Cup dropped (part 2)

Cricket South Africa's transformation charter calls for the meeting of race targets to be measured over time rather than in a single match. That only adds to the intrigue of why the board apparently forced a change in the World Cup team for the semifinal against New Zealand in Auckland last month.Sources have confirmed to The Times that Vernon Philander, who missed four of the seven games SA played before the semi because of a hamstring injury, was selected ahead of Kyle Abbott - the team's lea...