Graeme Smith can never be accused of not doing his best for his country. As a player, he thrives off the competitive juices produced in the heat of battle, and his large physical presence notwithstanding, he is an imposing player when chewing his gum...
South Africa begin their Test series against the West Indies, starting at Port-of-Spain, on a high after white washing the West Indians 5-0 in the ODI series. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers both had very good series', and Morne Morkel was the leading...
That didn't last long did it? While South African cricket fans have become used to being underwhelmed by our national team, our recent exit from the World Twenty20 was even more whimpering than usual.
What we are used to is a barnstorming start, ...
It was a so-so day, with the humming of work and industry (there is an auto-repair shop adjacent to my office) filling the air with rands and cents. During a moment of "downtime" (ie procrastination), I was surfing the web and was surprised to read o...
1. The Stormers will win the Super 14. That is the local pre-season tourney for the top 14 clubs in the Province/Boland area.
2. Rassie will dictate on field moves via strobe lights from the top of Table Mountain.
3. The Bulls machine will rumb...
The holiday season has come to an end, and while most people take time off and enjoy this time of family, presents and often boozing at the office Christmas party, there has been one sour note that continues to needle me as I sit in front of my compu...
Sport, being the great equaliser that it is, simply waits for no man and respects no reputations.
This time last year, the world was Graeme Smith's oyster as he led a team brimming with talent, luck and confidence to burst Australia's bubble in u...
What makes a great Test cricketer? It is a question which cannot be answered by mere statistical analysis alone since numbers fail to explain the importance of circumstance and context. Often, a gritty 67 is more valuable then a double century, a sin...
When de-colonisation was sweeping across Africa, the leaders that took charge of the newly created democracies on this continent were often given the title of "Big Men". It describes those individuals who were directly responsible for their countries...
The foundation stone of a person's character and belief system is the culmination of not just one moment, but most likely hundreds or even thousands of moments. Everything we do, and every experience we go through is comparable to an ever-changing ba...
