Tristan Stubbs happy to be back in the 'swing' of things for the Proteas

By all accounts Tristan Stubbs has got his smile back. It went walkabout for long periods in 2025, particularly in the shortest format, where Stubbs had seemingly lost the dynamism at the crease that launched his career. Instead, it was replaced with a grimace that was prevalent after each dismissal, and even more so when he uncharacteristically started dropping catches in the outfield too. Something was amiss, so much so that arguably his greatest admirer Proteas coach Shukri Conrad was forced to have an honest conversation with him, which centred around his gameplay that saw Stubbs ultimately dropped from the original T20 World Cup squad. But to the youngster’s credit, he did not sulk,...