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(c)Cricinfo en-gb South Africa will leave Australia knowing they have unearthed a new Test batsman and resurrected a forgotten spinner, and they are stronger for it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152220.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South African fans back home will have to wait a while before they can welcome their No.1 Test team, in its complete form https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152326.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting reflects on his 17-year career after playing his final Test, against South Africa in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152305.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152303.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa embossed their No. 1 ranking with a fearful hiding of Australia in the series-deciding third Test in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152315.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have been set the distant target of 632 to win the third Test and the series after South Africa were bowled out for 569 in a rollicking final session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152272.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hurried along at a cracking pace by Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith, South Africa's lead over Australia is already a vast 292 runs at the end of day two in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152239.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When John Hastings stepped out on to the WACA two months ago to the day, it was nearly as big a moment as his trip to Perth this week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dramatically recast Australian team rued Faf du Plessis' composure for the second time in the space of four days as South Africa scrambled to 225 then snipped the top off Australia's batting order on day one of the third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152211.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Think not of Ricky Ponting as the batsman of the last couple of years - and particularly the past fortnight. Remember that for almost a decade Ponting was the best batsman in the world's best team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144888.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/594374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/594374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Beyond losing a world-beating batsman, Ricky Ponting's international retirement severs one of the last links to a previous era of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140900/140993.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Regardless of what happens in the Perth Test, it will be a watershed for Michael Clarke. He knows nothing of Test cricket that doesn't involve Ricky Ponting. His challenge now is to define a new era alone https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151893.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When this series began, there were questions hanging over South Africa's bowling attack. Few, however, were concerned about their ability to take 20 wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151900.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia could enter their grand final against South Africa - and Ricky Ponting's farewell Test - with a completely different attack from the one used in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152196.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The WACA gym setting for Ricky Ponting's retirement announcement was far from pretty but somehow fitting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152188.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Left-arm spinner Robin Peterson is set for a return to Test cricket, four years since he last played for South Africa in whites https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141150.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has announced his retirement from international cricket, on the eve of the third Test against South Africa in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152189.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's preview of the 3rd Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152173.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594204 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four fast bowlers bowled their hearts out in an intense training session in Perth, but it isn't yet known how many of them will play in the Test against South Africa on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145091.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite having played little cricket in recent times, Shane Watson is convinced about his readiness to bowl as many overs as his team needs in Perth and ease the workload of the frontline seamers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151381.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn has said he did not do well in the first two Tests and is hungry to turn it around in the series-deciding Test in Perth https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle expects he will be fit for the Perth Test, but won't know for sure until he bowls and fields at training on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152132.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Kleinveldt is banking on his performance in the second innings in Adelaide to win a place in the XI for the Perth Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152029.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus will not bowl before the first morning of the third Test against South Africa, as Australia try to freshen up the exhausted fast bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152132.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Selection panel support for Ricky Ponting's place in the Australian Test team remains unanimous despite his failures in the series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152034.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/593793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/593793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke is far less equivocal about Ricky Ponting's international future than the man himself, insisting his predecessor as leader can prosper again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151945.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson has returned to Australia's Test squad for the first time in a year and has been joined by the uncapped Josh Hazlewood and John Hastings as Australia consider their bowling options for the third Test in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139200/139262.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis will play in the third Test in Perth if he is fit enough to bat and field, although he will definitely not bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593260 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The debutant Faf du Plessis helped South Africa hang on for a thrilling draw on the final day in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152102.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Ryan McLaren has been called up to the South Africa squad for the ongoing Test series in Australia, as cover for the injured Jacques Kallis and Vernon Philander https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112932.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592983.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592983.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592983 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa and Australia could play festive-season Tests against each other before 2021 as the boards of both countries are willing to discuss the current scheduling https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97600/97651.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pain from an unusual side and rib injury that has ruled James Pattinson out for the rest of the Test summer was so acute that Ricky Ponting revealed the 22-year-old fast bowler "could hardly breathe" after bowling on the third day in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152020.