England and Australia head into their fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday with the illustrious urn on the line. The hosts are one victory away from recapturing it, while the tourists are out to level the series going into the final Test. Tom Sizeland discusses what’s required to seal victory.
Family, friends and colleagues of Clive Rice gathered at St John’s College, Rice’s former school, to pay their last respects on Tuesday.
Australia’s under-fire captain, Michael Clarke, goes into Thursday’s fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge angered by suggestions his international career will be over after the series.
Morne van Wyk has been recalled to the Proteas limited overs squads in place of Quinton de Kock for the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand this month and David Wiese is in line to win his first ODI cap.
Hashim Amla has questioned the ICC’s ranking system after South Africa lost Test points following their 0-0 series draw against Bangladesh.
Mark Wood will continue to have his fitness monitored by England’s medical and coaching staff before Thursday’s fourth Ashes Test, after getting through two bowling sessions at Trent Bridge on Monday following a painkilling injection to his left ankle.
The reason South Africa toured Bangladesh during the monsoon months of July and August was because there were no other dates available.
After rain washed out a total of six days’ play out of 10 during the two Tests against Bangladesh, SACricketmag.com tries to makes sense of South Africa’s frustrating tour.
The Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa is believed to be ready to reopen an inquest into cricket writer Peter Roebuck’s death while in police custody.
Kane Williamson’s tenure as stand-in captain for the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa got off to a woeful start in Harare as he watched his hosts chase down a target of 304 in the first ODI.
Rory Kleinveldt scored 33 and took two wickets to be the hero of the day, taking Northamptonshire to an unbelievable win over Worcestershire in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
The rain that washed out three days of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh has robbed debutant Dane Vilas the chance of staking a claim in the side.
Colin Ingram picked up his second hundred in a week to steer Glamorgan to victory over Essex in the Royal London Cup in Cardiff.
Barely a week after Australia thrashed England by 405-runs at Lord’s, the hosts responded with an emphatic eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston, to go 2-1 up. Tom Sizeland picks five lessons learnt from the encounter.
Rain, caused by a cyclone called Komen, washed out the second and third day of the second Test between South Africa and Bangladesh on Friday and Saturday.
