Proteas start World Cup prep
The Proteas will step up their preparations for the World Cup when they face Sri Lanka in the first of two warm-up games on Monday.
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England’s Stuart Broad has fired the first shots ahead of his team’s World Cup opener against Australia, claiming the host nation won’t even make the final of the tournament.
De Villiers: We’ve come to win
Fikile Mbulala’s World Cup send-off for the Proteas has been referred to as ‘interesting’, in some Australian newspapers. And being told not to return home as ‘losers by the sports minister merely reflects the passionate desire of all South Africans to win the event, AB de Villiers said on Saturday.
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Real-time Snicko and Hawkeye ball-tracking will be used, while Hot Spot will be absent from the DRS at the World Cup in what looms as the final ICC event for the review system in its current form.
Big win keeps Warriors in hunt
A captain’s knock by Colin Ingram kept the Warriors unlikely march to the play-offs of the Momentum One-Day Cup alive with a remarkable victory over the Titans in Centurion on Friday.
No World Cup bonuses for SA
Cricket South Africa want pride and history, rather than extravagant bonuses, to motivate the Proteas to win the World Cup.
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Brett Lee has joined Mike Hussey as a former Australian cricketer who has been given a World Cup role with another team.
SA A avoid clean sweep
Reeza Hendricks and Kagiso Rabada helped the South Africa A side to win the fifth and final ODI against the England Lions in Benoni on Thursday.
$100,000 CPL payday for Kallis
Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis was contracted by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel for $100,000 during Thursday’s player draft for the 2015 Caribbean Premier League.
The Proteas have landed!
The Proteas have arrived in New Zealand after a long haul flight from South Africa. This is how they, and others, told their followers on Twitter about it.
Kallis, Miller part of CPL draft
A host of South Africa’s cricketers will be available for the Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) draft, which takes place in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday evening.
Revamp for Newlands?
Newlands, the grand old lady of cricket grounds, could get a facelift from April next year.
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Australian Aaron Finch says the lack of a fifth fielder outside the circle has a greater impact on the game than the size of a batsman’s bat.
Cobras look to book home final
The Cape Cobras will seal a home final in the Momentum One-Day Cup if they beat the Dolphins in Cape Town on Friday.
Jonker ends Knights hopes
Christian Jonker’s unbeaten 63 from 29 balls proved the difference as the Warriors kept their hopes of a Momentum One-Day Cup play-off alive and ended the Knights’ participation in the competition with a four-wicket win in Kimberley.
