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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Ricky Ponting is confident that Australia's series-ending victory in Johannesburg will give the team momentum heading into next week's one-day contest against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102400/102427.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It may have been a dead rubber, but a resolute Australia scrapped hard in the field to secure a consolation win in Johannesburg and move up to No. 2 in the ODI rankings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102400/102428.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo's preview for the fifth one-day international between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101500/101550.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/400009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have replaced offspinner Johan Botha, who was reported for a suspect action, and fast bowler Wayne Parnell with Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini in their squad for the final ODI against Australia in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/58000/58036.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has revealed his mixed feelings about handing over the one-day captaincy to Michael Clarke for the upcoming series against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100600/100679.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A meeting between the ICC and leading biomechanists last month could ensure a more difficult path for Johan Botha to clear his name from chucking allegations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/58700/58776.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vinnie Barnes, South Africa's bowling coach, insists Johan Botha remains an integral part of his team's World Twenty20 plans despite being cited for a suspected illegal bowling action and needs only minor adjustments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88200/88201.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399566 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa offspinner Johan Botha has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action by the match officials after the fourth ODI between Australia and South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/58600/58683.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lauded the players' efforts in sealing the five-match ODI series against Australia with a 61-run win in the penultimate game in Port Elizabeth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101741.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting's men have been unable to win back the No. 1 one-day international ranking but he believes they can still finish the tour on a high. South Africa claimed the series with a 61-run win in Port Elizabeth on Monday and in doing so confirmed thei https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102100/102103.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa began the series as the world's No. 1 ODI side and they will finish it in the same position after Herschelle Gibbs' 21st one-day international century helped them take an unassailable 3-1 lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102078.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa stand poised to clinch an unprecedented third consecutive one-day series victory over Australia, but coach Mickey Arthur's sights are set higher https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101737.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa are aiming to wrap up the series and the No. 1 ODI ranking with victory in the fourth match against Australia in Port Elizabeth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101227.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Clark has been called into the Australian squad after Brett Geeves was forced to fly home from the South Africa tour with a fractured foot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98200/98261.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The next World Cup is still two years away but already South Africa are making some initial plans regarding the balance of the squad they will take to the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101900/101976.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "We need to break the hoodoo," was how Graeme Smith went into this match with both teams 1-1 in the five-game series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101900/101978.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398960.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398960.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398960 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A preview of the third one-day international between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101729.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There were precious few positives for Australia to take from their embarrassing defeat against South Africa in Centurion on Sunday. In fact, there was really only one https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101735.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398806 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has called for greater consistency from his batsmen ahead of Thursday's crucial encounter against South Africa in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has praised rookie left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell after his four-wicket haul drubbed Australia at Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101729.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/398610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/398610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398610 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting called Australia's performance in the heavy loss to South Africa the worst in a long time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101725.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398467.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398467.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398467 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A brutal new-ball effort from Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn set up a comprehensive seven-wicket win for South Africa that levelled the five-match series 1-1 in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101721.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are back on top of the world in both Tests and ODIs during their trip to South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99600/99668.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has praised Michael Hussey after he showed signs of exiting a rough patch in Australia's first-up win over South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101500/101575.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398172 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both Australia and South Africa have been told to ignore the possible distraction of the IPL and concentrate on their battle for the No. 1 one-day ranking https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101070.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia bossed South Africa in game one of the five-match contest, putting up an imposing score and then strangling wickets at regular intervals to win by 141 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101500/101595.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/398073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey will become the latest Australian to withdraw from this year's IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith must have nightmares about facing Mitchell Johnson after the fast bowler broke both of Smith's hands in separate incidents over the past three months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99500/99547.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397743.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397743.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397743 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview for the first one-day international between South Africa and Australia in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97700/97711.