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Former South Africa batsman Daryll Cullinan has revealed that, during his playing days, there was initially some resistance among the players to the transformation process

Rain caused the abandonment of the second match at Harrup Park in Mackay, between South Africa A and India A, giving the teams two points each

The match referees of the Durban and Trinidad Tests, Andy Pycroft and Ranjan Madugalle respectively, have rated the two outfields for the matches as "poor"

Concerns over player safety on a soft outfield caused three abandoned days in the Durban Test, despite both teams being "very keen" to get on the park

The Durban Test was called off on day five, more than half an hour before the scheduled start of play, as the issues with the soft, damp outfield persisted

By Monday, when there was no cricket played again, eight of the 12 sessions had been lost to rain and a wet outfield at Kingsmead

Mark Boucher has been appointed head coach of the Titans franchise for the next two years, replacing Rob Walter, who left the franchise to join New Zealand's Otago Volts

A wet outfield took 65 mm of rain overnight, resulting in the abandonment of the third day without a ball bowled, despite blue skies and sunshine

Dale Steyn harnessed helpful conditions for fast bowling in Durban and put New Zealand in trouble after South Africa were all out for 263. But rain allowed for only 22 overs of play

South Africa A knocked over Australia A for 107 at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, before breezing to the target with eight wickets in hand and 174 balls to spare

Hardus Viljoen, the South Africa fast bowler, has signed as Kent's overseas player, to strengthen their attack for the last four Championship matches of the season

Neil Wagner credited fellow left-armer Trent Boult for New Zealand's progress on the first day of the Durban Test

Trent Boult and Neil Wagner picked up five wickets between them to leave South Africa at 236 for 8

Former South Africa Women allrounder Sunnette Viljoen, who has played one Test and 17 ODIs, created history on Thursday by bagging a silver medal in the women's javelin final of the Rio Olympics

New Zealand will have to show more skill than they did in Zimbabwe if they are to topple South Africa

Despite a dearth of Test cricket compared to the Big Three and several months between fixtures, South Africa took their place in the format for granted and in so doing lost some of their stature

While all eyes are on the pitch for Durban's first-ever Test match in August, peripheral vision will move to the outfield which has failed to recover completely since being relaid last month

Daryll Cullinan has admitted to having contemplated migrating to New Zealand or Australia to play international cricket as a youngster growing up in apartheid South Africa

New Zealand have never won a Test series against South Africa, but given the balance in their current side and with recent form in their favour, this could be their best chance yet

Kane Williamson's men are a happy bunch who have shown they have what it takes to reach the summit, while South Africa are caught in the mire of selection criteria politics and struggling with players past their prime