The last time domestic cricket appeared on free-to-air television in South Africa was when Benson and Hedges were the title sponsor of the List A tournament in the early 1990s – and T20 cricket hadn’t been invented yet, writes JAMES RICHARDSON.
Dean Elgar’s return to South Africa’s ODI squad was long overdue.
England’s squad selection for the Test tour of Sri Lanka later this year has, again, revealed Ed Smith is the best thing to happen to them since Kevin Pietersen, writes JONHENRY WILSON.
Moving Hashim Amla to No 3 could solve the Proteas’ batting frailties, but would it be a ludicrous decision? Asks KHALID MOHIDIN.
Wayne Parnell deserved another go at international level. Instead, he is another lost to a Kolpak contract, writes JONHENRY WILSON.
Dennis Lillee will be turning in his old age home if he’s been reading the recent comments by Jimmy Anderson and Glenn McGrath complementing each other in the media.
Cook dodges the axe by retiring ahead of the fifth Test, writes Simon Lewis.
The cricketing gods might be teaching England a lesson.
The tour to Sri Lanka highlighted a flawed playing strategy from South Africa.
Former Proteas spinner PAT SYMCOX believes Aiden Markram will carry scars from his batting struggles in Sri Lanka.
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 du Plessis questions the ICC’s ball-tampering ruling, dismissing chewing gum or mints as foreign objects.
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’.
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?
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.
