With every day they remain in South Africa, West Indies' chances of pulling together a respectable World Cup challenge falters before our eyes

A virtual doctor App has been launched by the Professional Cricketers Association to help stressed-out players guard against the risk of mental illness

Michael Lumb has called for England to introduce a city-based franchise system in T20 to stop "falling behind" the rest of the world

English cricket cannot block out the success of the Big Bash League. T20 crowds are up nearly 20% in Australia with average crowds exceeding 20,000 and a new audience flocking to the games

As the Big Bash League pulls in the crowds, and county cricket administrators lobby to get the NatWest Blast on free-to-air TV, ESPNcricinfo undertakes a week-long debate about the future of T20 in England

South Africa duly completed an eight-wicket victory against West Indies on the fifth day, but initially at least it was not quite the stroll in the park that the scorecard suggests

South Africa were left needing 124 to win the third Test in Newlands and take the series 2-0 after a monumental West Indies collapse on the fourth day

AB de Villiers produced the outstanding innings that the Cape Town Test craved, but even his redoubtable efforts have yet to shake off West Indies

It was a languid day at Newlands. A decent crowd lolled contentedly for much of the time under blue skies and confidently awaited a position of South African dominance: if not today, maybe tomorrow

West Indies' end-of-day score looks solid enough, but it was another missed opportunity for them as wickets were gifted to South Africa. Debutant offspinner Simon Harmer finished with three

England were harbouring growing doubts about Alastair Cook's future as one-day captain even as they expressed absolute faith in his leadership during the tour of Sri Lanka

Dale Steyn had bided his time while South Africa built a position of supremacy against West Indies, but when he stirred the effect was lethal. West Indies were blown away within 15.3 overs, their last seven wickets falling for 55 runs

Alastair Cook has been removed as captain of England's one-day side with Eoin Morgan appointed to lead England at the World Cup that starts in February.

West Indies' resistance in the face of South Africa's daunting first-innings total could not be faulted for determination but it went entirely unrewarded as they ended the day trailing by 275 runs after following on with eight wickets in hand

A comfortable century on Test debut for Stiaan van Zyl and an imperious double hundred for Hashim Amla extended South Africa's punishment of a dire, injury-hit West Indies attack on the second day at Centurion

Sam Bilings, Kent's up-and-coming wicketkeeper batsman, has been approved by the ICC as a replacement Craig Kieswetter in the England 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup

Craig Kieswetter's cricketing career has been thrown into doubt by the revelation that he is still suffering vision problems after being struck in the eye last summer

Warming up for the World Cup with a seven-match series in Sri Lanka has given teams opportunity to hone their approach, but it is in Kandy over the next two games that conditions might have just a hint of New Zealand about them

England presented Sri Lanka with the sort of run chase that Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene could have supervised in their sleep.

Moeen Ali produced an abundant one-day innings to raise horizons and rouse spirits, but it will take more than a one-man masterclass, however brilliant, to turn England into fancied World Cup contenders