Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has six months of Test cricket left before his Proteas career ends.
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/ 20 January 2012
Gary Kirsten and AB de Villiers are breathing life into the Proteas’ ODI squad with their refreshing approach to the game.
Not everyone believes that returning international cricket to the smaller unions is a good idea but then they don’t live in the Boland.
Bringing matches to regional unions is a smart move by CSA, it’s an even greater success than the Proteas overwhelming victory against Sri Lanka.
Cricket South Africa should take note of the education and cricket initiative started by Jacques Kallis — and follow suit.
Cricket South Africa should take note of the initiative started by Jacques Kallis — and follow suit.
While South African cricket battles with its management, Sri Lanka have nothing to lose in their upcoming series, which spells danger for the Proteas.
Players and athletes have become professional; so should the leaders of their governing bodies.
A win against Sri Lanka could help the Proteas defuse the negative energy clouding the game from an inquiry into its governing body.
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/ 18 November 2011
Imagine if South Africa played in Test matches every month in which 23 wickets fell in a day and great teams like Australia were bowled out for 47.
Dale Steyn has mastered the art of using his bottled-up anger as fuel for revenge on the field.
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/ 4 November 2011
Players feel changes to the game will, in the long run, do more harm than good.
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/ 29 October 2011
Those who think that Graeme Smith’s decision to return to the game, after a six-month injury lay-off, was his and his alone are sadly uninformed.
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/ 21 October 2011
Gary Kirsten needs to bring the inventiveness he showed in India to keep the Proteas on their toes.
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/ 14 October 2011
A chance to forget about boardroom shenanigans as South Africa take on Australia.
After a damning forensic audit, Cricket SA has been advised to seek independent advice regarding bonuses given after the Indian Premier League.
Gary Kirsten will not tolerate an absence of respect, tolerance and decency from his players, but will embrace differences in personality.
As Proteas coach, Gary Kirsten will have to make do without his trusted allies, writes <b>Neil Manthorp</b>.
The Proteas need a coach and Gary Kirsten is a free agent after his successful stint as coach of India — perfect fit then. Or is it?
South Africa’s cricketers will, no doubt, be forced to look into the mirror of self-assessment before they play another international match.
As the real battle for the World Cup begins with the quarterfinals the Proteas are confident but without being burdened by a sense of destiny.
The ICC’s decision to limit the show to just 10 countries will undo 120 years of progress.
That conditions will be very well suited to spinners at the World Cup is a given but, as usual, poor slow bowlers will be milked ruthlessly.
We’ve seen it before and we all know how it ended. Could it be otherwise this time?
Despite boasting several of the world’s top players, past failures have ensured the Proteas are not among the favourites going into the World Cup .
Details are emerging of a deal that involved a significant portion of CSA’s financial reserves.
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/ 28 January 2011
Depending on the extent of your moral and ethical flexibility, it’s usually possible to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Unless it’s in SA
Although Morné van Wyk retreated from the international stage in 2003, he has never taken his eye off the ball
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.