AB takes on new batting role
South Africa are ready to back AB de Villiers to open the batting for them in T20 internationals leading up to the World Cup in India next year.
Wiese: Opportunity beckons
David Wiese says the two-match T20 International series against New Zealand is an opportunity for inexperienced players to stamp their mark on the international scene.
Time to invest in Wiese
David Wiese should be given a fair chance to establish himself at No 7 in South Africa’s strongest ODI team.
‘We just want to win’
David Miller says South Africa do not view the tour against New Zealand as a ‘revenge series’ for what happened at the World Cup.
Van Wyk selection a strange one
Picking Morne van Wyk ahead of Quinton de Kock for the incoming tour of New Zealand doesn’t make sense to me.
Another Kiwi bites the dust
Ross Taylor is the latest player to be ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of South Africa in August.
Hendricks: We’ll get better
Reeza Hendricks says the South African A side will have to improve in all departments if they want to bounce back against India A in their second triangular match on Sunday.
Van Wyk gets his chance
Morne van Wyk has been recalled to the Proteas limited overs squads in place of Quinton de Kock for the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand this month and David Wiese is in line to win his first ODI cap.
‘Losing points seems strange’
Hashim Amla has questioned the ICC’s ranking system after South Africa lost Test points following their 0-0 series draw against Bangladesh.
Amla calls Test series ‘bizarre’
The reason South Africa toured Bangladesh during the monsoon months of July and August was because there were no other dates available.
Proteas tour: The good and the bad
After rain washed out a total of six days’ play out of 10 during the two Tests against Bangladesh, SACricketmag.com tries to makes sense of South Africa’s frustrating tour.
Vilas faces the media
It was a frustrating Test debut for Dane Vilas but the new Proteas wicketkeeper fronted up to the media following the second Test being abandoned due to rain.
SA lose points after drawn series
South Africa will lose five points on the ICC Test rankings after rain in the middle of the monsoon in Bangladesh prevented an outcome in both Tests between the two teams.
Rain robs Vilas of his chance
The rain that washed out three days of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh has robbed debutant Dane Vilas the chance of staking a claim in the side.
Third day lost due to rain
Rain, caused by a cyclone called Komen, washed out the second and third day of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh on Friday and Saturday.
