‘I saw an opportunity to potentially use some tape to get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket and try to change the ball condition’
A ball-tampering scandal was described as a dark day for the sport as critics slammed the players for being out of touch with a furious public
Smith has been slammed as a cheat, and he steps down from the captaincy on the fourth day of a test match.
‘It truly is a beautiful thing for a young person to remind us that youth is not always wasted on the young’
AB de Villiers stood firm as South Africa reached 313 for five at lunch, on day three of the third Test between South Africa and the West Indies.
South Africa’s leading batsmen have climbed the latest International Cricket Council rankings, with four of the top six coming from the Proteas.
The Proteas are hoping to end their run of home series disappointments with the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning this week.
Graeme Smith led from the front with his 19th Test century as South Africa took charge on the third day of the third Test against England.
After a day of fluctuating fortunes, a century for Jacques Kallis gave South Africa the edge on the opening day of the Castle Lager Test.
India claimed their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 after rain forced the third match to end in a draw on Tuesday.
India were closing in on their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 as they extended their lead to 233 runs on Saturday.
India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington on Friday.
After losing the Test series and with the Newlands Test still to come, the selectors have made some odd changes.
South Africa’s bowlers will be under the spotlight in the second Test against Australia, which starts at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday.
An opening stand of 229 lifted England to 301 for three on the first day of the fourth Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Thursday.
Rows of empty seats and thousands of unsold tickets have provided a bleak backdrop to Pakistan’s first Test in 14 months.
England and West Indies drew the third Test on Thursday when play was called off due to bad light with the home side on 370-9.
Australia arrived this week with bruised egos. They have a point to prove, but do they have the arsenal to defeat the Proteas on home soil?
England put West Indies under early pressure in the opening Test on Thursday, but the new video referral system brought the day into sharper focus.
Does Zimbabwe deserve to be allowed back into the international Test arena?
