Success doesn’t come overnight. By the same token, neither does failure. Six years ago the Proteas were the No 1-ranked Test team in the world. Now they are a long way off the ‘Big Three’. It’s the delayed effects of Kolpak and the player drain.
The Proteas struggled to deal with the collective team effort put forward by England as they slipped to a 3-1 Test series defeat. WADE PRETORIUS grades the squad.
Any England tour to South Africa brings with it drama on and off the field. ANDRE HUISAMEN reflects on five moments that defined the series.
The Proteas were helpless to prevent yet another batting collapse as they slumped to a 3-1 series defeat by England at the Wanderers. WADE PRETORIUS rates the players.
A new-look Proteas team suffered emphatic defeat by the flawed, but at times brilliant, English tourists. Yet, the series wasn’t all doom and gloom for South Africa.
England completed a 3-1 Test series victory over the Proteas on Monday. Here are the statistics that matter after the four fixtures.
Captain Faf du Plessis finds consolation in the performance of fast bowler Anrich Nortje, after the Proteas fell to a 3-1 Test series defeat by England at the Wanderers on Monday.
All-rounder Vernon Philander bade an emotional farewell to international cricket on Monday.
Proteas batsman Rassie van der Dussen spoke to SuperSport following his team’s fourth Test defeat by England on Monday, when the 30-year-old fell two runs short of his first Test century.
England clinched the Test series against South Africa with another dominant performance when they won the fourth Test at the Wanderers by 191 runs on Monday.
Proteas coach Mark Boucher spoke to SuperSport after the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers about what went wrong in their 191-run defeat in Johannesburg and what the team needs to improve on moving forward.
In the bosom of the great Unity Stand at the Wanderers there is a long line of glass encasements honouring triumphs of the past, writes DANIEL GALLAN.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has moved to downplay the coming together with previously sanctioned Jos Buttler at the Wanderers.
South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis has pleaded guilty to falling short of the ICC’s over-rate allocation which ensured the team were punished heavily after the Wanderers Test.
The Proteas fell to a 191-run defeat late on day four of the fourth and final Test against England at the Wanderers.
