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Casual prejudice and hypocrisy
It may have taken a few decades but the lesson has been worth learning: don’t waste emotional or physical energy on problems or scenarios over which you…
Feb 8, 2021
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“It’s not about being ‘nice’ – it’s about the avoidance of ‘ordinariness’.”
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Jun 26, 2021
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Sticks and Stones, and a new Tournament…
By the middle of 2019 Thabang Moroe had already made over half a dozen trips to India to woo the BCCI into cooperating with and perhaps even supporting…
Apr 29
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Christchurch debacle was writing on the wall.
One of the strongest creeds in the Proteas men’s team for the last seven years has been ‘no excuses.’ It started in India in 2015 when they played three…
Feb 19
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Radio Silence
Everyone who cares about South African cricket probably has a worst ‘moment’ from the last couple of years which, for them, symbolises the nadir to…
Dec 17, 2021
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Smith, Boucher and CSA – The Explainer
Anybody who has ever found themselves in a raging, screaming argument which started out over something well-meaning but misunderstood may be better…
May 17
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Time for a Revolution
A couple of days ago a young player with a handful of Proteas caps to his credit contacted me to ask what was going on at CSA. When I said I didn’t…
Aug 20, 2020
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RIP - Robin David Jackman
Jackers didn’t enjoy flying at the best of times but it was particularly grueling in mid-90s India before the airports had all been upgraded and…
Dec 31, 2020
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Let’s talk about Mark
Is South Africa’s head coach a ‘dead man walking’? Is it just a matter of time before the paperwork is finalised and he is dismissed? The tone of the…
Jan 25
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Dale Steyn bowls final delivery
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Aug 31, 2021
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The ultimate freelancer
A couple of days before the IPL final I made contact with Faf du Plessis in Dubai where the Chennai Super Kings were awaiting news of their opponents in…
Oct 17, 2021
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Time to take the selection blinkers off
If South Africa’s end of year Test series against India was in that country rather than in South Africa, would the world’s most consistently performing…
May 18, 2021
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