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What if Dale Steyn had remained fit...

This week Dale Steyn will become South Africa’s leading Test match wicket taker when he overhauls Sh...

AB de Villiers shows a touch of genius

The rights or wrongs surrounding AB de Villiers’ reappearance for South Africa in Test cricket after an 18-month sabbatical h...

The fallout from the first Test in Durban between South Africa and Australia has dominated the headlines for the last few day... When will the ICC take a firmer stance?

What if Dale Steyn had remained fit?

July 20, 2018 no comments
This week Dale Steyn will become South Africa’s leading Test match wicket taker when he overhauls Shaun Pollock’s record (with whom he is currently level at the time of writing) of 421 wickets. It is...

AB de Villiers shows a touch of genius

March 14, 2018
The rights or wrongs surrounding AB de Villiers’ reappearance for South Africa in Test cricket after an 18-month sabbatical have been all but been forgotten following his magnificent 126* at Port Eli...

When will the ICC take a firmer stance?

March 8, 2018
The fallout from the first Test in Durban between South Africa and Australia has dominated the headlines for the last few days. Sadly, the confrontation between Quentin de Kock and David Warner has b...

Philander can end Steve Smith’s supremacy

March 2, 2018
As Verbal Kent’s character in the critically acclaimed film The Usual Suspects said, “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Steve Smith, Australia’s capt...

Philander the saviour of South African cricket

January 17, 2018
There was an immense amount of scepticism after Gary Kirsten had called Vernon Philander into the South African team to face Australia back in 2011 for the first Test. It was an unexpected selection ...

South Africa in England 2017 review

August 15, 2017
Better late than never, Miles Reucroft and Andy Hunter, regular contributors to this here blog, sat down and had a chinwag about South Africa’s series with England. What is the point of a blog,...

Ben Stokes the batsman comes of age

August 6, 2017
Ben Stokes’s promotion to the vice captaincy may have come as a surprise to some, given his sometimes volatile temperament and a competitive streak that often led to confrontation. All part of the ma...