2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Mickey Arthur's departure as South Africa coach is confirmation of where the power lies in the dressing room. Coaches might pick the team but they certainly don't have total control or accountability for team affairs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100600/100694.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/445898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/445898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann has led England's lower-order batting resistance in the last couple of years, with an average that is untouched in their Test history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111635.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/445320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/445320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have done surprisingly well over the season just past. It's not the end of the world for them by a long chalk https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112449.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/445086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/445086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series was drawn 1-1, but South Africa took most of the stats honours, scoring more runs and centuries, taking more wickets, and averaging more with the bat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nobody can question that Strauss's role has been all-consuming, but now is not the time to rest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113072.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshveng2010/content/story/444935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshveng2010/content/story/444935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England seethed after they found Daryl Harper hadn't heard a nick off Graeme Smith's bat because the volume on his system was not turned up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112987.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/444896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/444896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT History suggested it was going to be a tight series, and in the end 1-1 felt like the right result. You can understand why South Africa felt they should have won, maybe by as much as three Tests to one, but England's resilience played such a part in makin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113100/113117.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann was England's standout player in this series, troubling South Africa's batsmen with dip, turn and determination even on unhelpful surfaces, while Alastair Cook, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell and Stuart Broad all played valuable roles in England' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112810.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What's a poor umpire to do if he can't hear over the soothing sounds of whale greetings? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109300/109396.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/444851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/444851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Morne Morkel's evolution was the biggest gain for the hosts in this series, while Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher rose to the occasion like true champions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113100/113117.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The final Test at the Wanderers brought the thrilling combination of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel terrorising England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113064.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The end, when it came, was swift. England had no more fight left to give https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113064.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was more like the South Africa who dominated world cricket through 2008 and rose to the top of the tree https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113100/113109.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's mindset has been affected by the ongoing controversy surrounding the review system https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444478 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have buried England's hopes. Now only the weather can stop them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113072.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's the lack of technology that should be the crux of any further debate, not the gaining back of a lost review https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112987.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In terms of producing the goods when his team needs a leading role there are few better than Smith https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112992.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not for the first time Daryl Harper has been caught at the centre of controversy over the Umpire Decision Review System https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112987.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africans could hardly believe their luck when they found out they wouldn't be facing the player who has twice denied them victory in this series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112938.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444175.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444175.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444175 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The way England played suggested they'd read - and believed - quite a lot of the hype about the pitch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112937.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steyn's performance summed up the nature of fast bowling. Enjoy the luck when it is with you https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112894.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A statistical preview to the fourth Test in Johannesburg, where both South Africa and England have average records https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/443732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/443732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In which the South Africans counter a heinous allegation against their, er, spinner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101012.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/443439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/443439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For all the pulsating, crowd-pleasing action they generate, fluctations in Test matches are beyond one-innings matches that remain limited in more than just the number of overs available https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112459.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/443272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/443272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Christmas in Durban, New Year in Cape Town. It must be the second instalment of our South Africa tour diary https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112478.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/443158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/443158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A travelling England fans revels in the best sport he ever watched live https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112449.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/443061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/443061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Onions had seen it all before as he strode out at No. 11 with a Test match to save https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112449.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket has always been a game of narrow margins, but this is ridiculous https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112444.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Forget the nine Test hundreds. Ian Bell has just played his defining international innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112430.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/443009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A bowling attack should always be about more than two personnel, and South Africa now are finding back-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112384.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's hopes in this Test melted away under the scorching Cape Town sun https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112308.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith is a player for the big occasion. Show him adversity and he'll see a challenge to overcome https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112311.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England had the chance to grasp the series on the second day at Newlands, but they loosened their grip https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112219.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was what touring South Africa is meant to be all about, the battle between batsmen and fast bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112218.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The extras in the squad practise their glove carrying, drink pouring, and toilet-break subbing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/77800/77884.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/442281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/442281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Summits are not reached at speed, but with small, steady steps until the goal is reached https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112100/112189.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442244.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442244.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442244 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Had Graeme Smith had been caught off Graham Onions' first ball of the match, South Africa's day could have unravelled amid memories of their Durban demise https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112100/112163.