Tag: South Africa
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Swinging a cricket ball without saliva
You know the drill: bowler bowls, batsman leaves it, keeper catches it. Keeper instinctively flings ball to first slip, first slip closely inspects it, daubs a generous amount of saliva across the shiny the side of the ball and rubs it vigorously against his whites, leaving the distinguished red dye visible in its wake. The […]
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Proteas need the Silent Warrior to go to war in England
Since 2008, the Proteas have been able to call on Hashim Amla time and time again during their hour of need. Indeed, it was the Durban born Amla that was seen as the replacement to Jacques Kallis who had carried out the role of Mr. Dependable with such distinction during the mid-90s up until 2014. […]
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South Africa shoot themselves in the foot
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’t England or Australia. This is a major milestone in South African cricket; a major humiliation, even. Why did […]
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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 indicating only months before that he was focused on winning the 2019 World Cup with South Africa. It was a tough pill for South African fans to swallow and despite all of his heroics in […]
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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 Shaun Pollock’s record (with whom he is currently level at the time of writing) of 421 wickets. It is a phenomenal achievement by the South African pace bowler who is considered by most as the best bowler the world […]
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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 have been all but been forgotten following his magnificent 126* at Port Elizabeth in the second Test against Australia. It was his innings that put daylight between South Africa and Australia and it, along with Kagiso […]
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When will the ICC take a firmer stance?
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 been the primary focus and the performances of Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markham, Mitch Marsh and Mitchell Starc barely mentioned. Once again, the […]