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Laughlin is still struggling to work out how he has ended up in the Australia team in South Africa after spending nine years working as a carpenter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101239.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has arrived in Durban ahead of Friday's first one-day international confident that Australia can turn around their form after losing the Twenty20 series 2-0 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101227.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Roelof van der Merwe's impressive international debut in the Twenty20 against Australia at Centurion on Sunday has earned him a place in the one-day squad for the first two matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101225.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397361 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting is confident that his developing team will benefit from their two Twenty20 losses in South Africa as the World Twenty20 approaches. South Africa won the second game in Centurion by 17 runs and took the series 2-0 after a similarly strong vic https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101239.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will now head to the World Twenty20 brimming with confidence after recording a second consecutive victory over Ricky Ponting's men, this time by 17 runs, at SuperSport Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101224.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Hussey wants his brother Michael to relax as he attempts to emerge from a troubling batting slump in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101139.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview of the second Twenty20 between South Africa and Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101141.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397184 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Johan Botha, the South Africa captain, praised the performances of Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel in the tight four-wicket Twenty20 win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101150.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A bludgeoning late innings fightback from Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel steered South Africa from the brink of oblivion to a stunning four-wicket victory over Australia in the first Twenty20 international in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/74300/74389.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne wants Bryce McGain to be given another chance after his expensive Test debut in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101094.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/396975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/396975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson's rapid batting development could lead to him being used in a floating role by Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101016.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africans and Australians pull on their coloured clothes for the start of the limited-overs component of the heavyweight battle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100900/100927.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Twenty20 internationals between South Africa and Australia will provide players with a chance to seal their spots in the respective squads for the Twenty20 World Cup in England which begins in June https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88200/88299.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phillip Hughes will use some downtime after his heroics in South Africa to freshen up for his first Ashes experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner, the explosive opener, has Dale Steyn in his sights https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The legspinner Bryce McGain retains hope of making the Ashes tour and says he still has confidence in his bowling despite his mauling on debut https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo runs the rule over the 14 South African players they fielded during the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100900/100933.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo assesses the 12 men Australia used during the three Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99600/99669.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has brushed off the idea that Australia could enter the Ashes without a specialist spinner after their spin cycle washed up further damage to their stocks during the tour of South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100853.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93600/93649.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The record-holding umpire Steve Bucknor has bowed out of Test cricket with an appeal of his own: leave the decision-making in the hands of the on-field officials https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101002.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty-nine days of Test cricket across three months and more than 10,000 kilometres has not been enough to split the world's two best teams https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury in South Africa's victory in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396394.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396394.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396394 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa were made to wait longer than expected for a consolation victory in Cape Town by Mitchell Johnson's first Test century and a stubborn knock from Andrew McDonald https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100900/100988.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396346.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396346.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396346 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The hardest thing about watching Bryce McGain's Test dreams slip away amid a barrage of boundaries in Cape Town was that he doesn't have a mean bone in his body https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers' brilliant, brutal 163 punished Australia to the tune of a third century in six consecutive Tests against them - and by far his most audacious - and gave the bowlers ample time to try and wrap up the dead rubber https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100900/100933.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alternating between dropping short and pitching too full, it was a most uncharacteristic display from Bryce McGain whose greatest strength at domestic level is his control https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the day from the second day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At last something for the home crowd to cheer about. After being outplayed in the first two Tests South Africa bossed Australia on day two of this game thanks to an imperious century from Ashwell Prince in his first international outing in over four month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100848.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/396017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa ended their trend of making poor starts on the first couple of days in Tests this series which have left them with too large a recovery task https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the day from the first day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395900 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a fraught first hour, when everything went against them, South Africa hit back with three bursts - the biggest being when they dismissed Australia's top order for 23 runs in nine overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92300/92369.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395663.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395663.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395663 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's never very satisfying to be the second choice for a job but that's the position Jacques Kallis will find himself in when he captains South Africa in Thursday's third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100300/100326.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It happened to the Waugh brothers and now it looks like the same fate will befall the Morkels: one sibling making way for the other to make his Test debut https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99800/99808.