Gary Lemke

All boxes ticked in a perfect 10

The only bad news is that South Africa can’t get any better than they did in destroying Sri Lanka in Sydney.

Win toss, score 260 and it’s game on!

The toss might seem like a sideshow to the main event, but whoever wins it is likely to bat first in Sydney.

Proteas exposed by old frailties

Every armchair critic is a national selector – and each one of them has been right since before the start of the World Cup.

Daryll Cullinan turns 48

One of the classiest batsmen to have ever played for his country, Daryll Cullinan, turns 48 on Wednesday.

Rossouw kick-started campaign

It took South Africa 30 overs to shake off the fear of failure in Sydney, coming off their heaviest-ever World Cup defeat.

Just a bad day at the office

Defeat was bitterly disappointing but it was the manner of the capitulation that was worse.

Nothing more than a middle net

New Zealand 331 for 8 in 50 overs and South Africa 197 all out in 44.2 overs. Defeat for the Proteas by 134 runs.

‘Parnell doing exceptionally well’

Coach Russell Domingo is appreciative of the improvement shown by the under-fire Wayne Parnell, as South Africa prepare for a tough World Cup campaign next month. Parnell was named in the squad for the limited-overs showpiece in Australasia ahead of fellow all-rounder Ryan McLaren – but was unable to gain selection for the first-choice ODI XI against the West Indies… Read more →

No7 slot the key

There is nothing wrong with the form of South Africa’s batsmen ahead of the World Cup.

De Villiers’ best knock ever

Watch highlights of AB de Villiers’ world record-breaking innings at the Wanderers on Sunday, where he became the fastest man to hit an ODI century, off just 31 balls.