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A simple guideline would be: De Villiers is the next man in after five overs have been bowled.

Proteas poser: Remove the Steyn Remover?

Steyn is is still, for now, the bowling "boss" and needs to be given the support and respect he deserves.

Happy choices for feel-good Proteas

The South Africans are on a winning streak and enjoying increasing strength and depth

Brutal batting: But Quinton de Kock couldn’t save South Africa.

Proteas must exit comfort zone

The ODI side boasts a raft of top players, but local cricket is crying out for an infusion of fresh blood

Fallen hero: South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje during a one-day match against England in 2000.

Cricket spot-fixing claim shakes SA

Mervyn Westfield’s playing career was over in his early 20s after spending a short stint in prison.

De Villiers remains the Indian audience’s darling and continues to stun fans by cheerfully posing for selfies.

A litmus Test for five-day cricket

As the game’s longer format sheds TV viewers, it’s useful to look back on five epic SA-India series

High score: Hashim Amla was back in form with a century in the first ODI agains New Zealand on Wednesday.

Obdurate CSA fails the leadership test

How can it ever hope to challenge the Big Three when it can’t resolve a squabble over a TV fee?

Morné van Wyk has been given another chance to play for the Proteas at the age of 36.

Cricket in winter is not to be sneezed at

As odd as the timing of their tour to South Africa may be, New Zealand and the Proteas are seizing the opportunity to play.

Linda Zondi took over as convenor of the national selection panel this year. _City Press

Selectors the 12th player on pitch

It’s as vital for the cricketing ‘gods’ to invest in veteran players as it is to motivate the young guns.

The Titans have unearthed a real talent in fast bowler Junior Dala.

No truth like the crowd’s boo or cheer

Transformation is not a simple issue. But it has to be addressed honestly.

He’s made his name as a batsman but the Proteas will be relying on JP Duminy to bowl his share of overs in the upcoming World Cup.

The stars must align for SA to claim glory

The Proteas’ World Cup hopes hinge on fortune allowing their world-class players to keep shining.

South Africa’s AB de Villiers fielding. In general

No balls castrate the Proteas

Ultimately the South Africans were the Aussies’ equals but too many slips cost them the series.

Quinton de Kock plays a shot during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in July.

R&R gives Proteas a major break

Their score vindicated De Villiers’s point that cricket is played as much in the head as on the field.

Group hug: The Proteas celebrate after winning the first Test in Sri Lanka last week.

Spectacular Proteas in full bloom

The team has proved it has a core of great players, despite the loss of Smith and Kallis.

Hashim Amla is expected to be South Africa’s ninth post-isolation Test captain.

Hash tagged for captaincy

Hashim Amla’s appointment as SA’s Test cricket captain is likely to be ratified next week in a surprise turnaround from his usual reluctance to lead.

Dale Steyn is one of the SA’s bowlers

Proteas vs Australia: Super bowlers go to war

The three-Test series between Australia and the Proteas – by a distance, the two best teams in the world – will be decided by their pace attacks.

Cricket South Africa faces one of the most challenging days of its existence.

Biggest test ever for Cricket South Africa

CSA faces a big challenge when its alliance with the Pakistan Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket will be tested to breaking point.

ICC president Sharad Pawar

Bid for ICC control ‘just not cricket’

Global cricket’s ex-legal head warns the proposed coup by the "big three" will undermine governance

Jacques Kallis

Proteas need a new hero in a hurry

Jacques Kallis’s absence will be keenly felt when the South African cricket team sets out to beat a swaggering Australia.

Hashim Amla scored a slow 98 runs in the defeat to Pakistan on Wednesday night as the Proteas stumbled in the run chase.

The dreaded c-word is back to haunt the Proteas

The SA cricket team’s chronic affliction returned in a good game to lose, but their loss against Pakistan on Wednesday bodes ill for the World Cup.

CSA president Chris Nenzani. (Duif du Toit, Gallo)

BCCI or bust? The tough questions

Neil Manthorp talks to Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani about India, income and in-fighting.