It is to be hoped that the defeat by Sri Lanka triggers the changes needed for South Africa to reach the top of the World Test Series
From the stands: Centurion and Wanderers
Cameron Bancroft confirmed in an explosive television interview in December it was Warner who asked him to alter the ball
South Africa lead the three-match series 2-0
India, the world’s top-ranked nation, are now zeroing in on a first-ever series win Down Under in Sydney later this week
Bancroft was seen using sandpaper to try to rough up the ball in the Cape Town Test in March
Amla was moved down to number four in the order for South Africa’s most recent Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo in July
Perhaps no cricket-playing nation conjures the vicissitudes and vagaries of the game quite like Pakistan
Australia’s best result in the four previous Tests since the scandal was narrowly hanging on for a draw against Pakistan in Dubai
In bringing up 100, he becomes the second-fastest batsman to 25 Test centuries in terms of innings, with 127, and the crowd showered him with applause
Ashwin is receiving treatment for a left-sided abdominal strain, while Sharma jarred his back while fielding in Adelaide
The 2019 World Cup is due to take place in England and Wales from May to July
If our national teams are adverts of who we are then it’s little wonder we are so quick to hold them to account. So let’s do just that
The Proteas only have the prestige of their status as a cricketing nation to parley with — but even that appears inadequately leveraged
Smith and Warner are currently serving their one-year bans from cricket following a ball-tampering scandal
The Proteas won the toss on a typically lively pitch and went in with their full front-line pace attack
The pressure is on for the ICC women’s world T20, but the Proteas bowler thrives in it
The Proteas have not been whitewashed anywhere in the world since 2006
Sri Lanka tightened the noose on South Africa on the third morning of the second Test
Dogged by scandal and missing stars who have retired, Sri Lanka may struggle at home against the Proteas
Steve Smith and David Warner have been cleared to play grade cricket in their home country
He was, and remains, a fielder without peer, one who anticipated shots before the batsmen even took them
Shane Warne wants the culture of Australian cricket to be addressed by an independent inquiry
The former captain says he desperately want to play for Australia but he will not challenge a 12-month ban for ball-tampering
Vernon Philander was unstoppable helping the Proteas thrash Australia in the fourth and final Test at Wanderers
The Australian cricketers union are arguing that the punishment was disproportionate to previous ball-tampering cases
Australia is still in a desperate situation, with Proteas going into the fourth day leading by 401 runs with seven wickets in hand.
It was the Proteas’s day from the time Temba Bavuma and De Kock weathered a tricky period against a ball that was almost new
Embattled Australia vowed to spearhead a new era of "respect and sportsmanship" after the ball-tampering scandal
His last game at the helm will be Friday’s Test at the Wanderers Stadium
‘And yet knowing that that trust has been eroded, the administrators of Australian cricket continue to inspire disbelief’
Australia’s next captain will have his work cut out to restore a once proud reputation