Morkel: Fitness the key
Morne Morkel has pinpointed fitness as the key to beating India in the forthcoming series, starting at Newlands on 5 January.
Morne Morkel has pinpointed fitness as the key to beating India in the forthcoming series, starting at Newlands on 5 January.
South Africa’s Test victory taught us nothing we didn’t already know about day-night pink ball cricket, writes GARY LEMKE.
The Proteas bowlers combined to claim 16 wickets on day two and beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs at St George’s Park. JON CARDINELLI reports.
Zimbabwe were 36-0 at tea after a Morné Morkel-inspired South Africa enforced the follow-on earlier on day two at St George’s Park.
The Zimbabwe batsmen will face a battle for survival in the first session of day two at St George’s Park.
It is always a nervous time coming back from injury, but Morne Morkel returned with power and confidence, taking three Zimbabwe wickets in 25 balls to earn our Turbo Bowler award.
Aiden Markram scored a century and Morné Morkel ripped through the Zimbabwe top order to put South Africa in charge after day one at St George’s Park. JON CARDINELLI reports.
Aiden Markram scored his second Test century to boost South Africa to 251-4 at the dinner break on day one at St George’s Park. JON CARDINELLI reports.
South Africa were 96-2 at tea on day one at St George’s Park, JON CARDINELLI reports.
The Proteas have won the toss and decided to bat first in the inaugural four-day Test against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth.
AB de Villiers will captain the Proteas in their day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday in Port Elizabeth, after Faf du Plessis was ruled out because of a viral infection.
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn have given Proteas coach Ottis Gibson selection dilemmas ahead of the day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day.
Zimbabwe were given a hint of the task ahead when a young SA Invitation side beat then by five wickets under lights in Paarl.
Proteas star Dale Steyn was not missed as the South African XI cut through the Zimbabweans in their day-night warm-up match in Paarl.
Zimbabwe have taken the opportunity to blood new talent in the one-off, four-day Test under lights against South Africa.