These are strange days indeed in SA cricket

08 January 2016 - 11:15
By Telford Vice

AB de Villiers says he is happy to step into the breach created by Hashim Amla’s shock resignation as SA’s team captain on Wednesday. But is he? Amla‚ meanwhile‚ has contradicted himself on the process of making his decision. SA supporters would be forgiven for thinking all is not as it seems with the national team‚ and that in the middle of their toughest home series‚ against England‚ since they became the No1-ranked team almost four years ago.

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