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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
• Everything goes right in all-rounder's record ODI appearance • Unbeaten century, two wickets and a stunning catch Paul Collingwood described it as a "perfect day" here as he marked his record 171st ODI appearance for England with a man-of-the-match-winning performance as England beat South Africa by seven wickets with 24 deliveries to spare. Collingwood, who passed Alec Stewart's...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• Captain reluctant to be drawn by Proteas provocation • England say lack of focus may work against hosts England's captain, Andrew Strauss, stood as a pacifist here today as South Africa's war of words raged around his head on the eve of the five-match ODI series which starts at the Wanderers tomorrow afternoon. England have been accused of being predictable and of undermining their young...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The home coach says his team have started the series in too friendly a manner and it is time to raise the voltage The most forceful shots on England's tour of South Africa so far have been executed not by a player but by the home coach as the sides go into this weekend's two one-day internationals. Mickey Arthur, who was responsible for a psychological offensive against the England players this week,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Proteas have tried to inspire antagonism, but are England too nice to sledge? It must be frustrating for Graeme Smith and Mickey Arthur. Their normal whipping boy, Kevin Pietersen, is keeping an uncharacteristically low profile on this England tour. Perhaps he has matured; perhaps his missus is about to launch her solo career; either way, KP has deemed it fit to renounce his normal belligerence,...
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Graeme Smith has a chance to close the gap on MS Dhoni and Michael Hussey at the top of the ODI batting rankings.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
If England are to win this winter, they will have to go through South Africa's captain to do it. Frankly I don't fancy their chances It has been four years since I last interviewed Graeme Smith. We sat out in the afternoon sun at Taunton, and all the while we spoke he cradled a dish full of ice cream smothered in raspberry sauce, which he stirred into a soup and then scooped up with a teaspoon which...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
• England consider calling up extra bowling cover • Collingwood, Anderson and Swann all carrying injuries England may struggle to raise a side to face South Africa A tomorrow after the all-rounder Stuart Broad was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Broad, 23, has had injections in his right shoulder in an attempt to make the first one-day international on Friday but will not feature in Potchefstroom....
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Loots Bosman fell one blow short of recording only the second century in Twenty20 internationals, and Graeme Smith made a statement of his own by hammering 88 from 44 balls, as South Africa responded to their defeat in Friday's first T20I at the Wanderers
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
• Kieswetter pledges future to his adoptive country • Wicketkeeper tipped to play Test cricket with England Craig Kieswetter, Somerset's dynamic wicketkeeper batsman, has pledged his future to England following reports that South Africa were keen to reclaim the Johannesburg-born player. Kieswetter, 21, who has a Scottish mother and a British passport, was hastily added to England's Performance...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• Paul Collingwood again takes charge of tourists • South Africa's captain lands first blow of phoney war Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has landed the first telling blow during England's tour of his country by questioning his opposite number Andrew Strauss's decision not to play himself in the two Twenty20 games this weekend. The tour proper starts here tomorrow night, with the...
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Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
LUKE WRIGHT maintains that the England team will always be 100% behind their captain amid suggestions from Graeme Smith that opposite number Andrew Strauss acted out of character during their much-publicised Champions Trophy altercation in September.
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The Corridor (a cricket blog) (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
They’re playing their Test cards close to their chest, but what do we know about South Africa’s recently announced ODI squad? Other than the penchant for choking…(behave yourself, Abbott. Ed.) Graeme Smith Has captained South Africa since the age of 12. Will be good for at least a couple of heroic centuries. Cancelled his membership of the [...]
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T20 World Cup 2009 (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
1st ODI: India vs Australia at Vadodara : The ICC is considering a trial splitting of one-day matches into two innings of 25 overs for each team, a proposal Sachin Tendulkar had mooted earlier. Graeme Smith and Kumar Sangakkara felt the ICC Champions Trophy would be crucial in directing the future of the ODI as a viable format in international cricket. Other trials in international cricket include...
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