Opinion

CSA show the way to change

As questions arise over the position of Temba Bavuma in the Test team, it’s worth remembering how far CSA have come.

If Kyle Abbott had announced his decision to take a Kolpak contract one year ago, I suspect the news would have been met with an indifferent shrug.

Stephen Cook will be a key player for a Proteas side building towards several big series in 2017.

Imran Tahir should have been one of the first names on the ODI Team of the Year list.

Cricket is played in a global village, and the quicker we get used to that idea, the better.

Now that Faf du Plessis has been appointed as Test captain in an official capacity, give him time to settle into the role.

Faf du Plessis must be retained as the Proteas’ skipper for the Sri Lanka Test series regardless of AB de Villiers’ return.

Faf du Plessis’ decision to declare didn’t affect the outcome of the result. Instead, it showed a brave, new South Africa.

The charges against Faf du Plessis are ludicrous, as it’s something that’s been happening for the past 20 years.

In light of the Proteas’ dominance against Australia, AB de Villiers’ impending return to the Test side is a complicated one.

A lot of Proteas players are fighting for their places, and that’s what brought about their rallying spirit in the first Test in Perth.

Is this the end of Dale Steyn? Regardless of the answer, now is the time to think about his successor.

The Proteas should have four seamers in their starting XI for the first Test against Australia on the pacey Perth track.

Getting rid of Russell Domingo would have been the change the Proteas don’t need right now.

Andile Phehlukwayo has emerged from the ODI series against Australia not only as a history-maker, but as a beacon of hope.