Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat allegedly told Proteas coach Russell Domingo, via an SMS, to drop a white player, just hours before South Africa were due to face New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final.
Australia captain Michael Clarke said his next target after winning the World Cup in his last one-day international on Sunday was to take his team back to the top of the Test rankings.
Russell Domingo has insisted that Vernon Philander was fit to play in South Africa’s World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand on Tuesday, even though Kyle Abbott was the in-form bowler.
We pick the best combined team of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Convener of selectors Andrew Hudson has defended the selection of seamer Vernon Philander for South Africa’s World Cup semi-final fixture against New Zealand, which resulted in a disappointing four-wicket defeat at Eden Park earlier this week.
Former South Africa captain Ali Bacher has questioned the truncation of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland.
The top 10 quotes from South Africa’s World Cup campaign.
AB de Villiers thanks fans for their support as the Proteas prepare to return to South Africa from the World Cup.
The reality might have sunk in but Twitter was still talking about the epic first World Cup semi-final. Here is a selection of tweets relating to the occasion.
Missing half-chances was the key factor in the Proteas’ agonising loss to New Zealand in the semi-final, says Graeme Smith.
South Africa are in a state of mourning after Tuesday’s semi-final defeat, but on the other side of the world the congratulatory notes have been pouring in as the New Zealand media revel in their team’s success.
We mark each of South Africa’s World Cup squad out of 10. See who clinched a great 9.5, who settled on 5 and who endured a terrible 2.
South Africa’s World Cup campaign brought five victories and three defeats – and several other interesting figures.
The pressure got to South Africa. If you ask me to sum things up in a word, that’s it. Pressure.
AB de Villiers says he has no regrets about any of the decisions South Africa made during the World Cup.
