Graeme Smith completed a year of huge achievement when he was named both SA Cricketer of the Year and Castle Test Cricketer of the Year.
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur makes Australia slight favourites for the eagerly-awaited 2009 Ashes series, which starts on July 8.
South Africa pair Hashim Amla and Wayne Parnell are heading for county cricket.
Twelve months ago, Wayne Parnell was one of the members of the South African Cricket Academy who wasn't even thinking about representing his country.
Julia Harris picks out the best eleven players from the recently concluded World Twenty20 in England.
The Proteas were remarkably upbeat on their return to South Africa on Saturday after losing to Pakistan in the World T20 semi-final.
Proteas cricket captain Graeme Smith is to undergo surgery on his elbow to deal with chronic tendinitis.
Graeme Smith has rubbished the theory that South Africa are the "chokers" of international cricket.
Younus Khan admitted winning the World Twenty20 will provide a massive lift for trouble-torn Pakistan and the nation's partisan cricket supporters.
After Tillakaratne Dilshan's heroics at The Oval, we recall a few other hefty T20I knocks.
Shahid Afridi's fine all-round performance clinched Pakistan's place in their second successive ICC World Twenty20 final at the expense of South Africa at Trent Bridge.
Pakistan match-winner Shahid Afridi put in a fine all-round performance to send World Twenty20 favourites South Africa crashing out at the semi-final.
With Umar Gul's reverse swing kicking up a storm, Julia Harris recalls five other recent incidents involving accusations of ball tampering.
Tristan Holme previews the first semi-final of the World Twenty20 between South Africa and Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
Pakistan have been quick to remind the South Africans of their chokers tag ahead of their World Twenty20 semi-finals.