What happens off the field has become relevant to what happens on it now that the Cricket World Cup has evolved into a two-month behemoth.
The Proteas will not enter the World Cup on the subcontinent as favourites, but fortune may smile on a team with the hunger and the talent to win.
It will take a bit of individual magic to separate the evenly matched Indian and South African teams, writes <strong>Neil Manthorp.</strong>
Forget the Ashes, the South Africa vs India Test series is the real deal, with many of the world’s top players involved.
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/ 26 November 2010
India always attract media and "personality" attention, but Gary Kirsten will have stripped them of all that at his academy in Constantia.
Dale Steyn’s frustration was there for all to see and share on the final day of the first Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
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/ 12 November 2010
The first Test match between Pakistan and SA will be a one-sided walkover with a dispirited Pakistan team rolled over easily.
Herschelle Gibbs was right about one thing during press interviews to promote his biography. The Proteas are in a "good place" at the moment.
The Proteas will almost certainly destroy a disparate Pakistan team during their five ODIs and two Test matches, writes <b>Neil Manthorp</b>.
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/ 22 October 2010
As usual as a World Cup year approaches, the collective focus and attention of the cricket fraternity is on what will happen in several months’ time.