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There could soon be fewer current South African cricketers in T20 leagues as a result of a renewed focus on the national team. The pre-season culture camp, in which South Africa addressed the issues of their worst season since readmission in 2015-16 and plotted a new path, resulted in a re-commitment to the country cause, something coach Russell Domingo had called for after South Africa failed to reach the final of the Caribbean triangular series in June.I am going to get abused for saying it again, but theres so much cricket being played and when you do things like go to a tour to West Indies, and guys are arriving a day before you play, the intensity will never be what it needs to be, Domingo said. As a group, weve made a collective decision that our main focus and our main decision is playing for our country and giving everything when we play for our country.At times, with the amount of cricket you can play, it can be seen to be playing another game, and it is not [just] another game when you play for your country. That is something the team, the coaches, the management, might all have been a little bit guilty of. Every single time you play for your country or you are involved in a national game, that space has got to be honoured and respected. Maybe thats the mental shift we have made. Maybe in the past, with the number of games being played and the number of tournaments and events - IPLs, Big Bashes, CPLs - maybe the focus wasnt where it needed to be.Asked whether that meant cutting down on game time in T20 leagues Domingo said he was hoping so.With the declining rand and a sparse playing schedule, South African players have the motivation and the time to sign T20 contracts everywhere except the Big Bash. They are able to play in the entire IPL and usually in the CPL too, which takes place in the South African winter. This year, some players went straight from a home summer to the World T20, the IPL, the Caribbean series and the CPL - and what suffered was the national teams performance.Then, Domingo said he needed to find ways of making sure players were kept sharp. Now, he has indicated the same thing but with the knowledge the players are as committed to the idea as he wants them to be. Well be making sure that mentally and physically they are absolutely switched on when they play for their country, he said. Maybe, in the past, it wasnt always that.Australia may be interested to hear what the power of a mental shift can do, especially as their own mentality has come into question following several lower-order collapses. Domingo could sympathise with their plight - his team was doing the same thing last season - and his message was that they may need to mend some mindsets after their fourth successive Test defeat.Its about confidence, Domingo said. We came back from India and we took a beating there under tough conditions. A lot of players confidence was dented. We missed a couple of big players and when you have some players with low confidence and one or two top players not there, it makes things very hard. I am assuming they might be in that space at the moment. I dont know whats going on with their players and in their change room, but I know we were in that position a few months ago and it takes a bit of introspection to get out of that phase.Confidence has already served South Africa well in the short time since their culture camp. They won a Test series against New Zealand and whitewashed Australia in five ODIs to start this season well. There is no doubt that theres nothing like confidence in cricket. Having won some games against Australia, it gives players the belief that we can beat this side. Like most things in life, if you are confident in your ability to do it, you will get it right.The end result was seen in one of their greatest comebacks in the opening match in Perth. Despite a depleted attack and a disastrous day one, this Test is now being spoken about as the best of some players careers, including captain Faf du Plessis. 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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Riley Neal threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and Ball State held Eastern Kentucky to 3 yards rushing in a 41-14 victory Saturday.The Cardinals (2-1) rolled to a 27-0 halftime lead with Neal throwing a 3-yard touchdown pass to Devin Reece, a 5-yarder to Damon Hazelton Jr. and running 12 yards for another score while Morgan Hagee kicked field goals of 41 and 32 yards.James Gilbert and Teddy Williamson added 1-yard touchdown runs for a 41-0 lead and the only question was whether the Cardinals would post their first shutout since 2008. The Colonels (1-2) avoided that fate when theey scored twice in the final 3:29.ddddddddddddNeal finished 28 of 39 for 238 yards while the Cardinals rushed for 193 yards.Maty Mauk was 19 of 32 for 285 yards and a touchdown for Eastern Kentucky (1-2) with Ryan Markush catching five passes for 104 yards. The Colonels had 128 yards in penalties.The 3 rushing yards on 27 carries by the Colonels are the fewest allowed by Ball State since Nov. 24, 2007, when the Cardinals held Northern Illinois to minus-1 yard on 28 carries. ' ' '