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After all the angst and heartbreak about the Indian tour, it's about time the South African cricket-loving public had some good news.
With the height of the summer's cricket action about to take centre stage, there is certainly a sense of excitement building. But the question of what will fill the chasm left by India's abbreviated visit has been a vexing one.
Pakistan's players are here at the moment, and they form a team that boasts some exciting individual talent even if, as a team, they are struggling to get the better of South Africa.
But both Pakistan and India will be long gone by the time the new year arrives and the prime cricket-watching period was deliberately left empty by the awful machinations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Newlands in Cape Town felt the major cut as there is no longer a New Year's Test, usually the best-supported event of the entire summer.
But the smell of charred meat and the hum of contented, often beer-fuelled conversations under the oaks beneath Table Mountain look set to once again stimulate the senses as there is talk of a festival of cricket to...
Read the full story on the Daily Maverick website.
With the height of the summer's cricket action about to take centre stage, there is certainly a sense of excitement building. But the question of what will fill the chasm left by India's abbreviated visit has been a vexing one.
Pakistan's players are here at the moment, and they form a team that boasts some exciting individual talent even if, as a team, they are struggling to get the better of South Africa.
But both Pakistan and India will be long gone by the time the new year arrives and the prime cricket-watching period was deliberately left empty by the awful machinations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Newlands in Cape Town felt the major cut as there is no longer a New Year's Test, usually the best-supported event of the entire summer.
But the smell of charred meat and the hum of contented, often beer-fuelled conversations under the oaks beneath Table Mountain look set to once again stimulate the senses as there is talk of a festival of cricket to...
Read the full story on the Daily Maverick website.
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