PROTEAS ON TOP

Mother nature helped the Proteas win the match!!! The Proteas reclaimed the number 1 ranked in the world by beating the Sri Lanka 1-0 series win.  The match was drawn on Monday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  Captain Hashim Amla excelled throughout the series and collected his first win.

Meanwhile, former coach Gary Kirsten was recalled to assist with the batting line-up in the final test match.  Amla said when he took over from the retired Smith that he wanted to take South Africa back to the top of the International Cricket Council's test rankings, and it has taken him just two matches to do so.  He scored 139 n/o in the first innings.  ''We have had challenges like this before and have managed to do some special things as a team in the last two years, and today was another example of the characters we have in the team'', he said at the press conference.

Cricket: England
England's captain Alastair Cook  is trying #sscricket

The following Cook's quotes after 95 runs score:

''I am delighted that I got 95 but frustrated that I didn't get a hundred''

''It was an amazing reception and I have never experienced anything like that.  It was a great feeling''

''You never silence everyone, that's the nature of the beast, but it has given me some confidence that my batting is going in the right direction and hopefully I can carry on scoring runs''.

Cricket: Jacques Kallis retired from International Cricket.  The 38-year-old announced yesterday, meanwhile Cricket SA thanked Kallis for the role he played throughout his career in particular with the Proteas squad.

Rugby

The Cell C Sharks have appointed loose-forward  Tera Mtembu as their captain for the Absa Currie Cup season.  Mtembu becomes the 72nd captain of the Sharks, and the province's first  African captain.  ''He will communicate diplomatically with the team and referee'', said Sharks CEO John Smith.



By Nelly Portia