Test Cricket
latest news & developmentsProteas’ hungry young lions drive SA to Test victory over India
But black players have to battle the opposition as much as racist sections of South African media and fans — whose expectations demand they fail
The limits of a Wanderers without a crowd
Watching the second Test match between South Africa and India from inside the hallowed environs of the Bull Ring was a discomfiting cricketing experience that will hopefully…
Defiant Elgar leads Proteas to Test victory over India
Captain anchors crucial partnerships to snatch historic win in breathtaking yo-yo of a match
Can Test cricket be saved from the Big Three?
Test cricket is broken because India, England and Australia, who dominate the format, eat alone at the main table while other Test-playing nations compete for crumbs. Can the…
Proteas may yet bloom in England
A strong Test side and a rampant women’s team will prove that player drain hasn’t been calamitous
Test championship signals new dawn for five-day game
"All the new proposals must be ratified at the next ICC meeting in April, by which time the BCCI might be fully “functional” again"
Bavuma stops clock in sizzling style
Time often stands still during moments of sporting greatness, and this week’s unbelievable runout must rank among the best.
The sun shines on a rising star
CSA’s Domestic Newcomer of the Season Kagiso Rabada expects much talent to be found in the townships.
Spectacular Proteas in full bloom
The team has proved it has a core of great players, despite the loss of Smith and Kallis.
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.
Kallis: I lost that little bit of an edge
Jacques Kallis says he knew it was time to call it a day, ending his 166-Test career in Kingsmead, Durban.
Kallis quits Test cricket
Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from Test and first-class cricket after Thursday’s Test against India in Durban.
India ‘shocked’ by Proteas Test draw decision
Virat Kohli says India was surprised by the Proteas’ decision to draw the five-day Test, but their Test captain Graeme Smith has defended the choice.
Graham Smith leads Proteas from the front
Cricket’s dismal administrators eclipse the SA captain’s ability to make a double century and rouse his team in the second Test against Pakistan.
Proteas fight back against Pakistan at Newlands
The Proteas have fought back on the third morning of the second test against Pakistan scoring 109 runs in for the loss of just two wickets.