WATCH: Pujara very classy – Labuschagne
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne reflects on Cheteshwar Pujara’s innings and shares his plans to play a similar innings batting at No 3 in the Sydney Test.
WATCH: Disappointed I didn’t go big – Agarwal
Indian opener Mayank Agarwal reflected on his innings on day one of the fourth Test against Australia in Sydney and expressed his disappointment at not reaching his century.
Markram drives Proteas into powerful position
The Proteas took command of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands by taking their score to 123-2 at stumps, thanks to some superb performances from their bowlers and batters, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Olivier, Steyn clean up Pakistan
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Shan Masood lifted their team off the canvas after taking a pounding in the morning session, before Duanne Olivier and Dale Steyn rolled through the Pakistan lower order.
Highlights: Aus vs Ind (Day 1)
Cheteshwar Pujara showed his class once again on day one with an impressive unbeaten 130 runs for India in the fourth Test in Sydney against Australia to register his third century of the series.
Proteas batter Pakistan before lunch
South Africa’s four-man pace attack battered the Pakistan top order on a bruising first morning of the second Test at Newlands.
Proteas win toss, send Pakistan in at Newlands; Maharaj out
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat first on a beautiful day at Newlands as Keshav Maharaj makes way for Vernon Philander, who has returned from injury.
Pujara, Agarwal give India good start
Cheteshwar Pujara brought up his third century of the series as India powered themselves into a strong position on day one of the fourth Test at Sydney.
Olivier starts, Faf confirms
Faf du Plessis has confirmed that Duanne Olivier will start in the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands.
Review: Test cricket in 2018
India continued their dominance at the top of the ICC Test Team rankings with fantastic performances both home and away, captain Virat Kohli leading from the front as he ended 2018 top of the ICC Test Batsmen rankings.
Scandal of 2018: What Bancroft had to say
To err is human, to forgive divine … but waging a PR campaign to make nice after you’ve scraped the bottom of the morality barrel is conduct unbecoming for a professional sportsman, and especially for a Test cricketer, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Analysis: Bancroft under the microscope
SACricketmag.com editor SIMON LEWIS puts a selection of some of the comments made by Cameron Bancroft (from his interview with Adam Gilchrist on Fox Cricket) under the microscope.
Stats: SA vs Pakistan at Newlands
Following a hard-fought six-wicket win in the Boxing Day test, the Proteas move on to the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town. ANITHA MADIKIZELA crunched the numbers to see what Newlands might have in store for players and fans.
Rabada expects five-day clash
Kagiso Rabada believes that the Newlands wicket will see a five-day clash that is even between batters and bowlers in the second Test against Pakistan.
KG, Kohli the Kings of 2018
Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada and India captain Virat Kohli ended 2018 as the top Test bowler and batter respectively in the ICC Test Player Rankings.
