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A mid-series change of captain is never ideal, but with Hashim Amla having rediscovered his form and South Africa having regained some pride it could work out well for the team

During the Durban Test, Graeme Smith was outspoken about the state of the South Africa team. Now he has been brought back into the fold but without bat in hand, or the team under his control, can he make a difference?

West Indies' Test players are paid much less than their Australian - and even New Zealand - counterparts, and the repercussions of this are showing on the field

South Africa began and ended 2015 as the No. 1 Test side in the world but the security they felt as the year opened was a distant memory long before it came to a close

Playing the No. 1 team on their own patch will be a huge challenge for an inconsistent England side but there are signs of weakness in South Africa to be exploited

Morne Morkel, the South Africa fast bowler, hopes that James Anderson is passed fit for the first Test at Durban for the sake of the series

Amid growing concerns about the depth and quality of South Africa's batting reserves, the time may be nigh for one of the country's most consistent performers to earn a call-up

Five talking points from the India squads named for the upcoming limited-overs tour to Australia

ESPNcricinfo looks at the domestic cricket journeys of Rishi Dhawan, Hardik Pandya and Manish Pandey, after they were picked in India's ODI and T20 squads for Australia

Even Nick Compton doubted whether he would get a second chance with England but he could provide crucial balance to the Test side at No. 3

The new Pune and Rajkot franchises opted for different strategies during the IPL player draft and came away satisfied with the results

Ambitious ECB plans to grow engagement and inspire a new generation need cricket lovers to start working together - and stop obsessing over free-to-air

The absence of any cricketers from the BBC's annual awards bash is another stark warning of the invisibility of the sport in the British mainstream

With Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson retired and Mitchell Starc out injured, Australia's fast-bowling depth is set to be seriously tested over the next few months

The series against India has gone and there are some interesting scenarios for South Africa as to how they use the final match in Delhi ahead of their home season

Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza had shared a light-hearted chat about facing Mohammad Amir before the BPL began, but it was Mashrafe who had the last laugh

South Africa need two spinners to play in India, but that means their batting depth is lessened. Finding a middle ground will be vital to their chances of levelling the series

Nagpur produced a dreary track in 2012 but this time the surface is expected to spin more. Will the hosts play an extra spinner or an extra batsman? Or both?

Over the years Morne Morkel has been seen to be the supporting actor to Dale Steyn's star role. In Nagpur, he might finally be able to lead South Africa's pace attack from the front

The year began with high hopes for UAE as they embarked on a World Cup campaign, but a winless tournament has been followed by further poor results as the country realises it has to take stock for the future