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/442239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A statistical preview to the third Test in Cape Town, where England have lost all their matches since South Africa's re-entry into the Test fold. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not many teams beat South Africa on home soil, even fewer do it by an innings an hour into the final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112079.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reaching the summit is one challenge, staying there is something entirely different https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112078.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Something is amiss for South Africa. Barring an end-of-year miracle, 2010 will start with plenty of soul-searching https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112053.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has always been a player more comfortable in the shadows than the limelight https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112042.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were second favourites before this four-match series started, but this performance is ripping up the form book https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112052.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112013.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112007.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pressure will be squarely on Makhaya Ntini during the third day in Durban with questions growing about his future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111948.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has taken the art of opening to new levels and Strauss briefly managed a passing impression of him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111959.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At tea on the opening day at Durban, England were looking short of options and short of ideas, but six overs into the evening session, there was a very different complexion to proceedings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/441309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A statistical preview to the second Test in Durban, where England have managed to draw each of their last three matches. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the past, Bell has appeared untouchable in the middle order, but at least he has faced a challenge for his place this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111719.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Breakneck car-rides, dense fog, hyperbaric chambers - in our correspondent's look back at the first couple of weeks of the Test half of England's South Africa tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111758.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/440600.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/440600.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440600 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chin-scratchers, shoe-chewers, energy-drink-guzzlers and others: they're all in the England dressing room https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111630.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/440535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/440535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Onions defied Makhaya Ntini's final over in a heart-stopping passage of play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111738.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440508 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saving the game is going to be a mental battle as well as a technical one for England's nine remaining wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111697.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440385.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440385.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440385 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla is a key representative of South Africa's modern-day diversity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111680.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's easy to forget that Graeme Swann has only been a Test cricketer for a year. How did England ever manage without him? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111637.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440262.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440262.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440262 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A pitch that started heavily grassed had the quicks on both sides queueing up for their turn ... or that was the theory at least https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111627.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440260 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Makhaya Ntini led South Africa onto the field with his son alongside him, and the standing ovation he received had barely abated when he bowled his first ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT During his seven-year reign as England coach, Duncan Fletcher made a mantra of ensuring that his bowlers could contribute with the bat, and now he's crossed the floor to join the South Africa set-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111566.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440044.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/440044.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440044 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They say never judge a book by its cover. The same should apply to cricket pitches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111457.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plenty of airtime and column inches have been used up in recent weeks to discuss the fitness of Jacques Kallis. On the evidence of his first innings of the series it's a wonder what all the fuss was about https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111514.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan presents the Plays of the day from the first day's action at Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111509.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of his 100th Test, Makhaya Ntini gave an exclusive interview to ESPN's Dan Williams and spoke about his career journey, the highlights and his greatest battles https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439648.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439648.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439648 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats preview to the first Test in Centurion, where South Africa have won 11 matches and lost only one https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439540 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Centurion Test that begins on Wednesday holds special significance for Makhaya Ntini who is set to become the 49th player in Test history to play 100 Tests. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/439382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South African captain proves himself a master strategist, letter writer and mental disintegrationist https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110433.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/439319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/439319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower must ponder a question that was ever-present during the 1990s. How do England balance the Test team without a genuine allrounder? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110970.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438677.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438677.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438677 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What happens when you put South Africans and their former colonisers together? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110751.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/437634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/437634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437634 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former England legend reveals that, no, the key to batting is not hair-loss cream. Whatever could it be then? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84900/84902.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/437461.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/437461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437461 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a tumultuous year out on the fringes, Herschelle Gibbs is back - but for how long? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102088.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/436807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/436807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England and South Africa's walking wounded unite in doctor's reception https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108800/108805.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/436248.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/436248.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436248 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In which Jonathan Trott turns talent scout https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107259.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/433491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/433491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One of the quickest spinners to 100 wickets, Panesar has been left facing a harsher winter after his omission from England's tour party to South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100400/100436.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/428816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/428816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-428816 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This time, there can be no way back for Steve Harmison. Surely? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107423.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/428853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/428853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-428853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT