Pakistan fight back to frustrate Australia
Gritty Pakistan clawed back from looming disaster to finish with 313 on the first day of the third Test against Australia in Sydney.
Gritty Pakistan clawed back from looming disaster to finish with 313 on the first day of the third Test against Australia in Sydney.
Cricket South Africa insists it has “the utmost respect for the Test format” following criticism of its decision to prioritise the SA20 over the Proteas’ two-Test tour of New Zealand in February.
Dean Elgar says he is “sad” South Africa will be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches in New Zealand in March.
Captain Rohit Sharma says India’s young batsmen will simply have to find a way to cope with South Africa’s “challenging” conditions.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke says Test cricket should come before any domestic T20 tournament.
Dean Elgar will bid to bring the curtain down on his Test career by captaining the Proteas to victory in the second and final Test against India.
Australia have opted against playing a second spinner in the final Test against Pakistan at the SCG, naming an unchanged line-up for David Warner’s farewell match.
David Bedingham says a call from Proteas coach Shukri Conrad persuaded him to make himself available for the Test team rather than seek a place in the SA20.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says New Zealand shouldn’t bother playing a Test series against a depleted Proteas team in February.
David Warner exits Test cricket this week as one of the best openers the world has known, but his exploits will forever be overshadowed by the role he played in the notorious ball-tampering scandal of 2018.
Northerns Titans batsman Neil Brand will captain the Proteas on their two-match Test tour of New Zealand next month.
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad was rewarded for an investment in new blood. But discarding Dean Elgar represents a huge risk, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will miss the second Test against India due to pelvic inflammation.
Should Dean Elgar postpone his retirement to captain a severely-depleted Proteas team on their two-Test tour of New Zealand?
Pakistan coach Mohammad Hafeez says poor umpiring and the use of technology denied them victory at the MCG.