Mark Wood will continue to have his fitness monitored by England’s medical and coaching staff before Thursday’s fourth Ashes Test, after getting through two bowling sessions at Trent Bridge on Monday following a painkilling injection to his left ankle.
The reason South Africa toured Bangladesh during the monsoon months of July and August was because there were no other dates available.
After rain washed out a total of six days’ play out of 10 during the two Tests against Bangladesh, SACricketmag.com tries to makes sense of South Africa’s frustrating tour.
The Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa is believed to be ready to reopen an inquest into cricket writer Peter Roebuck’s death while in police custody.
Kane Williamson’s tenure as stand-in captain for the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa got off to a woeful start in Harare as he watched his hosts chase down a target of 304 in the first ODI.
Rory Kleinveldt scored 33 and took two wickets to be the hero of the day, taking Northamptonshire to an unbelievable win over Worcestershire in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
The rain that washed out three days of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh has robbed debutant Dane Vilas the chance of staking a claim in the side.
Colin Ingram picked up his second hundred in a week to steer Glamorgan to victory over Essex in the Royal London Cup in Cardiff.
Barely a week after Australia thrashed England by 405-runs at Lord’s, the hosts responded with an emphatic eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston, to go 2-1 up. Tom Sizeland picks five lessons learnt from the encounter.
Rain, caused by a cyclone called Komen, washed out the second and third day of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh on Friday and Saturday.
England are 2-1 up in the Ashes, as they needed just three days to beat Australia by eight wickets in the third Test match at Edgbaston on Friday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says South Africa have the best batting order in Test cricket at the moment when it comes to batting in bowler friendly conditions.
James Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, will miss the fourth Test against Australia and possibly the rest of the Ashes series after suffering a side injury at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Dale Steyn says his passion and hunger to win games for South Africa has been the pillar behind his reign as arguably the best fast bowler of his generation.
South Africa’s recent spin debutant Eddie Leie will look to build on his skills for international cricket when he tours to India with the SA A squad.
