The latest winner of the iafrica.com mailbox, Craig Lees, does not see any reason for change in the Proteas camp, despite the team's loss in the Champions Trophy.

After so much success any failure was sure to look bad, especially on home soil but does that mean the Proteas need to start again? I think not.

I would like to look more specifically at the reasons why we did not make the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy.

In the first game we lost to Sri Lanka on a pitch that suited the Sri Lankans. They came out firing and we were rusty.

We should have been playing them at the Wanderers on a pitch that suited our fast bowlers. The reason behind us not playing at the 'Bull Ring' is due to administrative politics, not the coach or players.

In the second game we played well and we beat New Zealand convincingly.

In the third game we came up against a resurgent England team with nothing to lose. Their batsmen played better than they have done in the last ten years (as admitted by their captain Andrew Strauss) and our bowlers bowled were very poor on the day.

The fact that we even had a chance, albeit largely because of Graeme Smith's now-familiar heroics, says a lot about how far we have come in the last few years. We did not choke we were beaten by a better team. It happens.

Coaches, commentators and players alike said before the championships that in this condensed format with eight of the best teams in the world that any team could win on any day and they were exactly right.

India did not make the semifinals either, neither did Sri Lanka who had just come off a series victory. That's the beauty of ODIs and a tournament like this.

Our recent record speaks for itself. Our players are looking fitter than they have in years and although some will not be around after the next World Cup, everyone in the squad adds something to the team.

Perhaps using Morkel as an all-rounder needs a re-think. Perhaps Boucher could bat lower in the order. Our team must not stagnate or become complacent and we do need to have a 'Plan B' but please, let?s not re-invent the wagon wheel.