Ontong's knee surgery a success
The Cape Cobras skipper Justin Ontong’s plans to challenge for a spot South Africa’s Twenty20 World Cup squad is back on track after some encouraging news from his orthopaedic surgeon.
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Former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff believes Ben Stokes can become one of England’s greats and rates the allrounder as a more talented player than he was.
Ashes 2015: news round-up
Graeme Swann says Mitchell Starc is the only Australian player to fear in the Ashes.
Bangladesh: SA will take notice
Any notion that South Africa would simply breeze through their impending tour to Bangladesh has vaporised for good after India just lost an ODI series against the Tigers.
Elgar charges in
Dean Elgar made an immediate impact in his first appearance when he helped Surrey recover from an precarious position in the English County match against Derbyshire on Sunday.
Bairstow wins series for England
A superb, unbeaten 83 runs by Jonny Bairstow helped England beat New Zealand in the final ODI by three wickets via the Duckworth/Lewis-method, and secure the series 3-2 on Saturday.
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Trevor Bayliss will get down to business in plotting Australia’s Ashes downfall next week not in the nets but with a four-day bonding camp in Spain.
Ingram blasts in vain
Colin Ingram hammered a magnificent 70 off 46 balls (4×4, 4×6), but it was all in vain as Glamorgan went down by 16 runs to Essex in the Natwest Blast T20.
'I'm tired of being a victim'
Aaron Phangiso admits he was surprised when he got selected for the South African Test squad to tour Bangladesh in July.
Davids, Morkel will lead Titans
The Titans have announced their leadership core for next season, with Henry Davids and Albie Morkel leading the four-day and one-day teams respectively.
Adams optimistic about SA spinners
South Africa is slowly but surely improving the quality of spinners available to the Proteas, says Paul Adams.
Bangladesh alert for SA
South Africa were sent a timely reminder of the task ahead when Bangladesh pulled off a stunning 79-run win over India in the first ODI in Mirpur.
Saffas to watch in the CPL
A host of South African cricketers will be on show during June and July’s Caribbean Premier League.
Morgan and Root level series
The revival of England cricket took another step as Eoin Morgan and Joe Root struck centuries to help England run down their highest-ever ODI target and level the New Zealand series at 2-2.
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The manufacturer of cricket’s new pink ball says it is ‘Test match ready’ – if the inaugural day-night Test goes ahead in Australia in November.
