Australia v South Africa / Features

India v England, 3rd Test, Kolkata, 3rd day

Cook's lapse does not cost England

Dec 7, 2012: It is a mark of the expectations England's captain has of himself that even 190 didn't feel like enough. Still, his team never let control of the match slip

Left-arm spin's resurgence, and series runs in vain

Dec 7, 2012: After a disappointing phase, left-arm spin has returned to Test cricket with a vengeance

Hail South Africa

Dec 7, 2012: They are the deserved world No. 1, and this may well be their best team in a generation

Memories and memorabilia

Dec 6, 2012: Plenty of sporting history is on display wherever our correspondent heads on the last leg of her Australia tour

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Bowlers suffer in unusually high-scoring series

Dec 4, 2012: The series average of 41.18 is the highest among the 25 series that these two teams have played in. A review of the statistical highs and lows in the series

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Australia need to fix trouble at the top

Dec 4, 2012: David Warner and Ed Cowan both made hundreds against South Africa but they have a way to go to make themselves a long-term opening pair

A short, sharp, compelling narrative

Dec 4, 2012: You could have argued for a longer series, but this one was close to perfect

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Du Plessis, Morkel's maturity biggest gains for SA

Dec 4, 2012: South Africa's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Australia

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Hussey and Clarke stellar for Australia

Dec 4, 2012: Australia's marks out of ten for the Test series against South Africa

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 4th day

Ponting's high praise for Smith's men

Dec 3, 2012: South Africa overcame significant trouble in the first two Tests and produced a compelling performance in the third

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 4th day

Ponting's low, Starc's high

Dec 3, 2012: Stats highlights from South Africa's emphatic victory in Perth

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 4th day

When Ponting and Clarke averaged the same

Dec 3, 2012: Plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

'For a small guy, he carried so much power'

Dec 3, 2012: Ricky Ponting exhausted and exasperated many a bowler during his career. Four of them look back at their battles with him

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Amla performs in one-day gear

Dec 2, 2012: Hashim Amla has scored several different centuries this year. His latest at the WACA was compiled in one-day mode

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

The post-Ponting puzzle

Dec 2, 2012: To fill the hole of Ricky Ponting, who retires after this Test, the structure of Australia's batting order may be reconsidered

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

The AB de Villiers of old returns

Dec 2, 2012: Is it a coincidence that AB de Villiers played his most compelling innings since becoming South Africa's wicketkeeper in the Test that he had to keep the least?

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Lillee not a fan of resting bowlers

Dec 2, 2012: Australia's bowling stocks lack a definite spearhead, according to Dennis Lillee, a go-to fast bowler that can move up a gear to break open the game

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

De Villiers reverse sweeps to century

Dec 2, 2012: Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 2nd day

Clarke without answers on the worst of days

Dec 1, 2012: Michael Clarke had no answers as South Africa raced ahead in the Perth Test, virtually shutting out Australia's hopes of becoming the No. 1 Test side

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 2nd day

South Africa's unsung performer

Dec 1, 2012: Morne Morkel was not South Africa's most successful bowler on the second day in Perth, but he provided exactly what his team needed