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With South Africa just days away from their home Test series against India, Graeme Smith has completed his first net session since injuring his hand during November’s Test series against Pakistan. Read more here.
Graeme Smith has resigned as South Africa’s Twenty20 captain with immediate effect and has also put a timeframe on his tenure as South Africa’s ODI skipper, saying that he’ll step down as captain in the 50-over format following the 2011 World Cup. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/Graeme-Smith-quits-as-Proteas-Twenty20-skipper-a22192.
Alastair Cook will captain England on their tour of Bangladesh, which starts next month. Fresh from their 1-1 series draw in South Africa, England will use the trip to Southern Asia – where they’ll play three One-Day Internationals and two Tests – as a chance to rest regular skipper Andrew Strauss and James Anderson, the [...]
A second century by Graeme Smith in as many innings has put South Africa in a commanding position in Johannesburg, but England rightly feel hard done by that they didn’t have their man out for a less than quarter of that. The Proteas skipper’s 105-run knock was instrumental in guiding the home side past England’s [...]
The promised green wicket at Johannesburg delivered the desired result for South Africa as England were bundled out for 180 within two sessions on the opening day’s play. It may have been raining wickets before tea, but afterwards it just rained as play was suspended during the fifth over before resuming under lights after 5pm [...]
With a green pitch likely to favour both the bowlers and a result in the final Test between South Africa and England, the visitors won’t be resting on their laurels as they seek a series victory in Johannesburg. “In all likelihood this isn’t going to be a draw here this week. So we need to [...]
Victory is South Africa’s for the taking as play enters its final day at Newlands tomorrow, as England wobble in their chase of a record fourth-innings total. After dominating the England bowlers on day three, Graeme Smith added just 21 runs to his overnight total before Graham Onions made the much needed breakthrough to end [...]
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla have batted South Africa into a dominant position against England on day three in Cape Town, as the chances of victory slip away for the tourists. In blistering temperatures, Smith and Amla turned up the heat still further for the fielding side in a second wicket stand that took the [...]
A demolition of South Africa in Durban will mean England’s confidence should be sky high heading into the third Test of the series. Graeme Swann is on fire with two consecutive man-of-the-match performances, and Stuart Broad is also causing the South Africa batsman some headaches with a good line and length and just enough nip [...]
A five-wicket haul by Graeme Swann was instrumental in England’s emphatic victory over South Africa in their second Test in Durban. Andrew Strauss’ side wrapped up the match by an innings and 98 runs early on the fifth day’s play, with Swann taking two more wickets in the morning session to record figures of 5-54 [...]