Short Fine Legs

With Quinton de Kock retiring from Test cricket, South Africa have lost one of their few genuine world class talents. Can Temba Bavuma make the step up and become the rock in the middle order?

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Is an athlete just an athlete? Can we ignore their politics, their views on class and race, or their role in a toxic environment that plagues a nation's sport?

These are difficult questions but they are worth considering when analysing the likes of AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and Duanne Olivier - four players who have shaped South African cricket for better and for worse.

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South Africa take on the Dutch, but rather than feel resentment and a need for revenge as we do whenever whenever our other former colonial master is in town, the men in orange will be greeted with curiosity and a little confusion.

Helping to form a clearer picture is Bertus de Jongh, a freelance journo who is the man in the know.

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A 3-0 win over the Netherlands is a the least we should expect from South Africa. It's a bold new approach that we'd like to see.

Helping Dan find out if this experimental side is up to the task is Mpho Mutloane.

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The Proteas performed admirably but still came up short. That's much we can stomach. What we can't digest is the narrative that results don't matter. Cricket South Africa's misguided tweet is an insult to fans and does the important push for transformation a disservice.

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South Africa are going through to the semis! At least they will if they beat England on Saturday in what is surely the most challenging task in world cricket right now.

Finding out how they can/will achieve this, Dan spoke to Nick Friend, journalist at the Cricketer Magazine. they unpacked Jos Buttler's sensational form, Tabraiz Shamsi's legacy and the brewing storm coming out of Yorkshire.

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It was Miller's time against Sri Lanka as the big hitting lefty lived up to the promise to deliver the goods. That means the Proteas are the masters of their own destiny. Can they drag themselves to an unlikely semi-final spot? What awaits in the form of Bangladesh? And what do you make of Temba Bavuma's captaincy on and off the field?

These questions and more answered right here.

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Dan rides solo as he asks, and answers, the question on the lips of every Proteas fan. Sure, they can win the thing, but how?

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In this second episode of our special on Paul Adams, Dan makes a the case that the chubby wrist spinner with an alien action is arguably South Africa's most iconic cricketer of the modern age.

But it wasn't all clear sailing. Unfair comparisons with Shane Warne, a change in leadership and a freak injury hampered his career. Then a troubled stint as a coach both enhanced and sullied his reputation.

Whatever your view, there can be no denying that Gogga left his mark on the game.

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In this episode Daniel Gallan takes a look back at the extraordinary career of a cricketing legend Paul Adams. the enigmatic leg-spinner captured the hearts of the South African public and this episode shines a light on some of the special moments.

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