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The world is about to find out just how good Mitchell Johnson can be with the key weapon of swinging the ball in to right-handers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Voges has shown his fiancée he will stick with her in good times and bad after pulling out of Australia's limited-overs series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395443.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395443.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395443 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It will be a challenge for Ashwell Prince to adjust to the Test scene after four months out of the side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Cape Town Test will not affect the series result but there are a host of players desperate to complete strong auditions ahead of the Ashes tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It would have been easy for frustration to set in for the man who has been nominated as Australia's No. 1 spinner but Bryce McGain knows Australia's all-seam attack is being determined by conditions and that all he needs is patience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie Cox, the Australia selector, says there is still a definite place for spinners in the modern game, but he is unsure what it is https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/395256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/395256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Katich isn't super keen on bowling. Not often, anyway https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's ageing and ailing Test squad has learnt that it didn't need botox jabs to conceal its fatigue after a disappointing 2008. What it required was a proper injection of youth https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee expects to be reinstated immediately to the role of Australian pace spearhead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/395041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/395041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur has implored players and officials to maintain cool heads as they attempt to rebuild from a devastating Test series defeat to Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96800/96840.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/395018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle believes the eight-day break between Tests will give him enough time to recover from his heavy workload in Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus will be rested for Australia's limited-overs contests against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince's appointment as South Africa's Test captain has lasted less than 24 hours, with the selectors changing their minds and naming Jacques Kallis for the Cape Town Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100300/100326.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has captained Australia to an Ashes clean sweep and two World Cup triumphs but never has he been prouder of his players than after they wrapped up their series victory in South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The headwear gave them away. Ricky Ponting and Phillip Hughes sat together after Australia's win in Durban and the most obvious sign of the generational gap that divides them was the state of their baggy green caps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The headwear gave them away. Ricky Ponting and Phillip Hughes sat together after Australia's win in Durban and the most obvious sign of the generational gap that divides them was the state of their baggy green caps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil McKenzie's Test career is at the crossroads after he was dropped along with Morne Morkel for the third Test in Cape Town. Ashwell Prince will return to the side as captain to replace the injured Graeme Smith and Prince will also take Smith's role as https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the fifth day of the second Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An emphatic series win in South Africa will imbue Australia with confidence that, after a harrowing six-month search, they have uncovered a crop of cricketers capable of competing with the world's best https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100300/100388.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have good memories of a Jacques batting throughout the final day of a Test to salvage a draw against Australia. Three years ago in Perth it was Jacques Rudolph, in Kingsmead this time, they are up against Jacques Kallis https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the fourth day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394458.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394458.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394458 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South African batsmen finally provided weary supporters with cause to cheer, but the likelihood of a world-record run-chase on a fifth day Kingsmead pitch remains slight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394402.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394402.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394402 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The situation is not pretty for South Africa. There are two days to play, they have a 506-run deficit, their captain Graeme Smith won't come out at the top of the innings as he nurses a fractured hand and rain is unlikely to save them https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket South Africa (CSA) has decided to allow the current South African Test squad to turn out for their domestic teams between the second and third Tests against Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/394324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/394324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brydon Coverdale presents the plays of the day from day three in Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394294 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phillip Hughes has positioned Australia for victory and himself for celebrity. Just 11 days removed from posting a fourth-ball duck in his maiden Test innings, Hughes broke George Headley's 79-year-old record to become the youngest batsman in history to s https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brydon Coverdale presents the plays of the day from day two in Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's captain Graeme Smith will almost certainly miss the third Test in Cape Town after suffering a fracture to his right hand during South Africa's first innings at Kingsmead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson produced the most intimidating performance of his international career to drive South Africa towards the brink of oblivion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/394008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hundreds from Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich helped Australia to 303 for 4 on the opening day of the second Test in Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393713 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT The ICC has announced that Hot Spot images will be available for use as part of its ongoing technology trial during the second and third Tests in South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/393605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/393605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Men like Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle and Phillip Hughes are more accustomed to the longer lay-offs but their stamina will be seriously examined when the second Test begins on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If the contest between bat and ball is anywhere near as even as it was in Johannesburg, the fans will be in for a treat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Ricky Ponting expects his fast bowlers Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus to play in the second Test in Durban despite their niggling injuries following the opening win in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/393450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT