By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith said on Saturday an announcement on his rejoining the team in a consulting role to help boost confidence and impart ideas was premature and he was still considering the offer. Smith worked with some of the under-pressure team’s batsmen on the eve […]
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bat in the second test against South Africa at Newlands on Saturday as top wickettaker James Anderson returned to the touring side. Cook, who had lost four previous tosses, had no hesitation in opting to put the home team in the […]
REUTERS – New Zealand are keen to build on the momentum of the inaugural day-night test with their own ‘pink ball’ match, possibly against the touring South Africans, next season. Some 120,000 fans flocked through the gates of the Adelaide Oval over three days of play to watch Brendon McCullum’s side lose to Australia in […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn will miss the second test against England, which starts at Newlands on Saturday, after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, captain Hashim Amla said. He will be replaced by Kagiso Rabada while Quinton de Kock is likely to return as wicketkeeper, […]
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England’s leading all-time wicket-taker James Anderson is set to return to their attack for the second test against South Africa starting on Saturday after recovering from a calf injury. Anderson, 33, was hardly missed in Durban as England bowled out South Africa for 214 and 174 en route to a 241-run […]
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Uncapped fast bowler Hardus Viljoen was added to South Africa’s test squad on Thursday after Kyle Abbott felt tightness in his left hamstring during the team’s defeat in the first test against England on Wednesday. “With a short turnaround between the first and second tests, we?ve included Hardus in the squad […]
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) ? South Africa will hope the new year brings about a change in luck as they seek to put behind them a disappointing 2015 and get back to winning ways against England in the second test at Newlands starting on Saturday. One of the iconic venues of world cricket, nestled in the […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – Captain Hashim Amla said South Africa were suffering a crisis of confidence following a woeful 2015 which culminated with a 241-run defeat to England in the first test on Wednesday. ?It?s a confidence thing but hopefully we can turn it around,? Amla said after going 1-0 down in the four-test series. ?You […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – England have the makings of a strong future test team, captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday after a comprehensive 241-run win over South Africa in the first test at Kingsmead. ?The guys have over the last eight months or so taken big strides forward as a side. We didn?t quite get our […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa added wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and fast bowler Chris Morris to their squad for the second test against England, which starts in Cape Town on Saturday, just minutes after being beaten in the first match in Durban on Wednesday. Uncertainty over the fitness of world’s top test bowler Dale Steyn […]
