New spinner only surprise for England
The inclusion of leg-spinner Adil Rashid was the only surprise when England announced their 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
Haddin questions England hype
Brad Haddin says he doesn’t know why England are being talked up for the Ashes after their recent ODI series victory against New Zealand.
Rabada relishes subcontinent challenge
Kagiso Rabada is eager to start learning his trade on the surfaces of the sub-continent when South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh starts on Sunday.
News round-up
Peter Moores has joined relegation-threatened Nottinghamshire on a consultancy basis with the aim of turning around their form in the County Championship.
Prince passes 18 000 milestone
When Ashwell Prince stepped back and hammered a four off left-arm spinner Graeme White, he celebrated not just another boundary, but reaching18,000 first-class runs in a career stretching back 20 years.
Roelof goes orange
In quitting the Titans and using his newly acquired Dutch passport, former Proteas all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe will attempt to resurrect his international career with the Netherlands.
Focus will be on all-rounders
Establishing themselves in the shorter formats of the game will be the primary objective of Chris Morris and David Wiese when South Africa tour Bangladesh in July, writes Kobus Pretorius.
Ashes 2015: News round-up
Australia captain Michael Clarke believes his players are building up to their defence of the Ashes in just the right style after opening their tour with a convincing victory over Kent.
Richard Levi on a roll
Richard Levi continued to show good form with his third fifty in as many games after dropping down the order as Northamptonshire took control against Lancashire in the English County Championship on Monday.
CPL: The latest statistics
Here are the latest statistics as they stand on Monday in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Elgar, Curran boost Surrey
Dean Elgar and the Cape Town-born Tom Curran combined to help Surrey into a dominating position over Gloucestershire in the English County Championship.
Domingo talks up Bangladesh threat
Bangladesh’s good form over the last few months could be a blessing in disguise for South Africa, who are set to tour there in July, says coach Russell Domingo.
Kleinveldt hits the heights
Rory Kleinveldt hit superb form with a Man of the Match performance for Northamptonshire, which ended in a two-run victory over Worcestershire in the English T20 Blast on Friday night
ICC switch off powerplay
In a move which will gladden the hearts of South Africa’s bowling attack, the ICC has decided to get rid of the batting powerplay in ODI cricket
McCullum to miss SA tour
AB de Villiers and his ODI team will not have to face the aggressive captaincy and batting of Brendon McCullum when New Zealand tour South Africa in August.
