By Faf du Plessis Greetings all towards the end of what has been another whirlwind week. Let’s start with the national T20 captaincy, which is now in my hands on a more permanent basis following the announcement that AB would prefer not to have that on his plate along with all his other responsibilities. The […]
When I first heard the news on the morning of Valentine’s Day that Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend Reeve Steenkamp
When Neil McKenzie was named one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year in 2008, it was for something he had not done, rather than what he had done:
By Paddy Upton Or … an insightful perspective on how to transform losing into winning Sorry, but I couldn’t resist the rather corny title Last year found me pondering the disappointment of the Proteas’ early exit from the recent World T20 Tournament. I hazard a guess that most other players and coaches (and fans) may […]
By Faf du Plessis I’m back in Cape Town and in one of my “happy places”. As mentioned before, I just love it down here and I also love playing Test cricket here at Newlands. On that note, Imari and I have actually decided that we would love to live in Cape Town, so in […]
I had the pleasure of a day wih Ian Botham in Johannesburg in 1991. He told the following story, which ESPNCricinfo has retold. The story grows by the year, but here it is true to what Botham shared with me.
I’m obviously incredibly disappointed that we lost the one-day series against New Zealand. I think there were several factors that played a part in our series defeat, but the bottom line is that we didn’t play good cricket
As a youngster growing up in Port Elizabeth we had our fair share of motorsport, the big event of the year was always the PE 200 motorcycle race held on a 9-mile road track outside of Bethalsdorp, some 15kms from the city itself.
Manny Pacquiao has made it no secret that he is taking his upcoming bout against Juan Manuel Marquez very seriously. Admitting that he wasn’t as dominant as he hoped to be in his last two fights is an understatement of note
Did Sebastian Vettel cheat during the Brazilian Grand Prix? and if he did, was it intentional or a simple oversight in a highspeed race?