
Mathews to quit Test cricket
Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket after playing in the first match against Bangladesh next month.
Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket after playing in the first match against Bangladesh next month.
England’s top three all made hundreds as they piled on the agony for a hapless Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test in Nottingham on Thursday.
The Springboks welcomed Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad to their alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday.
England captain Ben Stokes has challenged his players to make the jump from second in the Test world rankings to first.
Sam Cook will make his England debut in this week’s Test against Zimbabwe, while fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue features for the first time in two years.
Castle Lager will sponsor the Proteas for the World Test Championships final against Australia at Lord’s from 11-15 June.
Ben Stokes’ England meet Zimbabwe on Thursday at the start of a defining year of Test cricket with sterner challenges on the horizon against India and Australia.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad is wary of the appointment of a selection convener by CSA later this month.
The eight players included in the Proteas squad for the World Test Championship final will leave their IPL franchises after the league stage.
The winners of the World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s from 11-15 June will take home $3.6-million (R65-million).
The IPL resumes on Saturday, but there are doubts over foreign players and the extended schedule has sparked a showdown with international cricket.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s from 11-15 June will be a career highlight.
Coach Shukri Conrad says South Africa’s players must prioritise the World Test Championship final over the closing stages of the IPL.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has named a 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s from 11-15 June.
Three key players have been named in Australia’s 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final against the Proteas at Lord’s.