With just eight days before the first ball of the England tour is bowled at Newlands next week‚ the cash-strapped SABC still has no contract in place with embattled Cricket SA to broadcast the six-match limited overs series.

After almost a year of inactivity since Covid-19 halted sporting activities in the country in March‚ millions of cricket-starved fans could be left unable to watch the Proteas on their screens because Cricket SA executives are still scrambling to secure a contract with the free-to-air public broadcaster...

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