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zero to one millimetre of rain is forecast for the final day in Adelaide. One millimetre can be enough to save a batsman if a bowler has overstepped the crease but it won't be sufficient to rescue South Africa in this Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152055.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting may have only one more Test to prove his worth to Australia's 2013 Ashes campaign and Rob Quiney's brief moment in the sun appears to be over https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152034.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis will bat in the ongoing second Test in Adelaide but the exacerbation of his hamstring injury is likely to rule him out of the third Test in Perth, starting November 30 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Pattinson, the Australia fast bowler, may have broken down again with serious injury after he complained of side pain when taking the second new ball on the third morning of the second Test against South Africa in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152020.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plenty of things went right for South Africa on the third day in Adelaide but they still faced the prospect of a difficult chase as Australia led by 273 runs at stumps https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152022.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa fought back in the field through Morne Morkel, dismissing Australia for 550, after which Graeme Smith led a strong response with the bat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151973.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another day, another captain's innings. Graeme Smith's century on the second afternoon in Adelaide might not have had the elegance of Michael Clarke's double-hundred on day one, but it was no less important for his side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151986.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While too much cricket is never a good thing, a certain amount of conditioning is a must to build up the fitness levels required to get through a Test match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke, after his unbeaten double-century in Adelaide, has said it's his formula of "counter-attack, being positive, playing my natural game" that has helped him succeed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151668.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis will not be able to bowl for the remainder of the second Test but he will be able to bat, after the allrounder sustained a hamstring injury in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia piled on 482 runs on the first day in Adelaide, where Michael Clarke became the first player in Test history to score four double-centuries in a calendar year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151948.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia is building a support system in place for offspinner Nathan Lyon, to ensure his path of advice is defined https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144829.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nine years as an international cricket captain has given Graeme Smith more than just records. It has handed him a wide-angle lens from which to view the game, something that comes in handy when the here and now is seen as the most important thing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151916.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has denied the saga surrounding Shane Watson's futile attempt to be fit for the Adelaide Test is a distraction for the team as they attempt to claim a 1-0 lead in the series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151915.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's preview of the 2nd Test between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145184.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592192.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592192.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592192 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc is edging closer to a place in the XI for the second Test in Adelaide starting from Thursday, his speed, swing and height augmenting the natural variety provided by his left arm https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151298.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith often jokes that the South African team are so used to seeing countrymen in opposition camps all over the world that it would be more unusual if it was not the case. In Adelaide it is almost no different https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146900/146977.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting: "I've been around enough and played in enough high-pressure situations, whether it's a big game or a game where you're under pressure because you haven't scored runs yourself." https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151893.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis was the only member of the South African squad who did not train on Tuesday ahead of the second Test in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151900.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson chugged through a second fitness test in 24 hours at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, trying his tender calf through jogging, running and near enough to sprinting over 30 minutes under the unblinking morning sun https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151895.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson and those around him are finding out that you can't always get what you want https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151864.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Don't be surprised if South Africa rethink their tactics to Michael Clarke after his Gabba double-century and send down more bouncers in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151668.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa struggled with the conditions at the Gabba and they will hope not to be similarly surprised at Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151871.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson will not bowl in Adelaide, and accepts that his inability to do so will count against him significantly at the selection table ahead of the second Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151865.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey and AB de Villiers have indicated that the verbal duel between the two teams, which reached its height on the final afternoon in Brisbane, will resume in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151548.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's bowlers will have to make strident improvements ahead of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide, according to vice-captain AB de Villiers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151372.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's Thami Tsolekile has talked down his non-selection in the Test team, following Makhaya Ntini's comment about race playing a role in him being consistently overlooked for the wicketkeepers' role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147428.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Any sense of haughtiness among Australia's players, after what amounted to a points-victory over South Africa in Brisbane, has been ardently shooed away by Michael Hussey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151717.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A week after he made what the coach Mickey Arthur joked was the best 9 he had ever seen, Rob Quiney knows that another low score in the Adelaide Test will be no laughing matter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151562.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591642.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591642.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591642 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Test spinner Paul Harris believes Robin Peterson should be considered for the second Test in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150400/150409.