South Africans seeking to turn Devon Conway’s loss to New Zealand into a race issue fail to acknowledge what is self-evident – his gift just bloomed later than most and in an environment which facilitated that. Let’s celebrate a wonderful talent, not wrongly denigrate a system, writes RYAN VREDE.
Following Devon Conway’s century on Test debut for the Black Caps, Omphile Ramela credits his success to perseverance and finding the right environment to succeed.
Devon Conway made 200 on his Test debut before England captain Joe Root helped the hosts recover from a top-order collapse on the second day of the series opener at Lord’s on Thursday.
England debutant Ollie Robinson faces an uncertain international future after racist, sexist and Islamophobic tweets were uncovered. Those excusing it as ‘immaturity’ don’t understand the impact this has on the targets and cricket. It’s time to stop the excuses and severely punish offenders, writes RYAN VREDE.
Here’s a look at all the angles in the moment Devon Conway recorded his maiden Test century at Lord’s.
India’s upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand will be their biggest-ever game, coach Ravi Shastri said on Wednesday as the team set off for an extended England tour.
South African-born Devon Conway dominated day one to hand New Zealand the edge at stumps of the first Test. On debut, Conway scored an unbeaten 136, the highest-ever score for a debutant at Lord’s, and took New Zealand to 246-3 at stumps.
On this day 19 years ago, former Proteas captain Hansie Cronje passed away when the plane he was travelling in crashed into the Outeniqua Mountains northeast of George Airport.
Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram go into a two-Test series against the Windies needing to rehabilitate an opening partnership that is rich in potential but lacks in consistency of delivery, writes RYAN VREDE.
Dean Elgar says the Proteas need to get back to playing ‘the South African way again’ in order to achieve the ambition of competing in the final of a world Test championship.
Ashwell Prince offered insight into Kyle Verreynne’s mental constitution that reinforced the sense that the kid is special and has to be a three-format player for the Proteas, writes RYAN VREDE.
Sam Billings was called into the England squad for the two-Test series with New Zealand on Wednesday after Ben Foakes was ruled out with a torn hamstring due to a freak accident.
Around 18,000 fans will be allowed to attend each day of next month’s second Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston, which will be the first of the British government’s next wave of pilot events.
The Proteas have slumped to seventh in the Test rankings and their prospects in the other formats aren’t encouraging. Their rehabilitation will require a long-term approach that should include four key features in the structure of South African cricket, writes RYAN VREDE.
Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott would improve the Proteas’ chances of winning Test matches. The last time I checked, that was reason enough for any player to be in the selection mix, argues RYAN VREDE.
