Every cricketer I have ever played with or against would rather win every game than lose a few, but that is impossible.  So, given that every team has to lose from time to time a very good compromise is to lose the games which are not vital!
 
I'm not suggesting that Graeme and his team didn't give their opening game 100%, because I know that they did -- it was obvious for everyone to see.  But as it also became obvious that the game was slipping further and further away from them, there would at least have been a small sense of relief that defeat wouldn't eliminate them from the tournament.
 
The attack did not bowl well, especially in the last five overs which were horrible.  I think I'm a little bit out of date with tactics these days so I can't be sure whether it was the planning which went wrong or the execution – the bowlers’ skills, in other words. Usually it is a little bit of both but when 75 runs are scored from the final 30 balls of the innings then everybody needs to share in taking the responsibility for that.
 
Then, for the umpteenth time, we were left with a Jacques Kallis debate following the unsuccessful run chase.  Graeme and admitted afterwards that he and Jacques had "left the guys with too much to do at the back end of the innings" so obviously Jacques did not time his innings as he or the team would have liked.
 
All I can say is that Jacques is now on his sixth national coach and every single one of them has valued his contribution and appreciated his worth as highly as any other member of the team.  Their opinions as individuals are all worth more than mine (far more) and, collectively, I think we can safely say they cannot all be wrong!
 
Human nature can be fickle and cruel, especially in sport, so our attention is inevitably drawn towards the few innings which Jacques may not play perfectly rather than so many which have won games and which we take for granted.
 
As long as there are no embarrassing hit out against Afghanistan then there's no reason why Graham's team can't win the next six matches and become world T20 champions. They won six matches in a row last year before losing in the semi finals and there's no reason why they can't do it again.
 
As I said a couple of days ago, it will help if they are able to enjoy the tournament as well.  I know that's a lot easier said than done but, if and when they feel under ‘pressure’ on or burdened by the weight of expectation, they only have to remind themselves that the opposition are feeling exactly the same – even more in many cases.