Club cricket has been called off this season in Cape Town, but there seems to be no threat to internationals for now. And work is on to make Newlands' water supply independent of the municipal supply

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and coach Ottis Gibson are eager to try as many players as possible - even if it results in a few losses - in the lead up to the showpiece event in England

Despite having dominated much of the Tests, South Africa will have to contend with a confident ODI team, without their best player in the format

The selectors will not name a replacement, so the squad has been trimmed to 14 players, with the likelihood of Khaya Zondo being handed a debut now higher

What South Africa can take away from the series against India, which they won, a result that was overshadowed by the drama of the dead-rubber defeat in Johannesburg

The likelihood of sanctions against the Wanderers for the pitch it produced for the third Test against India will not deter South Africa from continuing to ask curators to prepare surfaces to favour their pace attack

Despite playing arguably his finest Test innings, Dean Elgar suggested too great a risk had been taken with player safety when play was allowed to continue

They achieved the series victory, but having the final Test taken off them will hurt Faf du Plessis' side for some time to come

Officials at the Wanderers would have breathed a sigh of relief when play resumed on the fourth morning but they should not hold their breath on an all-clear

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson insisted that while they asked for surfaces that would assist their pace attack, the exaggerated bounce and lateral movement was unexpected

The T20 squad had no room for Mali, Sune Luus or Laura Wolvaardt but included Odine Kirsten, Nadine de Klerk and Moseline Daniels

The South Africa batsman has admitted that batsmen have not been able to settle in on the Wanderers' pitch for the ongoing Test, but would not be drawn into calling conditions extreme

Hashim Amla put on a special act at the Wanderers but needed some support. He found it in unlikely quarters

The squad also sees the return of Morne Morkel and Chris Morris, who missed out on the Bangladesh series with a side strain and back issue respectively

The allrounder wasn't a frontunner to play in this series, or in Tests at all; but he made a valuable contribution on the first day

South Africa might not have intended to step off the gas, but they might have. Just a little.

Nearly all the pieces are in place, but the wicketkeeper-batsman's form is a worry, particularly in a team that wants to play five bowlers

On what is expected to be a spicy surface, the hosts could bench Keshav Maharaj and play either an extra batsman in Theunis de Bruyn or a seam-bowling allrounder in Andile Phehlukwayo

Ahead of his 50th Test, Vernon Philander admitted it could be tough being part of a four-pronged pace pack that is packed with star quality, but only if he thought just about himself

How the rugby-loving son of a doctor and a lawyer became the world's No. 1 bowler at 22