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Australia in South Africa 2005-06

Boucher wants fans to target Aussies

Feb 20, 2006: Mark Boucher, the South Africa wicketkeeper, lost respect for some of Australia's players following events during the tour of Australia

South African coach reflects on a time in Australia

Tour not a huge success, says Arthur

Feb 9, 2006: Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, reflects on the tour to Australia as the hardest time of his professional life

Australia v South Africa, VB Series, Sydney

Gilchrist considered going for double hundred

Feb 5, 2006: Australia trounced South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney on Sunday, but Ricky Ponting pinpointed the toss as the deciding factor, despite another swaggering fifty from Adam Gilchrist

Australia v South Africa, VB Series, Sydney

Australia on fire heading into finals

Feb 5, 2006: Adam Gilchrist generated a high-energy batting performance that gave Australia the ideal warm-up for the VB Series finals as they thrashed South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney

Australia v South Africa, VB Series, Melbourne

South Africa routed by pace of Lee

Feb 3, 2006: Australia will head into next week's VB Series finals with all major areas firing after an 80-run victory

Feedback

The great debate

Feb 2, 2006: Readers' feedback to the issue of racism in Australian crowds

Australia in South Africa 2005-06

Hayden braced for crowd backlash

Feb 1, 2006: Australia's cricketers are bracing themselves for a hostile reception when their tour of South Africa begins later this month

Increasing racist taunts at Australian grounds

Kicking out racism

Feb 1, 2006: An embarrassed Cricket Australia has had to ask the government for help punishing spectators yelling racist abuse at visiting sportsmen

Cricket Australia demands heavier punishments

Australia call for lifetime bans for racists

Jan 31, 2006: Cricket Australia has called for lifetime bans on supporters found guilty of racial abuse

Indian lawyer travels to Australia

ICC investigates allegations of racism

Jan 31, 2006: The ICC has asked Goolam Vahanvati, India's solicitor general, to investigate incidents of racial abuse that have taken place in Australia

South Africa incensed by abuse

Majola threatens SA boycott of Australia

Jan 30, 2006: Gerald Majola, the CEO of the South African board, has threatened to boycott future tours of Australia if the racial abuse towards his players continues

VB Series, 2005-06

Crowd race slurs target Sri Lanka

Jan 30, 2006: Racist crowd taunts at Australian grounds this summer have increased to include Sri Lanka, according to the Sydney Morning Herald

South Africa A experience cited as key factor in selection

Prince named South African vice-captain

Jan 26, 2006: Ashwell, South Africa's middle-order batsman, has been named vice captain of the side following Jacques Kallis's departure home due to a shoulder injury

VB Series, 2005-06

Race taunts may lead to South African walk-off

Jan 24, 2006: South Africa have reportedly considered walking off the field if their players are subjected to further racial abuse on the tour of Australia

South Africa v Sri Lanka, VB Series, Adelaide

Sri Lanka stutter in sight of victory

Jan 24, 2006: Andrew Hall grabbed two wickets in two balls in a brilliant display of one-day death bowling, as South Africa snatched a thrilling nine-run victory from the jaws of defeat

Australia v South Africa, VB Series, Melbourne

Lee the best, says Ponting

Jan 21, 2006: Following a career-best bowling analysis in Australia's crushing 59-run win over South Africa at Melbourne yesterday, Brett Lee has been hailed by Ricky Ponting as perhaps the best one-day bowler around

Australia v South Africa, VB Series, Melbourne

Lee and Jaques star in Aussie win

Jan 20, 2006: Brett Lee secured a career-best return and Phil Jaques enjoyed a record-breaking one-day entry as Australia easily accounted for South Africa

February 2006

Catching up...and down

Jan 19, 2006: South Africa's coach Mickey Arthur discusses his tempestuous first series and the abrasive aura of his captain

VB Series, 2005-06

Selectors consider dropping Gilchrist to No. 7

Jan 19, 2006: Adam Gilchrist, Australia's most successful one-day opening batsman, is expected to be demoted to No. 7 when he returns to the side next week

ICC Test rankings

Sehwag stays seventh despite Lahore innings

Jan 18, 2006: Virender Sehwag's remarkable double-century against Pakistan at Lahore this week was not sufficient to lift him up from seventh position in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings