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Adam Wakefield
The announcement of Heyneke Meyer as the new Springbok coach on Friday overshadowed another important day for Cricket South Africa (CSA), with it being the last of oral submissions to the sports ministry's inquiry into the bonus saga that has affli...
Adam Wakefield
It has been 20 years since South Africa re-entered international cricket when they played India in Calcutta on November 10 1991, in what was the country's first ODI. Two of the men who played in that match, Andrew Hudson and Allan Donald, are nowÂ...
Adam Wakefield
That was freaky wasn't it? One minute Australia's first innings was being complete, the next South Africa had been bowled out and then, Australia get rolled over for 47. Truly bizarre. The pitch shouldn't be examined for Gummy Bear juice, nor shou...
Adam Wakefield
Australia's current tour of South Africa has produced some enthralling cricket, with the contest being feisty. Graeme Smith scored a much needed 50 in Port Elizabeth while Jacques Kallis also returned to form with a classy knock, reminding us of his ...
Adam Wakefield
Gary Kirsten's plans for the coming international cricket season have been soiled somewhat by injury. AB de Villiers, the newly minted ODI and T20 skipper, picked up a hand injury during a practice session with the Royal Challengers Bangalore and wil...
Adam Wakefield
The news that emerged on Tuesday was that the ICC had changed its mind on the number of associate teams that will take part in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Considering the speed at which the ICC made the original decision to cull its minor members jus...
Adam Wakefield
A very interesting statement was made by a Cricket Australia spokesman on May 6 when questioned about the now shortened Test series against South Africa, set for this coming October. Australia are touring to return the favour of South Africa, having ...
Adam Wakefield
The 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could be seen as a success and that is because the tournament had it all. From some tense finishes such as India versus England and South Africa versus India, there were also some fine performa...
Siyabonga Ntshingila
Lonwabo Tsotsobe's devastating form against the Bangladeshis should, hopefully, have made the selectors sit up and take note. Having been consigned to the role of drinks boy for most of the group stages, Tsotsobe reminded all and sundry why he was...
Siyabonga Ntshingila
"We have to pick ourselves up. We haven't become bad players because of one performance. We'll have to work on our decision making." -- Graeme Smith, January 15 2011. "We've got to learn from today, pick ourselves up." -- Graeme Smith March 6 2011...
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