Television pundits, of course, are not paid to venture things like "What can you say?" Although, every now and then, they invariably do. (Nice gig if you can get it, eh?)
So all credit to SuperSport studio anchor Pommie Mbangwa and guests Robin Jackman
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has brutally admitted that South Africas current limited-overs team do not deserve their world ranking of second.
Speaking at a press conference at the Oval on the eve of the third ODI against England today, Arthur said
The return of Steve Harmison to the one-day fold has helped turn England into one of the best teams in the world according to their hapless opponents.
Two crushing defeats have left South Africa on the edge of a series defeat at the earliest
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Cricketer of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Spirit of Cricket [for teams]
The fifth ICC Awards will be
Does new England skipper Kevin Pietersen have SA counterpart Graeme Smith's number after the Proteas' back-to-back defeats at The Oval and Headingley? The next two weeks will tell. South Africa's defeat in the first ODI has certainly ensured that we
With another series between the two nations looming, we present a half-dozen of their most celebrated short-form
Cape Town - Based on the present ICC rankings for one-day internationals, South Africa (second) should see off seventh-placed England comfortably in their five-match series starting in Leeds on Friday.
And the overall record between the two teams, for
"I tested the bowlers' patience, and once they tired down I could play the fluent strokes"
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There are days when you walk out and start middling the ball right away, days when you know nobody is going to get you out. It is nice to play such
There has been a fair amount of comment since the news was announced that Mike Selvey was not going to be part of the Test Match Special team and I thought it was a good opportunity to explain the thinking behind this decision. Firstly I would again
Arthur: Getting ready for life without Shaun Pollock
We will always be there or thereabouts in one-day cricket but as a word of caution we have lost Shaun Pollock and Charl Langeveldt who were two huge role players in our bowling attack
Mickey