Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith believes the Test series against Australia, starting in Durban on Thursday, will be defined by how both teams' batting line-ups square up against the respective world-class bowling attacks.

Graeme Smith believes Aiden Markram should not have been given the Proteas captaincy in the recent ODIs at home against India and hopes the batsman's confidence has not suffered as a result of the big series defeat.

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes India skipper Virat Kohli will grow as a leader if he has someone in the management that will challenge his decisions.

Former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith has lambasted the ICC for imposing sanction on Kagiso Rabada for his send off of Ben Stokes.

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes AB de Villiers could retire from Test cricket later this year in order to prolong his international career in the limited-overs formats.