
Proteas strike the balance
Picking an all-rounder and moving Quinton de Kock up the order were two sustainable selection decisions to work from.
Picking an all-rounder and moving Quinton de Kock up the order were two sustainable selection decisions to work from.
Four-day Tests will rob Test cricket of the knockout blows that have shaped the classic five-day battles over the years.
The media’s brutal response after England’s 340-run defeat to the Proteas in the second Test at Trent Bridge.
The Proteas recorded a humiliating 340-run win against England at Trent Bridge, after bundling the hosts out for 133.
Gritty performances by the Proteas’ top six at Trent Bridge bode well for a crucial contest at the Oval.
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis said the bold decisions made before and during the second Test match allowed them to dominate from day one.
Chris Morris’s yorker to uproot Joe Root’s off-stump is our Play of the Day.
The Proteas put in the complete performance in the second Test at Trent Bridge to thrash England by 340 runs and make it 1-1.
Chris Morris saw off Joe Root and Alastair Cook to leave England on 79-4 going into lunch on day four at Trent Bridge.
A record run-chase is unlikely at Trent Bridge as the Proteas close in on levelling the series.
Moeen Ali hit back at Dean Elgar’s comments suggesting that the Proteas have found a chink in England’s armour.
Dean Elgar says that the Proteas will aim to strike early with the new ball and claim a victory on Monday with a day to spare.
Dean Elgar says that Hashim Amla’s 78 and 87 was vital to the strong position the Proteas find themselves in, ahead of day four, leading by 473 runs.
South Africa applied the slow poison on day three at Trent Bridge to leave themselves 10 wickets away from winning the second Test and 180 overs in which to do it.
West Indies U19s beat South Africa U19s by four wickets to make it 2-2 in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday and take the series to a decider.