So BJ Watling has the inside running to be New Zealand’s next Test wicketkeeper, but of the two contenders in the squad logic and pure numbers suggest Kruger van Wyk should be the frontrunner, says Fred Woodcock, writing for Fairfax NZ News. The logic part is simple – of the two South African-born players, only van Wyk can claim to be a specialist gloveman. The 31-year-old has been doing the job for more than a decade at first-class level both in South Africa and New Zealand, while Watling, six years…
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Andrew Strauss should not get caught up in trying to ensure England’s series against Pakistan in the UAE is incident-free, Michael Vaughan writes in the Daily Telegraph. England’s aggressive body language in the field is one of their biggest strengths, Vaughan says, and they must use it because they will be up against the best bowling attack they have faced since they went to South Africa two winters ago. Aggression is not all about being lippy. England are aggressive in other ways. In the field it is with their body…
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Job done against Sri Lanka in the Test series, South Africa now need to work on their consistency, says Kepler Wessels, writing in Supersport.com. As a collective unit during the Cape Town test match the South African players displayed the ruthless approach that they are searching for on a regular basis. They executed their disciplines well and, apart from a few blemishes in the field, the coaching staff will be happy with the way that the test unit finished off the domestic summer….
CAPE TOWN: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by ten wickets to clinch the series 2-1 on the fourth day of the third and
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CAPE TOWN: An unbroken century partnership between Thilan Samaraweera and Angelo Mathews delayed South Africa s pr
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Tim Bresnan, who was unable to attend a pre-Christmas training camp in South Africa after surgery on his right elbow at the start of December, is set to miss Saturday's three-day warm-up game and is a
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JOHANNESBURG: The struggle for places at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on the western island of Sao Tom
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CAPE TOWN: South African fast bowler Dale Steyn took three wickets to plunge Sri Lanka into deep trouble on the th
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The author takes in the sights in Cape Town during an England tour to South Africa
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