Faf: Are mints allowed?
Faf du Plessis questions the ICC’s ball-tampering ruling, dismissing chewing gum or mints as foreign objects.
Faf’s hilarious chirp about teammate
The Paarl Rocks played against the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants without fast bowler Hardus Viljoen, and Faf du Plessis hilariously explained why.
Faul: Competitive Proteas a must
Cricket South Africa acting chief executive officer Jacques Faul has hailed former Proteas captain Graeme Smith’s appointment, in principle, as director of cricket as ‘some form of progress’.
Kallis vs Stokes – the tortoise and hare
South Africa’s greatest-ever all-rounder, Jacques Kallis, isn’t always a valid yardstick for measuring other cricketers, but when it comes to Ben Stokes, even greats are fair game.
Amla: Kolpak not the reason for all evils
Former Test batsman Hashim Amla has countered that the loss of several cricketers to county competition in the United Kingdom is not the main reason behind the Proteas’ recent plight.
Five important facts about Warner’s 335
Australia’s David Warner welcomed a record-breaking Test triple-century against Pakistan in Adelaide on Saturday.
Steyn glad to dismiss ‘best in world’ AB
Fast bowler Dale Steyn welcomed the Player of the Match award, after the Cape Town Blitz beat the Tshwane Spartans by 15 runs in Sunday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at Newlands.
Moroe, Nenzani must go – and quickly
South African cricket is complicated and fragile and in desperate need of a period of consolidation. This must come under new leadership, comments Luke Alfred.
