 It's an old man's gameAt the beginning of last year’s IPL Jacques Kallis wrote a column widely syndicated in Indian newspapers which raised many pairs of high-profile eyebrows.< Read full blog |
 It's a game for the young 'unsIt is incredible to think that the race is on for another ICC world champion event. The recent World Cup on the subcontinent and the previous World T20 in the West Indies seem to have happened only yesterday. Read full blog |
 Titans, family time and spin battlesMy focus this week is on ensuring that the Titans continue their good form in the domestic four-day competition – the SuperSport Series. Read full blog |
 Credit due to PakistanWhile the test championship has been delayed, it is still very important for cricket teams around the world to do well in each cycle so that they rank well on the International Cricket Council’s table. Read full blog |
 Marking timeI have nothing but admiration for Mark Boucher. My opinion has escalated further following his recent decision to call a timeline on his career following the mid-year tour of England should he be selected. Read full blog |
| One on the up, the other spiralling down It has been fun being in Australia for the last few days and observing first hand the emergence of another good Australian cricket team. Read full blog |
| Giving back to the system When Vusi Sibanda declined a contract offer from Zimbabwe Cricket he may well have felt that he had things clearly mapped out and would be able to get sufficient runs domestically and on the back of his performances earn a call-up to each side that was selected for international duty. Read full blog |
| The finger tweaker is back The game is changing and the art of slow bowling is altering. As spinners whirl away, often on barren surfaces relying on patience and carefully structured plans to unsettle their targets, they have suddenly been energised. Read full blog |
| Boucher, going, going.... National selection convenor Andrew Hudson owes Mark Boucher a beer. What was looming as the most difficult decision of his tenure so far has now been made for him. Read full blog |
| Kirsten, AB figuring things out Having a look back at the way that the one-day international series against Sri Lanka went for South Africa, there indeed must be happiness at the fact that the Proteas won the series but a little bit of concern that in the last couple of matches they were unable to defend three hundred. Read full blog |
| Relishing new opportunities up the order It’s obviously disappointing to have lost the final two games of the one-day series against Sri Lanka. However, I still think it was a great effort by the squad to win a series against what is a very decent one-day side with some great players. Read full blog |
 Myopic board, aloof captain preside over India's declineFor a month, a nation of 1.2 billion cricket crazy fans woke up at an ungodly hour, crawled out of the blanket's warmth and switched on their televisions hoping to watch India's favourite sons winning their first test series in Australia. Read full blog |
| Yorkers and death bowling When one looks at the recently completed one-day series against Sri Lanka the three-two win by South Africa was a satisfactory result. Read full blog |
| Smith may have turned the corner The sense of joy was evident on the faces of Graeme Smith’s Proteas teammates as they rose to their feet in the Wanderers change room viewing area and applauded his ninth one-day international hundred. Read full blog |
| Captain AB passes first test AB de Villiers has come through his first series as captain pretty well. The initial fear that the workload of keeping, batting and captaining would be too big has been unfounded. Read full blog |
| Look after the little guys If there’s one thing we have learned from the one-day series against Sri Lanka it is that CSA must do more to encourage top class cricket in the smaller unions. Read full blog |
| Smith's slump It is always quite easy to be critical regarding players' form and point out what they do wrong. It is a lot harder to offer solutions to problems. Read full blog |
| A special feeling It really is a special feeling picking up a man-of-the-match award in a game that wins a series for your country. It’s undoubtedly one of the highlights of my career. Read full blog |
| Captaincy comparisons Take a close look at AB de Villiers over the course of the remaining one-dayers in this series. Once you have completed that study, flick your television remote control and check out Michael Clarke in Adelaide during the next test Down Under. Read full blog |
| Managing expectations of Albie As the South African one-day international team goes through a transition of sorts, it is so important that Gary Kirsten and AB de Villiers – with the help of the selectors – learn a great deal about the individuals who are potential candidates to be regular fixtures in the squad. Read full blog |
It's an old man's gameAt the beginning of last year’s IPL Jacques Kallis wrote a column widely syndicated in Indian... |
|
It's a game for the young 'unsIt is incredible to think that the race is on for another ICC world champion event. The recent... |
|
Titans, family time and spin battlesMy focus this week is on ensuring that the Titans continue their good form in the domestic four-day... |
|
Credit due to PakistanWhile the test championship has been delayed, it is still very important for cricket teams around... |
