Marcus Prior

Pat Symcox, the former South African Test player and ex-national selector, believes South Africa won't miss the banned Andrew Hall against Pakistan

Marcus Prior on how the West Indies tourists have the steel to avoid a repeat of the drubbing they received last time they were in South Africa

Former South African captain Kepler Wessels has come out with all guns blazing in a bid to clear his name as quickly and completely as possible after accusations of racism leveled at him by two of his provincial players

In a team sport as quirkily individual as cricket, players are often credited with winning a match single-handedly, but only one man has nearly won a World Cup off his own bat

Lance Klusener was the most high-profile casualty as South Africa announced the most demographically representative touring party since they were readmitted to the international cricket community

West Indies win the seventh and final one-day international by six wickets, but South Africa still take the series 5-2

South Africa's cricketers put the controversy of the past 24 hours behind them with a courageous 53-run win in the sixth one-day international at the Queen's Park Oval, dismissing the home side for 137 after they themselves were bundled out for 190

If there was any doubt that the pressure has lifted from the South African squad, it was instantly erased on Friday morning when practice ahead of Saturday's sixth one-day international in Trinidad consisted almost entirely of a game of touch rugby

A quite magnificent fifth one-day international century from Herschelle Gibbs lead South Africa to a crushing seven-wicket win over a sloppy West Indian side in the fifth one-day international at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday

South Africa drew maximum reward from a hard weekend of cricket as they beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the fourth one-day international at Queen's Park stadium on Sunday and took a healthy 3-1 lead in the seven-match series

A tenacious and unrelenting effort in the field ensured South Africa capitalised on Jacques Kallis' seventh limited overs century as they beat the West Indies by 132 runs in the third one-day international on Saturday

A South African record second wicket stand of 179 between Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis proved the undoing of the West Indies as South Africa won the second one-day international by eight wickets at the Antigua Recreation Ground and levelled

"Every game is a must-win for South Africa

A full toss from Allan Donald, struck through backward point by Ridley Jacobs, was eventually all that separated the West Indies and South Africa as the home side grabbed a dramatic last-ball victory at Sabina Park to take a 1-0 lead in the

"It's all part of the game these days," South African captain Shaun Pollock reflected as he answered questions on the rapid turnaround - in attitude and focus - required of his players as they turn from test match cricket to one-day internationals

A spectacular collapse by South Africa after lunch, during which Courtney Walsh picked up two further wickets on his final appearance on the Test stage, brought the curtain down on an absorbing fifth Test match and a great career

As the curtain is gradually drawn on the great career of Courtney Walsh, a compelling Test match is also drawing to an intriguing close at Sabina Park

A rollicking undefeated 67 from Ridley Jacobs and a superb half-century from 20 year-old Marlon Samuels ensured that the West Indies capitalised on their strong overnight position to virtually bat South Africa out of the fifth Test at Sabina Park on

Just when they were being written off

The series may be won, but don't anyone tell the South Africans that the fifth Test against the West Indies which begins at Sabina Park on Thursday is any less important than the four which have preceded it