1:16 PM GMT Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s captain, has called on South Africa’s administrators to shift their focus away from the current crises and onto the national team as they prepare for a home series against England. Speaking after his team, Paarl Rocks, secured a home final at the Mzansi Super League (MSL), two

The Vidarbha players pose with the trophy © PTI Into its 86th year, the biggest first-class competition in the world – the Ranji Trophy – gets bigger with a 38th team, Chandigarh, added to the roster for the 2019-20 season. Like every year, it gives around 800 hopefuls a platform to establish themselves. Players aside,

Jacques Faul has become the acting CEO of CSA once again © Getty Images CSA have appointed Dr Jacques Faul as acting CEO. Faul replaces Thabang Moroe, who was suspended on Friday on allegations of misconduct. Faul is currently CEO of the Titans, the franchise based at SuperSport Park and has acted as CSA head

Jonny Bairstow flays a drive through the covers © Getty Images James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood have all been included in a 17-man squad for England’s Test tour of South Africa. Anderson and Wood missed the New Zealand tour due to injury, while Bairstow was dropped to allow him time to work on

4:23 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Western Australia at the MCG was suspended on the opening day due to concerns over a dangerous pitch less than three weeks before the Boxing Day Test. The umpires took the players off in the 40th over with Western Australia 3 for 89

8:00 AM GMT Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 173 for 6 (Dunk 75, Breetzke 64, Wahab 3-19) beat Cape Town Blitz 162 for 8 (Malan 60, de Kock 40, Tahir 2-22) by 11 runs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants pulled away from Paarl Rocks at the top of the Mzansi Super League points table. The Giants are

11:05 AM GMT Thabang Moroe, the chief executive of Cricket South Africa, has been suspended with immediate effect, but with full pay, following allegations of misconduct. An investigation into his actions, which will include an independent forensic audit, is expected to be conducted soon. Chris Nenzani, the CSA president, has been tasked with appointing an

3:33 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand have had a major boost ahead of the first Test against Australia next week with Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme both making good progress in their recoveries from injury. NZC confirmed the pair would travel to Perth with the squad on Saturday having come through a training

5:55 PM GMT What, in all honesty, have England learnt from their two-Test stopover in New Zealand? In one sense, it was a trip that lived down to its pre-series expectations, as a superbly well-drilled home team handed out a succession of lessons to a side that has neglected the longer format for several years

8:00 AM GMT Big picture You look at the ICC T20I rankings and wonder, how the mighty have fallen. The reigning champions of T20Is enter the three-match series ranked tenth. But as it often is after the Caribbean Premier League, rankings mean very little because the team composition is so different from the one only