South Africa opted for the tried and tested instead of going for any surprise inclusions in their World T20 squad.
Heard the story about Hashim Amla reportedly refusing an interview because the journalist wasn’t “appropriately dressed”? Well, it’s rubbish.
With the five-match ODI series kicking off this Wednesday, February 3rd, here are 10 top stats from South Africa and England’s ODI history.
The South African cricket team is appealing to fans to bring drinking water to the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday. This water will be distributed to some of the areas worst affected by the drought.
As the youngest South African to take ten wickets in a Test match, 20-year old Kagiso Rabada was the brightest star to emerge from the 1-2 series defeat to England.
Gulam Bodi has been given a 20-year ban from all cricket-related activities by Cricket South Africa. The investigation is far from over, though.
Faf du Plessis and a fan at the Wanderers had a little bit of a disagreement as the team was leaving the ground last week.
South Africa’s pace ace has rubbished suggestions that injuries might cause him to retire from Test cricket in the near future.
Having lost their nine-year unbeaten away record against India late last year, The Proteas have now officially lost the #1 Test ranking and will end the season as the world’s third or fourth ranked Test side (depending on the result of the final Test). Undoubtedly one of the biggest reasons for this decline is a lack of leadership.
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South Africa will go into the fourth and final Test at Centurion without pace ace Dale Steyn, who is still recovering from injury.
According to Afrikaans media, Gulam Bodi is the “ringleader” currently being investigated for fixing.
Maybe it’s time to make sure that Quinton de Kock has a guard with him at all times considering the freakish injuries he seems to suffer.
Hashim Amla has resigned as South African Test captain with immediate effect. AB de Villiers will take over for the remainder of the England series.
Fair to say, Ben Stokes doesn’t think much of Temba Bavuma.
South African Test captain Hashim Amla put right some of the batting wrongs from 2015 by scoring a fine ton against England on day three of the second Test at Newlands.
Quinton de Kock and Chris Morris have been added to South Africa’s Test squad for the second Test against England.
Speculation has gone into overdrive that AB de Villiers might call it quits from Test cricket at the end of the series against England.
England have been dealt a blow ahead of the first Test against South Africa which will begin in Durban on Boxing Day.
“He’s got short length, umbrella slips, you’ll need a box to guard your bits. Whether it’s a yorker or whether it’s simply shorter, Dale Steyn’s alive…”
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Another day, another award for AB de Villiers.
Imran Tahir and Simon Harmer have been dropped with Dane Piedt being the first choice spinner.
The Proteas casualty list is still full ahead of their four Test series against England.
Former South African captain, Graeme Smith, admitted that he has pondered the possibility of returning to the international game.