Pick these Proteas to battle Black Caps
RYAN VREDE selects a Proteas XI with the highest potential to bounce back from a humiliating loss and salvage the series against New Zealand.
Ryan Vrede
Five areas Proteas must address urgently
RYAN VREDE looks at South Africa’s biggest areas of concern ahead of the second Test against New Zealand.
Giant step backwards for impotent Proteas
No reasonable cricket fan would have expected the Proteas to beat New Zealand. However, losing within three days and in the manner they did was pathetic, writes RYAN VREDE.
Saffas who rocked and flopped at IPL auction
RYAN VREDE reflects on an eventful IPL auction for South Africans that saw a highly-ranked T20 batsman go for a bargain and a Proteas star snubbed.
Performance should never trump people
Those arguing Mark Boucher’s case on the basis of an upturn in results need to seriously examine their morals, writes @Ryan_Vrede.
Career-defining knock makes Bavuma, breaks haters’ hearts
It’s time to stop the Bavuma bashing and support a giant of a cricketer, writes RYAN VREDE.
Five big positives from Proteas’ series win over India
The Proteas’ Test series victory over top-ranked India was marked by a clutch of positives. RYAN VREDE looks at the five most outstanding.
Petersen leads Proteas’ pursuit of consistent potency
Keegan Petersen emerged as the find of a series against India that was filled with positives. This Proteas team has the potential to be among Test cricket’s elite, writes RYAN VREDE.
The week that reignited Test cricket
In a gripping week, Test cricket reminded its younger siblings why it remains the game’s premier format, writes RYAN VREDE.
Finally, signs of life from brave Proteas
The Proteas have played to somewhere close to their potential and beaten an elite opponent. Now they need to find a method to replicate that potency, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas may be better off without loveless De Kock
Will the Proteas miss Quinton de Kock in Test cricket? It depends what version of him you’re talking about, writes RYAN VREDE.
The pain continues for weak-minded Proteas
There is no shame in the Proteas losing to the World Test Championship finalists. It is the manner of the defeat that grates most. Serious intervention is needed, writes RYAN VREDE.
Shock as De Kock announces Test retirement
Quinton de Kock has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.
Who takes Nortje’s place?
Anrich Nortje’s injury-enforced absence gives the Proteas an opportunity to field one of a clutch of really good fast-bowling options. RYAN VREDE evaluates them and picks his man.
SJN report goes nowhere without competent leadership
The Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report was comprehensive and decisive but it is unlikely to bring meaningful change, writes RYAN VREDE.
