South Africa news

De Villiers tipped to succeed Smith

Mar 7, 2014: AB de Villiers is the most likely candidate to succeed Graeme Smith as South Africa's Test captain, but if he is to assume the additional responsibility it might mean a change in team structure

Australia in South Africa 2013-14

South Africa face winds of change

Mar 6, 2014: Graeme Smith was the last of South Africa's old guard. The roots of the new one need to grow deeper

Australia in South Africa 2013-14

De Villiers and Steyn to the fore

Mar 6, 2014: ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their second series defeat in eight years of Test cricket

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Elgar gets CSA contract in Smith's place

Mar 6, 2014: Dean Elgar has been awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa, in place of the retired Test captain Graeme Smith

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South African cricket's father figure

Mar 6, 2014: For 11 years, Smith has done a job that in other countries many people do not hold on to for even one. It is a task that requires taking responsibility, selflessness and meeting enormous expectation, much like parenthood

Graeme Smith retires

'When I told the team, it was a really tough night'

Mar 5, 2014: Graeme Smith had one word to describe his international career after his final day as a Test cricketer: privileged

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day

Philander fights hard but falls short

Mar 5, 2014: Earlier in the series, Vernon Philander had had his willingness to work hard on the field questioned by the opposition. On day five in Cape Town, he showed them just how hard he can work, even with bat in hand

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'He was a youngster but he was a big man'

Mar 4, 2014: Three of Graeme Smith's former team-mates, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis, remember a brash youngster growing into a statesmanlike captain and scoring a mountain of runs with a rough technqiue

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

We still have hope - Domingo

Mar 4, 2014: Russell Domingo, the South Africa coach, believes that the team still have hope of salvaging a draw in the third Test, because of the players yet to bat

SA v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

Graeme Smith's last stand

Mar 4, 2014: Graeme Smith has played tremendous innings for South Africa, but his last one ended in 16 minutes on the ground where he learned his cricket

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CSA not hurrying to name Smith's successor

Mar 4, 2014: South Africa are in no rush to appoint a new Test captain following Graeme Smith's retirement from international cricket

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The end had been coming for Smith

Mar 3, 2014: A picture on Instagram, Irish citizenship, a young family and a long time at the helm. There was plenty pointing towards Graeme Smith preparing to call time on his career. It has been an immense one.

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

Du Plessis' telling off, and Johnson's bouncer

Mar 3, 2014: There were some fiery moments on the third day's play which revealed just how big the stakes were in the Cape Town Test

Under-19 World Cup 2014

SA get the feel of world champions

Mar 3, 2014: South Africa's Under-19s have always fared a little better than the seniors. And this year they achieved something no senior team from the country has ever done

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Jennings' job in jeopardy after U-19 World Cup win

Mar 3, 2014: Less than 48 hours after winning the Under-19 World Cup, South Africa's coach Ray Jennings could be out of his job

Jacques Kallis

'We must make sure the culture of Test cricket stays'

Mar 2, 2014: Jacques Kallis on the health of Test cricket, the allrounder's art, what South Africa's Under-19s must do now that they've tasted success and how he plans to stay whetted for one-day cricket, in a free-flowing Q&A session at Newlands

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 2nd day

Abbott toils without reward

Mar 2, 2014: Kyle Abbott had a dream Test debut, but his second outing hasn't yielded the same reward

SA v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day

South Africa left feeling exposed minus Steyn

Mar 1, 2014: South Africa are still looking for someone to bowl the overs Jacques Kallis used to so well for them, and the intermittent absence of Dale Steyn of late has only amplified that issue

Australia in South Africa 2013-14

50% for wrong laces but 15% for outburst, asks Boucher

Mar 1, 2014: Mark Boucher has called on the ICC to think about "what's important to the game and what isn't" when they sanction players for breaching the code of conduct

Zimbabwe news

Zimbabwe players demand salary guarantee

Mar 1, 2014: The Zimbabwe Professional Cricketers Association has asked that the board set aside 25% of its revenue from participating in the World Twenty20 to guarantee the players' salaries over the next 12 months