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Testing Times

Michael Vaughn, the former English skipper, has some interesting views in the Telegraph on the important third test between England and the Proteas at the Wanderers. Anderson and Broad will be very intimidating […]

The Proteas are back with a vengeance

The great fight back by the Proteas in the second test at Newlands gave supporters a lot of hope for the remaining matches. Time at the crease were sorely needed after the debacle […]

The Broken Adoption

Say what you like about him, but the guy is nothing short of a cricketing genius. The man, whom most South Africans loved to hate, seems to have been cast aside by his […]

Cricket Piracy

The proposal by India, Australia and England to usurp power in the world of cricket may be a case of making official what may very well already be standard practice. There is little […]

Sport Shorts

Bafana Bafana Rebounds Our national soccer side was possibly so confident before the match that they appeared more interested in the beautiful surroundings than their opponents. After allowing Mozambique to score a shocker […]

Resurgent Aussies Rejoice

The Sydney Morning Herald is awash with articles on the rejuvenated Australian cricket side’s whitewash of England in the Ashes, and rightly so. A lot of the credit is heaped on Darren Lehman, […]

Would the real KP please stand up!

From being the dominant force in recent battles, the England side capitulated like only they can. They now find themselves staring down a barrel, being 2 nil down in this prestigious and historical […]

Proteas boast ICC selection

The announcement of the ICC test and ODI teams for the past year* rewarded the consistent performance of the Proteas with 4 places in the test side which underlines their status as the […]

Too much Heaven

Bogenoemde titel van ‘n Bee Gees liedjie som vir my die huidige (amper) oor-aanbod van sport op. Dit wil voorkom of al die belangrikste sportgebeure in die een maand wat Engeland somer beleef, […]

Ringing in the Changes

I experienced a rare “I told you so” moment when I read yesterday that coach Meyer agreed with my views on patience – both from the players and supporters. But too much of […]

Time and Tide

The song, Time and the river, is an old favourite, going back to the sixties, toe manne nog manne was, en die Bokke bo. The opening lines occurred to me when I was […]

Who said Test cricket is dead?

Wow, what a final day that was! The result is in the bag and the Proteas have laid claim to that elusive Number 1 ranking they have been working towards for so long. […]

On the verge…

We are all set for the last day. England were set a mammoth 346 runs to win and so square the series to cling to their number 1 ranking. As things stand, England […]

Intent, Injuries and KP

Bobby Londt reports: The 2nd test ended in a draw, but as draws go, this was one of the more lively ones seen in recent years. Credit must go to both captains for […]

Driving home the advantage

Bobby Londt reports: After the epic lesson given at The Oval, the cricketing world keenly awaited the next round of this mini world championship. The second tests starts today at Headingley in Leeds. I […]

That sinking feeling

On Saturday, watching both the All Blacks and the Wallabies scrape home in the dying seconds, I was reminded of Jack Nicholson’s comment when he received an Oscar for his performance in “As […]