Articles Tagged “proteas”
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Episode 2: Great Weekend for SA Sport
Agenda: Results from Super Rugby League Ernie Els Wins British Open Proteas wins test against England Olympics Preview Fact of the week Quiz of the week
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Why Philander is so good
I must admit, I was a bit sceptical with all the success of Philander since he arrived in Test cricket. I thought maybe it was because he played on pitches that favoured pace bowling. Which led me to believe it was a case of being at the right place at the right time. But after [...]
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The rebuilding myth
After the seriously dissapointing showing the Proteas gave us at Kingsmead there were a lot of debates around on why we are struggling so much. At a New Years Party I again heard the angle that “we are in a rebuilding phase”. Bullshit. What is a rebuilding phase? There are two definitions: “When people rebuild [...]
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Batting Preview: Sunfoil Test series
Oh we we love to lay down the gauntlet against our old antipodean foes, the Aussies. I for one, cannot rejoice more when they bite the dust, and that includes losses to the Brits (who are all Saffers in any case). And hey! No Bryce Lawrence to help them this time… The last time we faced the Aussies we [...]
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CSA gets new sponsor
After searching long and wide, by hook and by crook CSA managed to get a sponsor who does not mind to be associated with Crooked South Africa. The upcoming test series against the mortal enemy of all sports-loving South African, Australia, will be Sunfoil (or to be more accurate, Willowton Group, manufacturers of Sunfoil Pure [...]
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Proteas show batting power
I had this very detailed in-depth analysis post prepared in my head about how Graeme Smith’s limited over career might be over after the series against Australia. I even found some stats showing his weakness against left arm fast bowlers. And seeing how Boulinger and Johsnon swung the ball in the T20 series, I was [...]
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A closer look at the top test nation(s?)
England is no 1 in test cricket. Congrats. Are they worthy though? India lost their talismatic coach, and seems to be resting on their laurels after winning the World Cup. What about South Africa? In the previous post we saw the stats. Best batsmen over the last two years consistently belongs to England. We all [...]