Reformed chucker and Saffa captain Johan Botha has been fined 10% of his match fee for poor over rates. Apparently he struggled to gain the attention of fielders, but they’ve since been introduced so the process will be smoother in the One Day series. Here’s a recent picture of Johan showing off his remodelled action and dead straight elbow.

In other news, Bogan Queenslanders have made headlines after last nights T20 match by shining bloody bright lasers at South African fielders as they go for catches. The lasers are visible on the TV coverage, and if I can find the footage I’ll stick it up here later.

The story however is the reaction from the South African’s with regard to what could be called blatant cheating from members of the crowd. What a refreshing contrast their attitude makes after the precious Indians who toured this time last year. I truly wish the Baggy Greens will behave with the dignity shown by the Saffas on this tour when we head to their backyard.

“There was a green flash and it was pretty bright and the light seemed to be pointing towards me,” “I am not making any excuses, I think it was a pretty valiant effort to take the catch. I wouldn’t have caught it anyway. – Wayne Parnell, the laser victim

“It didn’t make any difference in terms of the catch”, “It didn’t make any difference in terms of the result.” “We are confident CA will be sorting that type of stuff out. It’s a small issue and we’re not going to make a huge song and dance about it. We’re just here to play cricket. We don’t want to get involved in too many off-field side-shows.” – Micky Arthur, Saffa Coach