SA’s Makhaya Ntini took two key wickets after AB de Villiers’s hundred put the Proteas into a commanding position in the second Test on Sunday.
AB de Villiers continued to defy England’s attack with an unbeaten century at tea on the third day of the second Test on Sunday.
Ashwell Prince’s second hundred in as many matches against England helped give SSA a significant first-innings lead in the second Test on Saturday.
An Ashwell Prince century took SA past England’s modest total as they went to tea on day two of the second Test on 262-4 at Headingley on Saturday.
Pace bowlers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn claimed four wickets apiece to help dismiss England for 203 on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
South Africa’s Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn each claimed four wickets as England were dismissed for 203 at tea on the first day of the second Test.
Could it be that even at Lord’s tradition counts for zilch? Indeed, it could, as Graeme Smith and his men found in the first Test against England.
SA coach Mickey Arthur says his team will live up to their billing as the world’s number-two ranked side when they face England on Friday.
SA are to give Neil McKenzie until the morning of the second Test against England to prove his fitness, coach Mickey Arthur said on Wednesday.
SA’s pace attack flopped in the first Test against England because they allowed pre-match hype to make them complacent, says their assistant coach.
Hashim Amla becomes the sixth batsman in the match to score a century as he sees South Africa to the safety of a draw against England at Lord’s.
Hundreds from captain Graeme Smith and fellow opener Neil McKenzie on Sunday gave South Africa hope of forcing a draw against England.
Monty Panesar led England’s attack with four wickets as South Africa were made to follow on at Lord’s in London on Saturday.
Ian Bell fell agonisingly short of a double century at Lord’s but his Test-best 199 left England in a commanding position against South Africa.
SA captain Graeme Smith returns to play Test cricket at Lord’s on Thursday, hoping both he and his side can show the same form that they did in 2003.
South Africa have moved above England in the Test championship standings on the eve of their four-match series.
South African veterans Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher said on Monday they are raring to go for the Test series against England starting on Thursday.
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur cannot wait for his side’s Test series against England to get under way at Lord’s.
Now that the cricketing summer is about to begin in earnest, England can look forward to another rousing encounter with South Africa.
Andrew Flintoff is set to be left out of England’s squad for next week’s first Test against South Africa at Lord’s.
South Africa opener Neil McKenzie rediscovered his batting touch as the Proteas’ three-day match against Somerset ended in a draw on Tuesday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith expressed confidence on Thursday in the ability of his fast bowlers to win the Test series in England.
SA captain Graeme Smith is looking to his fast bowlers to make inroads into England’s top order and expose batsman Kevin Pietersen early on.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn was overcome with emotion when he received the Mutual and Federal South African Cricketer of the Year award on Tuesday night.
A storm has erupted over a report quoting Cape Cobras coach Shukri Conrad as saying three Proteas players were not good enough to play for the Cobras.
India were on Sunday crowned champions of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia after a thrilling conclusion against South Africa in Kuala Lumpur. Set a revised target of 116 to win from 25 overs after the second innings was reduced because of rain, South Africa needed 26 runs from the remaining two overs.
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