Dale Steyn was in attendance at SA’s net practice at Newlands on Monday ahead of the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. But the fast bowler – who did not train as he was still recovering from the shoulder he fractured in November – was not the star of the show. Neither were any of the players who‚ at the Wanderers on Saturday‚ wrapped up SA’s seventh series win in all formats in their last nine bilateral rubbers. Instead‚ the spotlight was firmly on a black-and-white pom-pom of perfection called Chobe – Steyn’s ridiculously cute seven-week-old border collie puppy. Even the busily toddling sons of AB de Villiers and Morné Morkel – baby AB and Ari – could not quite match that in the attention stakes. The same went for the fact that‚ if SA win the last two games of the series to complete a 5-0 whitewash‚ they will usurp Australia atop the ODI rankings. "It’s always a nice thing to be ranked No1 and it’s an added bonus for us, but for now it’s about making sure w...
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