Ashes

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

Du Plessis, Peterson among South Africa's huge gains

Dec 4, 2012: South Africa will leave Australia knowing they have unearthed a new Test batsman and resurrected a forgotten spinner, and they are stronger for it

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, Steyn stay back for brief BBL stint

Dec 4, 2012: South African fans back home will have to wait a while before they can welcome their No.1 Test team, in its complete form

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

South Africa rightly the best side - Clarke

Dec 3, 2012: Australia captain Michael Clarke pointed to South Africa's ability to make their positions of advantage count as being the difference between the two sides

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

'All of us will miss Ricky' - Smith

Dec 3, 2012: Graeme Smith has declared Ricky Ponting the opponent he has most respected during his career, and said South Africa's forming a guard of honour for Ponting was never in doubt

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

'Humbled' Smith targets South Africa legacy

Dec 3, 2012: Graeme Smith said it 'meant the world' for South Africa to win their second successive series in Australia and hold on to the No. 1 ranking

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

At the end, Ponting returns to roots

Dec 3, 2012: Ricky Ponting has always been a tough cricketer. But his emotional side, for once, came to the surface when he spoke after his final Test for Australia

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

'I'll miss the mateship, I'll miss the dressing room'

Dec 3, 2012: Ricky Ponting reflects on his 17-year career after playing his final Test, against South Africa 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

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

An emotional end to Ponting's storied career

Dec 3, 2012: There were a couple of glimpses of the vintage Ponting in his final innings, but he will be content to have made the right call to retire