Lack of red ball cricket not ideal

With no Test match scheduled next year, head coach Mandla Mashimbyi (above) says he will need to find other ways to ensure the Proteas women develop their game in the red-ball format so they are better prepared when they get another chance to play a four-day match.

- Wesley Botton

The Proteas played three Tests this year - the first time they have played more than two four-day games in a year since 1972 - but they lost all three contests.

In their latest Test, which ended in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, they were handed a 286-run defeat against England.