BIRMINGHAM, July 30: South Africa vice-captain Ashwell Prince could have excelled at soccer instead of cricket given his belief that he has the temperament of Paul Scholes and the pace of Michael Owen.

Prince, 31, who scored centuries in the first two Tests against England, took part in the third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday believing his team can claim their first series win in the home of cricket since 1965.

“I am a private person and if I am not that well known it’s not because I am doing anything to keep it that way,” Prince said in an interview.

“It’s a quiet life and if you would compare it to anybody in football I would probably be like [Manchester United and former England player] Paul Scholes. A lot has been said about how quiet he is but he is a very family-orientated type of guy and I am a similar person.”—Reuters