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Steve Smith’s fifth century in his last six Tests lifted Australia into a position of strength after they had lost a couple of early wickets against West Indies at Sabina Park.

Donald eyes future role with Proteas

Allan Donald says he would one day like to be the head coach of the Proteas.

Duminy, Phangiso to attend spin camp

Proteas players JP Duminy, Temba Bavuma, Reeza Hendricks and Aaron Phangiso will all be attending the spin bowling camp held at the HPC in Pretoria next week as preparation for South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh in July.

Sixes all around

Proteas stars Albie Morkel (34) and David Miller (26) both celebrate their birthdays on Wednesday, so SACricketmag.com decided to have a throwback to some of their best moments with the bat.

Shezi turns to Langeveldt for help

Cape Cobras seamer Mthokozisi Shezi is attempting to remodel his bowling action in a bid to become a regular member of South Africa’s ODI team.

England demolish Black Caps

Jos Buttler’s 129 and a hundred from Joe Root gave England the perfect start to their series with a record 210-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Edgbaston.

AB reveals date for his new book

AB de Villiers has announced plans to release his autobiography in November this year.

Gogga to join Boje at spin camp

Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams will attend the national spinners camp, which will be held at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria later this month, as a consultant, writes Kobus Pretorius.

Beuran Hendricks turns 24

Cape Cobras fast bowler Beuran Hendricks is celebrating his 24th birthday on Monday. He is one of the most exciting bowling prospects in South Africa.

‘Earlier spin camp is beneficial’

Having the annual spin camp for South African franchise bowlers earlier than usual will benefit them in the long run, says Nicky Boje. Kobus Pretorius reports.

Kieswetter forced to retire

The South African-born England wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 27 due to the serious eye injury he suffered in 2014.

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England have omitted several first-choice bowlers and a batsman for the ODI series against New Zealand.

Zondi named as Hudson successor

Linda Zondi has been appointed as Cricket South Africa’s new convenor of selectors, while Charl Langeveldt will take over from Allan Donald as the new bowling coach.

Black Caps triumph on final day

New Zealand levelled their two-match Test series against England at Leeds after winning the second Test by a massive 199 runs on Tuesday.

Duminy: I shouldn’t be first-choice

Using me as South Africa’s front-line spinner for the Test series against Bangladesh is probably not a good idea, says JP Duminy.