma, who stirred to ask, "Aaron Phangiso did not even play a single game [at the World Cup] but there is no outcry about that. We can't just say 'no quotas' when they are in our policy regulations."
CSA president Chris Nenzani offered a snappy enough retort to Filtane: "The only game we are playing is cricket; the only level of target we have not specified is at national level."
CSA said they wanted eight black players in schools squads of 15 - three in university XIs, six in semi-professional and franchise teams and, in national sides, "50% target but merit selection prevails".
Filtane said the details of how CSA were going to put their money where transformation's mouth is were nowhere to be found in the 37 A4 pages they presented yesterday.
CSA were also criticised for not stipulating deadlines for attaining their unsubstantiated transformation goals.
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