Boucher treated unfairly

Veteran cricket writer COLIN BRYDEN believes Mark Boucher has done nothing to warrant the charges against him and remains an inspired choice as coach of the Proteas.

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.

Boucher should not be leading Proteas

The Mark Boucher issue is so much bigger than a Test or ODI series result, writes MARK KEOHANE for Independent Newspapers.

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.

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.

Combative Jansen has ignited Proteas’ attack

Marco Jansen showed at Centurion and the Wanderers that he is born to play Test cricket, writes MARK KEOHANE.

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.

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. 

Proteas wish list: 2021-22 season

RYAN VREDE looks at five Proteas issues that need to be resolved as a matter of urgency in the 2021-22 Test season.

A season of reckoning for gifted Proteas

The next 10 months will tell us exactly where the Proteas are as a Test side, writes RYAN VREDE.

Proteas’ bowling options emerge, but batting still a concern

The first four rounds of the domestic 4-Day Series have offered some positives for the Proteas’ Test season on the bowling front, but little to inspire confidence with the bat, writes RYAN VREDE.

SA cricket’s perpetrators must listen to those they racially abused

The fight for justice for England cricketer Azeem Rafiq was massive but there wasn’t the same fight when South African cricketers spoke out, writes MARK KEOHANE in his regular IOL column.