Nortje to miss Wanderers Test
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been released from the squad for the second Test against the West Indies at the Wanderers, which starts on Wednesday.
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been released from the squad for the second Test against the West Indies at the Wanderers, which starts on Wednesday.
Steve Smith will captain Australia again in the fourth Test against India with Pat Cummins remaining at home with his ailing mother.
Herschelle Gibbs believes Ryan Rickelton could go the same route as Devon Conway if he continues to be snubbed by the Proteas selectors.
Captain Rohit Sharma said he was bored of talking about India’s pitches after the hosts lost the third Test to Australia on a wickedly turning Indore track on Friday.
Steve Smith said his captaincy “time is done” after leading Australia to a famous Test win in India on Friday.
Ryan Rickelton on his excellent red-ball form and his relationship with Proteas captain Temba Bavuma and coach Shukri Conrad.
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne held their nerve on a viciously turning Indore pitch to guide Australia to a nine-wicket victory on Friday.
Temba Bavuma on his first Test as captain and the selection of Keegan Petersen ahead of Ryan Rickelton.
Kagiso Rabada on his six-wicket haul against the West Indies on Thursday and the Proteas’ lack of Test cricket.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says his bowlers “ticked a lot of boxes” in the 87-run win over the West Indies in the first Test on Thursday but the batsmen need “to do better”.
Sixteen wickets fell in Centurion on Thursday as the Proteas took a 1-0 series lead.
Kagiso Rabada took 6-50 as the Proteas claimed an 87-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Centurion on Thursday.
Nathan Lyon took eight wickets on Thursday to give Australia a glimmer of hope of beating India in the third Test.
The West Indies suffered an early blow after they were set 247 runs by the Proteas to win the first Test in Centurion on Wednesday.
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje was at a loss to explain a second successive day of late batting collapses in Centurion on Wednesday.