South Africa’s tour of the West Indies got off to a mildly disturbing start last night in Antigua with one of the more peculiar games of Twenty20 I’ve ever witnessed.From atrocious umpiring to unusually tatty Proteas kit, the day started out bizarre and got steadily more comical as the hot, windy afternoon wore on. South Africa won it in the end by 13 runs but were about as convincing ...
Any sign that fast bowling’s back in fashion is good, but does the victim have to be the West Indies? Dale Steyn took 5-29 and Morne Morkel took 4-19. Great stuff, but you feel bad for who’s on the receiving end.
It’s like eating lamb. It’s delicious, but it’s best to tuck in without thinking about [...]
Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel proved beyond doubt they are the most devastating new-ball pairing in Test cricket when they ran through the West Indies in the first Test in Port of Spain like a rhino through butter.Although I should probably take my own advice and temper my praise to suit the weakness of the opposition, the match and pitch conditions were more than enough to balance any potential ske...
The World cup has finally come alive.Yes there was Sachin, Tamim, Afridi, Ponting, Steyn, Gayle, Pollard, Pietersen the opener and all the other big names. Yet the big entertainment was coming from broken TVs, Sehwag’s straight faced, matter of fact bravado in speech, and the "we-want-to-win-the-world-cup-for-our-dog" comments. But yesterday someone bowled a googly. And the batsman was made ...
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