South Africa Skipper Du Plessis To Miss First England Test

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is to miss the first Test with England which gets underway on Thursday due to family reasons, Cricket South Africa announced on their website on Monday. The 32-year-old batsman — who became only the fourth South African to score a century on his Test debut in 2012 — returned … Read more

Tough Skipper Says South Africa ‘not Good Enough’

Faf du Plessis criticised South Africa’s performances against New Zealand as “not good enough” Friday, despite going into the final Test in Hamilton with an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the series. The South African captain said he was also expecting injured wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock to front up on Saturday for the start of the … Read more