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South Africa shoot themselves in th...

South Africa suffered their first ever home Test series defeat to Sri Lanka this week. It was their ...

AB de Villiers set to become T20 mercenary

Fans of South Africa were left in shock when AB de Villiers announced his international retirement in May 2018 after indicati...

This week Dale Steyn will become South Africa’s leading Test match wicket taker when he overhauls Shaun Pollock’s record (wit... What if Dale Steyn had remained fit?

South Africa shoot themselves in the foot

February 26, 2019
South Africa suffered their first ever home Test series defeat to Sri Lanka this week. It was their first home series defeat to any Asian side. It was their first home series defeat to anyone who isn...

AB de Villiers set to become T20 mercenary

October 25, 2018
Fans of South Africa were left in shock when AB de Villiers announced his international retirement in May 2018 after indicating only months before that he was focused on winning the 2019 World Cup wi...

What if Dale Steyn had remained fit?

July 20, 2018
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 ...