What would Sir Alex do?
Can you imagine for one terrifying second, what Sir Alex Ferguson would have done if he had been in charge of the Proteas in Sri Lanka? SIMON LEWIS ponders.
Faf: Are mints allowed?
Faf du Plessis questions the ICC’s ball-tampering ruling, dismissing chewing gum or mints as foreign objects.
Wrong ‘c’ in front of Warner’s name
David Warner has just been appointed as captain of the Winnipeg Hawks, putting a ‘c’ back in front of his name on the team sheet. In my opinion, it’s the wrong ‘c’.
New T20 league on a dark and rocky road
Am I alone in wondering if the new, unnamed ‘world-class’ T20 league, which replaced the much-hyped but seriously mismanaged Global League T20, will ever get off the ground?
Steyn’s triumph over adversity
Dale Steyn’s selection for the Proteas tour of Sri Lanka is, at the very least, a triumph over adversity and a demonstration of the determination that has marked his career.
AB put himself first, rather than his country
Former Proteas spinner PAT SYMCOX says AB de Villiers put himself rather than his country first when quitting his international career.
AB dims ProteaFire
AB de Villiers’ retirement feels to me like a slap in the face for all South African cricket fans.
AB has earned his retirement
No matter how hard it is to accept, all cricket fans should stand and salute AB de Villiers on his retirement and wish him well.
McCullum has gone rogue on Tests
I was surprised to see Brendon McCullum jumping on the bandwagon to proclaim that T20 will be the only form of cricket in the future.
SA lacks world-class all-rounders
The Proteas desperately need a bowling all-rounder to fill Morne Morkel’s void in the World Cup XI.
In search of cricket’s holy grail
Back in 2001, when the idea of T20 cricket was first proposed in England, it came with a warning that without such innovation, Test cricket would die.
CSA needs to prioritise players
South African cricketers, across the board, are understandably getting nervous over the fact that the contract which governs their pay and conditions will expire on 30 April.
Markram’s emergence a big boost for SA
South Africa have unearthed a gem in Aiden Markram, says former Proteas spinner PAT SYMCOX.
SA schools system superior to Australia
South Africa’s school’s sports system is superior to Australia’s. If only our club structure were too, writes HD ACKERMAN.
A peep into the future
Morne Morkel’s farewell will spark a snowball effect with the 2019 ICC World Cup set to be the valedictory for key senior players in the Test side.
