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Amla enjoying captaincy learning curve

Amla enjoying captaincy learning curve

Alviro Petersen has announced his retirement from international cricket following the series against West Indies and will take up a Kolpak deal in English county cricket

06-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Victory keeps South Africa as No. 1

Victory keeps South Africa as No. 1

South Africa duly completed an eight-wicket victory against West Indies on the fifth day, but initially at least it was not quite the stroll in the park that the scorecard suggests

06-Jan-2015•Report by David Hopps

Samuels played an awful shot - Williams

Samuels played an awful shot - Williams

For some, it is about the one that got away. For Stuart Williams, it is about the one moment that did: Marlon Samuels' dismissal

05-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Harmer, Steyn blow West Indies away

Harmer, Steyn blow West Indies away

South Africa were left needing 124 to win the third Test in Newlands and take the series 2-0 after a monumental West Indies collapse on the fourth day

05-Jan-2015•The Report by David Hopps

Richardson wants WI batsmen to convert class to substance

Richardson wants WI batsmen to convert class to substance

If West Indies do not believe they can square the series against South Africa, they may as well head back to the airport as far as their manager Richie Richardson is concerned

04-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

De Villiers hundred gives SA slight edge

De Villiers hundred gives SA slight edge

AB de Villiers produced the outstanding innings that the Cape Town Test craved, but even his redoubtable efforts have yet to shake off West Indies

04-Jan-2015•The Report by David Hopps

Petersen SA only worry on languid day

Petersen SA only worry on languid day

It was a languid day at Newlands. A decent crowd lolled contentedly for much of the time under blue skies and confidently awaited a position of South African dominance: if not today, maybe tomorrow

03-Jan-2015•The Report by David Hopps

West Indies rue batting lapses

West Indies rue batting lapses

West Indies batted out 90 overs for the first time in the three-Test series against South Africa and while Leon Johnson said that was a good sign, he rued the lapses in concentration that cost the side six wickets

02-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Harmer, Steyn benefit from wasteful WI

Harmer, Steyn benefit from wasteful WI

West Indies' end-of-day score looks solid enough, but it was another missed opportunity for them as wickets were gifted to South Africa. Debutant offspinner Simon Harmer finished with three

02-Jan-2015•The Report by David Hopps

New Year, same battle for West Indies

New Year, same battle for West Indies

A New Year brings a new outlook, thoughts of starting afresh, but Denesh Ramdin hopes to see West Indies start 2015 with the fight they finished 2014

01-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

West Indies look to sustain fight

West Indies look to sustain fight

An injury-laden South Africa, an improved West Indies, and inclement weather have ensured that the series is still alive going into the third Test in Cape Town

01-Jan-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

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