There is nothing like a fine catch - like Jean Symes' to remove Ramnaresh Sarwan - to give any match a kick up the backside

Senior figures in South African cricket have played down reports that allegations of spot-fixing marring Pakistan's tour of England had made South Africa's cricketers reluctant to play Pakistan in the UAE next month

Wayamba's followed their flaccid bowling with batting that could most kindly be described as having a nice personality - bedfellows as strange as this do not a strong marriage make

Victoria showed why it is far better to be the favourite rather than the underdog in a nerveless win over Central Districts

It was, unarguably, by any measure reasonable or unreasonable, the biggest win in the hitherto limping Lions franchise's history, and Alviro Petersen knew it

There's plenty of money on offer in the Champions League T20, but it's still a long way from taking a place among the truly big sporting events

He's only the second frontline spinner to captain South Africa. Now with Graeme Smith stepping back, Johan Botha's future as leader looks bright

Smith is about as big as anyone in South African cricket should be allowed to get. Now that he's stepping down, the team will be forced to seriously look at a future without him

South Africa's Player of the Year is his own man, and he has spent the past year proving how strong he is

Their physical make-up and bowling actions might be different but when it comes to taking wickets and making batsmen quake, Steyn and Morkel seem identical

Just when his country had made it back into the fold after the years of apartheid came Cronje to end the innocence

Andrew Hudson is likely be a conservative convenor of selectors. But will he be able to handle the madness and bad press that come with the job?

Another big-tournament disappointment for South Africa and the knives are out for the captain. Could it be the end of the road?

Shaun Pollock has said changing the South Africa captain for the sake of it is not the way forward and that there needs to be a stronger support structure around the leader

Reactions to South Africa's defeat in yet another ICC event

They have a star coach and a renowned sports psychologist helping them this time. But will the two be able to tackle the old familiar big-tournament hoodoo?

Their World Twenty20 squad includes IPL stars and benchwarmers. While football hogs the spotlight back home, will the cricket team finally bring home an ICC trophy?

Every South African fielder has had a role model to look up to: Jonty Rhodes, Peter Kirsten and Sybrand Engelbrecht explain why the country has never lacked fielding talent

First he needs to unclutter his mind and go back to playing his naturally aggressive game. And hopefully he'll have Kepler Wessels to help him on his way back

The out-of-favour former South African spearhead looks forward to cycling with Lance Armstrong, while still hoping to return to the side