No flies on skipper Smith – and no girls either

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

IT has been a tough week for Proteas fans after the unexpected defeat in the first cricket Test against Australia, but for the single female fans at least there is still some good news – Proteas skipper Graeme Smith has admitted he has no girlfriend and is available!

But the bad news is that Smith – or “Biff” as he is known because of his pugnacious approach to the game – seems quite happy to be unattached, despite his previous high-profile romance with South African glamorous model Minki van der Westhuizen.

Speaking at a breakfast on the eve of the second Test in Durban along with Aussie captain Ricky Ponting, Smith came clean about his love life – or lack of one.

Smith said he had moved on, matured and was happily single after his widely publicised relationship with the sultry Van der Westhuizen ended.

“What‘s the point of dating a girl and then waiting eight weeks until the next one? I am on the go and travelling the world most of the year. I just haven‘t got time for a girlfriend,” Smith said.