Champions League T20: Take 3
It may feel as if the IPL ended just the other day but Twenty20 disciples will be delighted to know that the Champions League gets underway on 19 September in India. Including six qualifying games, 29...
View ArticleInterview with Vernon Philander
In January I caught up with South Africa’s new pace sensation Vernon Philander to talk about his miraculous Test debut, the 1930’s gangster look and sledging KP. The interview appeared in the February...
View ArticleAnalysis – End of the Draw
Last year the cricket world went 18 Test matches without a draw. Pundits wondered why, and whether the five-day game was being changed by cricket’s shorter formats. In this piece, which was published...
View ArticleIPL5: Bling Reloaded?
Even if the Indian Premier League’s brand value takes another dive in 2012, the competition is still one heck of a money spinner in a country that is completely gaga for limited-overs cricket. I looked...
View Article1 vs 2
England may be the number one Test side in the world but man-for-man South Africa have the higher-ranked players. Their results have not always reflected this over the last year, but with the bowling...
View Article8-13 20 Things – Jacques Rudolph
Positive discrimination, poor form and unrealistic expectations combined to derail Jacques Rudolph’s first international career as a young gun. A decade later, after five seasons with Yorkshire, he has...
View ArticleAussie Thrashing – England v Australia ODI Series
It is hard to believe that condemning Australia to a record 4-0 thrashing could ever be boring. England polished their growing reputation, Australia looked like England under Atherton, Hussain and...
View ArticleNo. 1
South Africa may not be able to ditch the choking tag until they finally win a World Cup but the best side in the world on paper for the last two years proved that they are the best in Tests by...
View ArticleOver The Rainbow
Nick Sadleir was a seven-year-old growing up in Johannesburg when he watched an all-white South African cricket team readmitted into the international game. Here he puts into perspective where this...
View ArticleWorld Cup T20 – Showtime
The IPL might have the money but the ICC World Twenty20 has the quality. All the best players in world – except one – will be doing battle for their countries. Who will emerge and with what tactics?...
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