Liam Brickhill

Zubayr Hamza's wait could be over and he is ready

As the possibility of a Test debut looms, the Cape Cobras batsman says time off during MSL helped channel his game better

09-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Dean Elgar named stand-in captain for Johannesburg Test

The selectors have also added the uncapped Cape Cobras opening batsman Pieter Malan on standby for Aiden Markram, who sustained a right thigh injury during the second Test

09-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Keegan Petersen hits twin tons, Wiaan Mulder returns from injury

Bat dominated ball as no less than eight first-class hundreds were scored in the latest round of the four-day franchise series

07-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Nothing wrong with pitches favouring home team - Ottis Gibson

The South Africa coach defended the preparation of pitches suited to seam and swing after the facilities in the first two Tests came in for criticism from Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur

07-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Faf du Plessis suspended for one Test due to second over-rate offence

The South Africa captain will be forced to skip the third and final Test against Pakistan, beginning in Johannesburg from January 11

06-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill in Cape Town

Resilient South Africa outlast Pakistan on a day of toil

As the pitch flattened out and the short ball stopped working, the bowlers decided to stick to a channel and wait for the opposition to blink

05-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Okay with batsmen's numbers dropping as long as we're winning - du Plessis

Tasked with batting in some of the toughest conditions in the world, the South Africa captain said players got to keep their places if they helped win Test matches

04-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill at Newlands

South Africa smash labels with four quicks at Newlands

Faf du Plessis' team is all about breaking stereotypes, and if that means going into a Cape Town Test without a spinner for only the third time in 25 years, so be it

03-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill in Cape Town

Steyn out? No spinner? South Africa ponder their pace riches

With the return to fitness of Vernon Philander, South Africa have to work out how best to balance their attack for the second Test

02-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill in Cape Town

IPL just before World Cup 'a concern' for Faf du Plessis

South Africa captain said the last thing he wanted was one of his bowlers getting injured just before the World Cup

02-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill in Cape Town

Vernon Philander's return amps up pressure on Pakistan's middle order

One source of hope for the visitors is the potential presence of Mohammad Abbas, who missed the first Test with a shoulder injury

02-Jan-2019•The Preview by Liam Brickhill

'They should triple my salary' - Dean Elgar

Dean Elgar says opening the batting in South Africa is the toughest job in Test cricket but that is also what makes it the most satisfying

28-Dec-2018•Liam Brickhill

Olivier, Amla, Elgar shine as South Africa go 1-0 up

Set 149 for victory, the home side got there before tea on the third day to take an early lead in the three-Test series

28-Dec-2018•The Report by Liam Brickhill

South Africa to chase 149 after Olivier takes 11

Pakistan imploded from 101 for 1 to 190 all out on the second day, with the home team's pacers inducing a post-tea collapse

27-Dec-2018•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Steyn record lights up bowlers' day out

Pakistan fought back after being bowled out for 181, reducing South Africa to 127 for 5 at stumps

26-Dec-2018•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Chasing history, Pakistan seek batting solidity against Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada

Having arrived with a strong bowling attack, this could be Pakistan's best-ever chance to finally win a Test series in South Africa

25-Dec-2018•The Preview by Liam Brickhill

'I feel like I'm 23' - Dale Steyn

The 35-year old says he has bigger goals beyond the long-awaited feat of becoming South Africa's most successful Test bowler

24-Dec-2018•Liam Brickhill in Centurion

Hashim Amla finds form; Faf du Plessis, Duanne Olivier impress ahead of Boxing Day Test

Most of the national squad that will reassemble to take on Pakistan next week were given good workouts in the latest round of domestic four-day fixtures

22-Dec-2018•Liam Brickhill

Paterson called up for Boxing Day Test after Philander injury

The fast bowler, however, is unlikely to play, with Duanne Olivier, the initial back-up bowler, slated to partner Steyn and Rabada in the pace attack

22-Dec-2018•Liam Brickhill

Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Amir star in warm-up win

Fifties from Sohail and Imam on the final day of the three-day warm-up fixture helped Pakistanis complete a win against Cricket South Africa Invitation XI in Benoni

21-Dec-2018•Liam Brickhill

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