In 2000 Justice Qayyum made the following recommendations. ...

The past week Graeme Smith announced that he is vacating the T20 captaincy and will only captain the ODI side until the Cricket World Cup. The timing of the decision is interesting as it seems that neither Corrie van Zyl nor the sponsors were aware of this. I think that the decision is a good one and mirrors what has happened in Australia and England.

I can only speculate why he made the decision:

• I think that the relationship between Smith and van Zyl is a strained one. The

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Cricket in South Africa is a soap opera. There is always an agenda or controversy that is either played in the media or behind closed doors. The IPL has been a bone of contention in cricket circles in South Africa and the reason is money. Franchises felt that they got little money in exchange for usage of their facilities. It let to Barry Sjoldhammer losing his position on the CSA board and the threat of Wanderers being suspended from international cricket. The relationship between CSA and Gauteng cricket...

English cricket is on the way up the ICC rankings. There cricket is at the moment at a very good place and I believe that the Ashes will be close. I take into account that they have not played strong opposition but they have dominated the hapless Pakistan.

In the last 18 months since the Moores and Pietersen debacle, English cricket has seen a revival. It is no coincidence that this also is the period since Andy Flower took over as Head Coach (his actual job title is Team Director)....

Hashim Amla last night got recognition for an astonishing season. Winning a handful of awards was the reward for someone who was not good enough a few years ago. Amlas is a humble young South African that has fought back after having a dodgy technique at the crease.

I will admit I was a...