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Makhaya Ntini bowling

No Ntini? Unthinkable

Thursday, 19th April 2007 at 11:08 am

He’s one of the country’s most popular sportsmen, the quickest bowler in the squad, and a proven match-winner with the ball. Leaving out Makhaya Ntini for the England game, then, was one almighty gamble on the part of South Africa. …

Kevin Pietersen

KP’s big day out

Tuesday, 17th April 2007 at 10:29 am

It’s a big day out for South African sport, what with Shosholoza continuing their assault on America’s Cup established order (provided the wind picks up in Valencia), and the Baby Boks taking on Australia in the under-19 World Championship. Most …

Array

Zimbabwean cricket sinks further

Tuesday, 17th April 2007 at 9:49 am

Memories of Andy Flower and Henry Olonga’s famous protest at the last World Cup have faded, and interest in the downward spiral of Zimbabwean cricket has waned, mismanagement and player exodus becoming too familiar a tale to attract new attention. …

AB de Villiers

South Africa: the rollercoaster continues…

Wednesday, 11th April 2007 at 4:03 pm

If South Africa’s rehab centres are filling up fast with eyed patients clad in replica one-day shirts, then it’s the crew in the Caribbean who’re squarely to blame, having subjected South African fans to an emotional rollercoaster of a World …

Ricky Ponting

South Africa: world’s second-best team…

Monday, 9th April 2007 at 8:47 am

If the ‘world’s best one-day team’ moniker was starting to ring a little hollow, then here’s some relief - it’s no longer ours. The LG ICC ratings - not as convoluted as Duckworth-Lewis, but born of a similarly mystic turn …

Mohammad Ashraful

SA-Bangladesh: one for the bookies

Sunday, 8th April 2007 at 10:15 am

And so a World Cup of oddities continues, possibly to accompanying smiles from a handful of bookies across the sub-continent… Ireland over Pakistan, Bangladesh over India, and now Bangladesh over South Africa, making a mockery of the world rankings, and …