Test cricket must be high priority – Faf

Faf du Plessis says Test cricket must be prioritised and two-match series scrapped.

AB weighs in on Newlands pitch

AB de Villiers says the pitch for the second Test between the Proteas and India was “pretty stock-standard”.

Klaasen quits Test cricket

Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen has announced his retirement from Test cricket.

Newlands pitch prepared by part-timer

The Western Province Cricket Association cannot afford a full-time groundsman.

‘Dream come true’ for retiring Warner

Australia opener David Warner drew the curtain on his 112-Test career with a swashbuckling 57 against Pakistan on Saturday, leaving his home SCG to a standing ovation.

Warner goes out swinging

David Warner went out the way he began with a rumbustious innings to guide Australia to an eight-wicket victory and 3-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday.

Newlands pitch required ‘more luck than skill’

Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says Newlands groundsman Braam Mong will have to “take it on the chin” after a poor pitch resulted in the shortest Test in history.

Our hands have been forced – Conrad

Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad has defended CSA’s decision to send a severely-depleted squad to New Zealand next month.

Hazlewood sparks Pakistan collapse

Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an electrifying over to bowl Australia into a potential winning position over Pakistan in an absorbing third Test in Sydney on Friday.

Warner’s missing Test caps found

David Warner has been reunited with his missing “baggy green” Test caps after the veteran Australian cricketer issued a public plea.

Watch: ‘Up and down pitch challenging’

Proteas centurion Aiden Markram explains how he approached batting on a tough Newlands pitch.

Watch: ‘This was just a slug-fest’

Proteas coach Shukri Conrad on the Newlands pitch, Aiden Markram’s century, and taking a depleted squad to New Zealand.

Elgar bows out with ‘amazing memories’

Dean Elgar may have bowed out of Test cricket as a losing captain but the South African said he finished what had been a “bit of a journey” with “amazing memories”.

Rohit blasts pitch double standards

India captain Rohit Sharma has told critics of sub-continent pitches to “keep their mouths shut”.

Pitch imperfect but stop the excuses

The Newlands wicket exposed many Proteas batsmen as lacking adequate technique and temperament for a dogfight. This is Test cricket. It’s meant to be hard, writes RYAN VREDE.