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dean Elgar, JP Duminy's replacement in the South African squad, is counting on his ability adapt to strengthen his case for a spot in the Test XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140700/140760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's return to the Australian Test squad for Adelaide has ramped up pressure on David Warner to hold his spot at the top of the order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151784.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's batsmen were too easily distracted when batting during the first Test and should improve their concentration, says David Warner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although he was guilty of bowling no-balls and loose deliveries in Brisbane, Rory Kleinveldt should not be disregarded yet https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151659.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers' batting is being hindered by his wicket-keeping despite his own claims to the contrary, according to former Australian gloveman Ian Healy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151719.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson is surplus to Australia's requirements for the Test series against South Africa unless he can prove himself fit enough to bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151382.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla made light of the Australian attitude of aggression, calling it "quite humorous," and brushed aside any suggestion of being intimidated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151548.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The left-armers Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson could come into consideration for the Adelaide Test, despite Australia's strong performance in the draw at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141254.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten is flying home to South Africa for a short break, while the rest of the squad will also go on short trips ahead of the Adelaide Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151660.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bowlers might find it frustrating when umpires check for a no-ball after a batsman is dismissed, but they have nobody to blame but themselves https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151699.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy, the injured South Africa middle-order batsman, has wished his successor well for the rest of the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151595.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Ritchie has been dumped from a planned speaking engagement at the annual Adelaide Test match dinner after his offensive comments at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan smoothed the path for Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey to run South Africa ragged as Australia closed day four on 4 for 487 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151658.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although the pitch hasn't taken much turn, it is a pitch that requires bowlers to put a lot of effort in and South Africa may find a need for someone to provide respite to the quicks, which they now don't have https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151644.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dean Elgar, the Knights batsman, has been named as the replacement for the injured JP Duminy for the rest of South Africa's Test series in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149237.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia has conceded it is not appropriate for Greg Ritchie to speak at its cricket venues, after he admitted to using racially offensive and anti-Muslim language during a speech at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day that meandered through its first two sessions after the fashion of South Africa's batsmen became positively lively as Australia's batsmen stumbled then counter-attacked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151620.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Law is expected to take over as Australia's batting coach for the remainder of the series against South Africa if Justin Langer is confirmed as Western Australia's new coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135000/135061.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander created giant footmarks. Very few will be expecting Rory Kleinveldt to fill them when he appears for the first time in whites on the international stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151561.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590556 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy's team-mates say the batsman was in prime fitness and form before his tour of Australia was ended by a serious injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151595.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dean Elgar, Colin Ingram, Justin Ontong and Ashwell Prince are the main contenders to take the injured JP Duminy's place in the South Africa Test squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140700/140760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A nation keen to spend Saturday on the couch had to find other things to do as day two of the first Test between Australia and South Africa was washed out in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151587.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy, the South Africa batsman, has ruptured an Achilles tendon in his left heel, and the injury could put him out for three to six months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151416.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spectators who arrived at the Gabba in record numbers for a non-Ashes Test might have expected fire and brimstone from the Australian fast bowlers and plenty of chatter from their slips cordon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151559.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The absence of the official vice-captain, Shane Watson, due to injury has left Australia without a second-in-command for the first Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151512.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/590320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/590320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has defended his decision to thrust the Test debutant Rob Quiney into No.3 against South Africa's powerful pace attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151479.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith says the leaked Australian game plan "dossier" and references in the media to their strategies for South Africa have served to motivate his own side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151534.4.png https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus may both be included in a four-man pace attack at the Gabba as the pitch maintained its green tinge on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151517.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While trying his best to ignore the chorus predicting him to be the first batsman to find his way out of the Australian Test team this summer, Ed Cowan is out to change a few perceptions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145094.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590283.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590283.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590283 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's preview of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151514.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia will target Hashim Amla with verbal aggression and engage him in a "psychological war", according to a dossier of team game-plans published in News Ltd newspapers in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139200/139254.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Lyon enjoyed bowling on the Gabba pitch against New Zealand last year and he should again find some turn and bounce, according to the curator Kevin Mitchell Jr https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139700/139705.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Going into the Australia-South Africa Test series, Ricky Ponting hopes his side realises how little difference there is between the teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT