World T20 2016 February 10, 2016 By leaving out the Morkels, who boast a wealth of experience in Indian conditions, and packing their World T20 side with allrounders, South Africa’s selectors may have overburdened their senior core group South Africa have left Morne Morkel and his brother Albie, both of whom have considerable IPL experience, out of their World T20 squad © Getty Images For the first time in recent…

Richard Levi is one of three South Africans now given clearance © BCCI A late agreement has allowed the South African players involved in the MCL to participate in the semi-finals and eased concerns about the future of the competition. Shortly after the ICC issued a thinly veiled warning that the competition’s ‘approved status’ could be reviewed in light of the involvement of players with inadequately completed No Objection Certificates,…

With 100 days to go until the NatWest T20 Blast kicks off, the anticipation amongst counties, players and fans continues to build ahead of arguably the biggest and best domestic campaign in recent memory. Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch are just a few of the big-hitters that will feature in the competition along with local drawcards such as England internationals Alex Hales, Adil Rashid and Jason Roy. Here…

JJ Smuts hit seven fours and a six in his 49 as Warriors made light work of a 111-run target in Durban © AFP Andrew Birch, the pacer, did the damage with the ball as Warriors beat Dolphins by nine wickets to earn a bonus point win in Durban. That meant they opened up four-point lead over Lions and jump to the second spot in the Momentum One Day Cup…

Jack Burnham earned a place in distinguished company by making his third century in five innings for England at the ICC Under-19 World Cup. The tall Durham right-hander made 109 from 123 balls to set up a crushing 203-run win against Namibia in the first round of the fifth-placed play-offs, following scores of 148 against Fiji. and an unbeaten 106 against Zimbabwe, in the group stages. Burnham is comfortably the…

Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad might both have been sent off for their clash at Perth in 1981 © PA Photos MCC has announced plans to trial a system of red and yellow cards to curb the increasing levels of player indiscipline in recreational cricket, including excessive sledging and a rise in violent behaviour. According to a report in the Telegraph, the proposals range from a five-run penalty for minor…

Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad might both have been sent off for their clash at Perth in 1981 © PA Photos MCC has announced plans to trial a system of red and yellow cards to curb the increasing levels of player indiscipline in recreational cricket, including excessive sledging and a rise in violent behaviour. According to a report in the Telegraph, the proposals range from a five-run penalty for minor…

There was no room in South Africa’s squad for either Morne or Albie Morkel © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Dale Steyn will lead South Africa’s World T20 attack, subject to his regaining full fitness. Steyn sat out six of South Africa’s eight Tests this summer and broke down in the two that he played, first with a groin injury and then a shoulder niggle from which he is still recovering. He has…

Kevin Pietersen continues to shine in club T20 – such as here for the Melbourne Stars © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Soon, I promise, we won’t need to talk about him anymore. Kevin Pietersen is 35 years old and turning grey around the temples. He has already turned his back on the 2016 English summer, he’s canned his annual jaunt to the Caribbean Premier League in order to spend more time…