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Rabada’s magnificent seven puts South Africa in control

Kagiso Rabada became the youngest South Africa bowler to take seven wickets in an innings as the hosts took charge of the 4th & final test against England.

South Africa’s cricket team celebrates the dismissal of England’s Jonny Bairstow who was caught out by wicket keeper Quinton de Kock during the fourth cricket test match in Centurion

Rabada grabs six as England falter

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took a career-best 6-101 to leave England on 318 for eight wickets at tea and trailing by 157 runs on the third day of the fourth and final test at Centurion Park on Sunday. Rabada had decimated the England middle-order before lunch, claiming the big wicket […]

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates with his captain AB de Villiers, the dismissal of England’s Jonny Bairstow who was caught out by wicket keeper Quinton de Kock during the fourth cricket test match in Centurion

Rabada rips through England to hand advantage to Proteas

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada struck three times shortly before lunch to leave England teetering on 211 for six wickets on the third day of the fourth test at Centurion Park on Sunday. Rabada removed England?s rock Joe Root (76), James Taylor (14) and Jonny Bairstow (0) with the tourists trailing […]

South Africa’s cricket team celebrates the dismissal of England’s Jonny Bairstow who was caught out by wicket keeper Quinton de Kock during the fourth cricket test match in Centurion

Captain Cook steadies England after De Kock ton

By Mark Gleeson PRETORIA (Reuters) – England’s captain Alastair Cook posted his first half-century of the series against South Africa with an unbeaten 67 as they finished on 138 for two, still 337 runs behind, at the close on the second day of the final test on Saturday. Cook and Joe Root (31 not out) […]

South Africa’s Morne Morkel (C) celebrates with team mates the dismissal of England’s Alex Hales after he was caught out by AB de Villiers during the third cricket test match  in Johannesburg

Hales falls cheaply in England’s reply

By Mark Gleeson PRETORIA, (Reuters) – England lost opener Alex Hales cheaply and were 29 for one at tea after bowling South Africa out for 475 on the second day of the final test at Centurion Park on Saturday. Captain Alastair Cook (14) and Nick Compton (0) were not out after Hales continued his unconvincing […]

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (L) celebrates the dismissal of England’s Alex Hales after he was caught out by AB de Villiers during the third cricket test match in Johannesburg,

Unbeaten 85 from de Kock takes S Africa to 421-8 at lunch

PRETORIA (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock scored an unbeaten 85 to help South Africa reach 421 for eight at lunch after England claimed three wickets on the second day of the fourth and final test at Centurion Park on Saturday. Dane Piedt was not out on 10 as South Africa added 92 runs to their […]

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock plays a shot during the fourth cricket test match against England at Centurion

Top 5 ODI captains and their last series

EssentiallySports bring you?a list of top five ODI captains and their last series, including Sourav Ganguly and some of the most inspiring names in cricket.

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Amla and Cook lead South Africa to 329-5

Stephen Cook became the 100th batsman to score a debut test century & helped South Africa amass 329 for five on the first day of the test against England.

South Africa’s Amla and Cook make a run during the fourth cricket test match against England in Centurion

Stylish Amla leads strong start for South Africa

By Mark Gleeson PRETORIA (Reuters) – Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten century and Stephen Cook was 91 not out to lead South Africa to 224 for one at tea on the first day of the final test against England as the hosts bid to salvage pride in a lost series. Amla?s 25th test century came […]

South Africa’s Amla and Cook make a run during the fourth cricket test match against England in Centurion

Broad added to England ODI squad for South Africa series

LONDON (Reuters) – England fast bowler Stuart Broad will replace Liam Plunkett in the squad for the five-match one day international series against South Africa starting next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Plunkett was called into the squad earlier in the week as cover for the injured Steven Finn […]

England’s Stuart Broad gestures as he celebrates the dismissal of South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers during the third cricket test match in Johannesburg,

South Africa opt to bat in fourth test against England

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final test against England at Centurion Park on Friday as the home side handed a debut to opener Stephen Cook. England hold an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the final test in the series but […]

De Villiers wants ‘naive’ South Africa to strengthen coaching

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes his team need to bolster their coaching staff to climb out of the spiral of decline that has cost them their number-one world ranking. The Proteas have already lost the four-match test series against England but can arrest their worst run of results for 50 […]

South Africa’s de Villiers is interviewed before a training session before Friday’s first one-day international cricket match against England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales