Giant step backwards for impotent Proteas
No reasonable cricket fan would have expected the Proteas to beat New Zealand. However, losing within three days and in the manner they did was pathetic, writes RYAN VREDE.
Brilliance doesn’t have a colour-coding
If you do your talking out in the middle, with bat and ball, there will always be a future for white South African cricketers – it doesn’t matter what age, writes MARK KEOHANE for Independent Newspapers.
Boucher treated unfairly
Veteran cricket writer COLIN BRYDEN believes Mark Boucher has done nothing to warrant the charges against him and remains an inspired choice as coach of the Proteas.
Performance should never trump people
Those arguing Mark Boucher’s case on the basis of an upturn in results need to seriously examine their morals, writes @Ryan_Vrede.
Boucher should not be leading Proteas
The Mark Boucher issue is so much bigger than a Test or ODI series result, writes MARK KEOHANE for Independent Newspapers.
Career-defining knock makes Bavuma, breaks haters' hearts
It’s time to stop the Bavuma bashing and support a giant of a cricketer, writes RYAN VREDE.
Petersen leads Proteas' pursuit of consistent potency
Keegan Petersen emerged as the find of a series against India that was filled with positives. This Proteas team has the potential to be among Test cricket’s elite, writes RYAN VREDE.
The week that reignited Test cricket
In a gripping week, Test cricket reminded its younger siblings why it remains the game’s premier format, writes RYAN VREDE.
Combative Jansen has ignited Proteas' attack
Marco Jansen showed at Centurion and the Wanderers that he is born to play Test cricket, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Finally, signs of life from brave Proteas
The Proteas have played to somewhere close to their potential and beaten an elite opponent. Now they need to find a method to replicate that potency, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas may be better off without loveless De Kock
Will the Proteas miss Quinton de Kock in Test cricket? It depends what version of him you’re talking about, writes RYAN VREDE.
The pain continues for weak-minded Proteas
There is no shame in the Proteas losing to the World Test Championship finalists. It is the manner of the defeat that grates most. Serious intervention is needed, writes RYAN VREDE.
SJN report goes nowhere without competent leadership
The Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report was comprehensive and decisive but it is unlikely to bring meaningful change, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas wish list: 2021-22 season
RYAN VREDE looks at five Proteas issues that need to be resolved as a matter of urgency in the 2021-22 Test season.
A season of reckoning for gifted Proteas
The next 10 months will tell us exactly where the Proteas are as a Test side, writes RYAN VREDE.
