Dale Steyn has spent more than a month on the sidelines and was ruled out on Tuesday, though South Africa hope he will be fit to face India on 5 June.
Daniel Gallan says that England's trio of Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes have the ability to take apart any team at the World Cup and are already serious contenders for the most valuable player before a ball has been bowled.
It’s not just on the field that captains Faf du Plessis and Eoin Morgan have different waters to navigate. Off the field, particularly in the pre-match press conference in the bowels of the Kennington Oval, both captains are presenting conflicting messages.
Caster Semenya lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport earlier this month over measures imposed by the IAAF that compel "hyperandrogenic" athletes to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to compete as women.
The 28-year-old did his chances no harm with 106 against West Indies in their final warmup game in Bristol and follows on from 77 against Australia earlier this month in Brisbane.
The South African Cricketers' Association's court application calls on CSA to deliver to the court, and to the association, documents and records that CSA relied upon in making the decision to restructure domestic cricket.
England are top of the One Day International rankings and favourites to lift a trophy they have never yet won in its 44-year-history – a far cry from their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
As the 2019 Cricket World Cup gets under way in England and Wales, we ask where did it all begin? Which teams have dominated the World Cup? And how will this year’s Cricket World Cup be different?
The build-up to this London derby European final has been marred by Henrikh Mkhitaryan's decision not to travel for the game because of fears over his safety due to an ongoing political dispute between his home country and neighbouring Azerbaijan.
Daniel Gallan says that Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the most important players of any side at this year’s World Cup and if he fires, South Africa could well win the tournament.
