Johannesburg, June 8 (ANI): South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris will replace paceman Morne Morkel in their ICC Champions Trophy squad, after Morris was ruled out of the tournament because of an injury.

Johannesburg, Feb 28 (ANI): South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott has been added to the squad for the one-day international series against Pakistan starting from March 10.

Sydney, Feb 6(ANI): South African cricketers are enjoying looking down from their number one spot in the Test rankings with several of them also placed well at the top in the individual positions.

Johannesburg, Jan 31(ANI): South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel has claimed touring Pakistan's giant pace bowler Mohammad Irfan doesn't have the experience of bowling on bouncier pitches, therefore, it would be interesting to see how he performs against them.

Johannesburg, Jan.18 (ANI): South African coach Gary Kirsten is hoping that his one-day international (ODI) squad will have an improved performance in 2013, starting with the series against New Zealand.

Johannesburg, Dec. 20 (ANI): South Africa's T20 coach Russell Domingo has said that he plans to give 'game time' to all the players in his 15-man squad match during their three-match T20 series against New Zealand.

London, Nov 23(ANI): A battling unbeaten century by captain Graeme Smith kept South Africa afloat as the tourists set about matching Australia's first innings total of 550 on the second day of the second Test in Adelaide.

Sydney, Nov 20(ANI): South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel has said claiming the wickets of Australian batsmen Ed Cowan and Michael Clarke on no ball deliveries in the drawn Gabba Test was a bitter pill to swallow.

Sydney, Nov 20(ANI): South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel believes the uneven bounce on the Adelaide wicket would suit his type of bowling in the second Test match against Australia.

Sydney, Nov 20(ANI): South African fast bowler Morne Morkel has said they are planning to bowl plenty of short deliveries to Australian batsmen, especially in from Michael Clarke, in the second Test match at Adelaide in a desperate bid to safeguard their world number one status.

Sydney, Nov. 7 (ANI): Australian cricketer Alex Doolan believes his team's bowling attack has 'more variety' than the world's No.1 ranked Test team, South Africa.

Sydney, Nov. 6 (ANI): Australian opener David Warner has brazenly issued a challenge to South Africa's star-studded pace attacking trio, inviting them to take him on verbally as well as with the ball in the Friday's first Test at the Gabba.

Sydney, Oct 31(ANI): Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald has backed pace sensation Vernon Philander to wreck Australian hopes of reclaiming the number one ranking in Test cricket, saying the fast pitches Down Under would suit Philander's bowling style.

Sydney, Oct 30(ANI): Australia opener Ed Cowan has claimed he has researched well about South African bowlers, which has helped him make plans to tackle them ahead of the first Test match at Gabba, Brisbane.

Sydney, Oct 19 (ANI): Australia opener Ed Cowan has welcomed the challenge of facing a fearsome South African bowling attack, boasting of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel during the upcoming series against the Proteas.

Cape Town, Oct 16 (ANI): Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis's first appearance of the season before his home fans at Newlands looks as though it will be delayed by at least a week.

Johannesburg, Sep 19(ANI): South Africa all rounder Albie Morkel, who suffered lower backs spasms during their warm-up win against New Zealand on Monday, would undergo a late fitness test on Thursday morning to see whether he could play in their Twenty20 World Cup opener against Zimbabwe.

Johannesburg, Sep 18 (ANI): South Africa all rounder Morne Morkel suffered lower back spasms during their World Twenty20 warm-up match against New Zealand in Colombo on Monday, and is now being monitored by the team's medical staff.

Johannesburg, Sep 17(ANI): South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel has said the team won't be able to blame subcontinental conditions if they choke in the World Cup in Sri Lanka because of the experience many Proteas players have gained playing in similar conditions in the Indian Premier League. (IPL)

Sydney, Sep 13(ANI): South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel had nowhere to hide after bowling a huge wide, which didn't even pitch on the cut strip during the final Twenty20 against England at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

London, Aug 19 (ANI): English cricketer Kevin Pietersen, who sent vile text messages to players in the South African team, apparently also suggested them how to dismiss England captain Andrew Strauss from the wickets.

London, Aug 10 (ANI): South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis have fully recovered from the injuries they sustained during the second Test against England at Headingley, while Alviro Petersen and Albie Morkel continue to make positive strides towards full fitness before the Lord's Test.

Johannesburg, Aug. 5 (ANI): South Africa's bowling coach Allan Donald compared Kevin Pietersen to West Indian legend Brian Lara, after the England batsman hit a spectacular century to get his team back into the game on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Headingley.

Johannesburg, May 25(ANI): Newly appointed Proteas' Twenty 20 and one-day international captain AB de Villiers and fast bowler Morne Morkel are leading the race to win South Africa's prestigious Cricketer of the Year award.

Wellington, Mar 22(ANI): South African fast bowler Morne Morkel has said wrapping up the Hamilton Test match against New Zealand in three days had worked as a blessing in disguise for the team, who used the two remaining days to refresh themselves.