Olivier: I’m sorry if I offended anyone
Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier says his comment in 2019 about wanting to play for England was taken out of context.
Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier says his comment in 2019 about wanting to play for England was taken out of context.
Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday.
Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted through the final session to give England hope in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday.
England were bowled out for 147 on the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on his captaincy debut.
Duanne Olivier has been included in a 21-man Proteas squad for the Test series against India.
Newlands will now host the third Test between the Proteas and India in January, with the New Year’s Test shifting to the Wanderers.
The New Year’s Test between South Africa and India could be played in Johannesburg and not Cape Town.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that India’s tour of South Africa will go ahead.
India captain Virat Kohli expects his team to get “absolute clarity” on the South Africa tour in “a day or two or pretty soon”.
Chief medical officer Dr Shuaib Manjra says Cricket South Africa’s bio-secure environment (BSE) has met the highest standards set by national government.