Cricket

Common sense the loser in this tirade

Greg Baum Social media, unfortunately, seems to be the province of orphans.

Pitch in death roll as fate toys with skipper's men

Greg Baum The first Western sailors to find Sri Lanka called it the Isle of Serendipity. Serendipity is the faculty for making happy discoveries by accident.

Cricket

Skipper digs in to lead South African recovery

Greg Baum This was Test cricket in its more usual guise, three an over rather than five.

Nowadays, it's doing what's best for the squad

Greg Baum Watson is picked as an all-rounder. If he is unable to bat and bowl, he cannot play.