Smith’s advice for lbw-prone Markram
Former captain Graeme Smith is confident South African batsman Aiden Markram will recover from a string of lbw dismissals soon enough.
Paine hints at Handscomb recall
Captain Tim Paine has suggested batsman Usman Khawaja will be pushed up the order, and the inexperienced Peter Handscomb recalled for Australia’s fourth and final Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ashwin in, Ishant out for Sydney Test
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named in India’s squad for the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Malinga: Now is the time to stand up
Captain Lasith Malinga has insisted Sri Lanka’s preparation for the 2019 World Cup starts in earnest with this month’s limited-overs series against New Zealand.
Seifert in line for ODI debut
Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert will likely debut for New Zealand in Thursday’s first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
Cummins scoffs at ‘ridiculous’ captaincy talk
Fast bowler Pat Cummins has rubbished suggestion of elevation to Australia’s Test captaincy.
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.
Watch: KG excited for Newlands Test
Kagiso Rabada looks ahead to the New Year Test and speaks highly of the Pakistan bowlers.
Afghans qualify for WT20 before 2014 champs
Afghanistan have secured direct qualification to the World Twenty20 in 2020, ahead of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Ireland.
Newlands groundsman wants fitting farewell
Groundsman Evan Flint is eager to prepare ‘the best pitch’ for this week’s second Test between South Africa and Pakistan as a parting gift to Newlands in Cape Town. Flint has resigned as the iconic venue’s curator – and will begin work at the Wanderers in Johannesburg later this year. ‘I haven’t thought about it much, to be honest. I… Read more →
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.
Stars, Renegades share honours on derby day
On derby day in Melbourne, the Renegades beat the Stars in the Women’s Big Bash League clash, while in the men’s Big Bash the Stars took the honours over the Renegades.
Who took the most first-class wickets in 2018?
Former Proteas spinner Simon Harmer took more first-class wickets than any other bowler in the world in 2018.
