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 It is a mark of the expectations England's captain has of himself that even 190 didn't feel like enough. Still, his team never let control of the match slip https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152388.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a disappointing phase, left-arm spin has returned to Test cricket with a vengeance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136503.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They are the deserved world No. 1, and this may well be their best team in a generation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152285.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plenty of sporting history is on display wherever our correspondent heads on the last leg of her Australia tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152358.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series average of 41.18 is the highest among the 25 series that these two teams have played in. A review of the statistical highs and lows in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144827.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner and Ed Cowan both made hundreds against South Africa but they have a way to go to make themselves a long-term opening pair https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141300/141313.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT You could have argued for a longer series, but this one was close to perfect https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152246.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152255.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/595009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's marks out of ten for the Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151970.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa overcame significant trouble in the first two Tests and produced a compelling performance in the third https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152320.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594932 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from South Africa's emphatic victory in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152287.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting exhausted and exasperated many a bowler during his career. Four of them look back at their battles with him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140800/140879.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla has scored several different centuries this year. His latest at the WACA was compiled in one-day mode https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT To fill the hole of Ricky Ponting, who retires after this Test, the structure of Australia's batting order may be reconsidered https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141300/141313.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is it a coincidence that AB de Villiers played his most compelling innings since becoming South Africa's wicketkeeper in the Test that he had to keep the least? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152285.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's bowling stocks lack a definite spearhead, according to Dennis Lillee, a go-to fast bowler that can move up a gear to break open the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152274.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152265.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke had no answers as South Africa raced ahead in the Perth Test, virtually shutting out Australia's hopes of becoming the No. 1 Test side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152261.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Morne Morkel was not South Africa's most successful bowler on the second day in Perth, but he provided exactly what his team needed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152247.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia will have to be prepared to chase anything on a pitch where South Africa look increasingly at home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152259.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the deciding Test in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152251.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594590.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594590.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594590 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was something fitting about Ricky Ponting's dismissal in Perth; like 17 years ago, a Pakistani umpire silenced the crowd with an lbw decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152238.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594555.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594555.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594555 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a four-year absence Robin Peterson has returned to the Test arena and although his first role was to score some vital runs he is eager to play a key part with the ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The visitors have been hampered by a new problem in this series - a lack of consistency in the middle order - and although Faf du Plessis' outstanding start to Test cricket has offered some solace there remain plenty of issues https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152230.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594501 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson's first day of Test cricket in a year was neither brilliant nor disastrous. But importantly, it was encouraging https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152229.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day of the deciding Test in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594478 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a decision he took seven years ago that brought Faf du Plessis the heroic status he enjoys in South Africa today https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152103.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A four hour plane flight, 2600km travelled, three days off. The journey from the Adelaide Oval to the WACA could not provide a starker contrast for the players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141300/141368.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594212 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:31:36 GMT The Perth Test will be the last of Ricky Ponting's career, and South Africa's veteran Jacques Kallis is battling to be fit for it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152179.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Perth Test against South Africa will be Ricky Ponting's last. Below is a transcript of the press conference during which Ponting announced his decision to retire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594218.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594218.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594218 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The two teams are evenly matched, but South Africa will struggle to get their balance sorted and Australia their fast bowlers' energy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151950.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594168 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In an age where fast bowlers are getting injured increasingly frequently, South Africa are blessed with two spearheads whose bodies are more resilient https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151939.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Game-changing injuries during Australia's joust with South Africa have aided the case for substitutes in Test cricket. Once a taboo, the concept is gaining momentum https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594154.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594154.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594154 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan McLaren has been called up as cover for Jacques Kallis. The replacement is no where near the quality of the incumbent and South Africa's supply of allrounders seems to have dried up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Faf du Plessis' epic fourth-innings hundred, which lasted nearly eight hours in the heat and humidity of Adelaide, is one of the greatest match-saving innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152116.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/593809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/593809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Faf du Plessis' epic rearguard century was the stuff of dreams for his team, and a nightmare that just wouldn't go away for Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152129.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593294 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have still not lost a Test away from home since February 2010 but Graeme Smith knows his side have been well below their best in Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has a tough task to pick up his players in time for the Perth Test and his bowling attack may need to be reshaped after the efforts in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152132.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Statistical highlights from the Adelaide Test between Australia and South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152106.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593275.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593275.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593275 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the final day of the Adelaide Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152119.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/593261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa don't look anything like the side that dominated England earlier this year and if it is killer instinct they are lacking in, they are in some trouble https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's bowlers and fielders were relentless on the fourth day, keeping South Africa under constant pressure despite the absence of James Pattinson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152074.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592977 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 in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152060.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The long and winding road that Imran Tahir travelled from Pakistan to England to South Africa is in danger of becoming a dead end. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152070.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Faf du Plessis displayed maturity and patience in his knock of 78, and seems to be the right man to take a South African middle-order spot https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day for the third day of the second Test between Australia and 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/592774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By varying his offbreak, Nathan Lyon can bowl six different balls without perceptible change of hand of wrist action. It is a skill that was vital for Australia in this match. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smith's life outside cricket may eventually take him away from cricket. But until it does, there should be plenty more to celebrate. Adelaide 2012 is proof of that. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151876.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592640.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592640.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592640 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day for the second day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151987.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The cricket on day one was unbelievable; the play on the second day was more sober and conventional https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151994.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592616.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592616.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592616 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The public perception of Michael Clarke has changed dramatically in his eight years as a Test cricketer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151974.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watching Michael Clarke's innings in Adelaide was like rewinding the clock to two other remarkable innings at the venue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151970.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa appeared clueless after Kallis left the field today and the allrounder's absence is something the team needs to plan for in the near future when he finally retires https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151620.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner's counterattacking innings seized the advantage for Australia on day one in Adelaide, and his team-mates then built fabulously on the platform he had set up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151943.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from day one of the second Australia v South Africa Test in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151701.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592422.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592422.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592422 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151900/151947.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The injury to JP Duminy has given Faf du Plessis his shot at Test cricket, and he has prepared well for this opportunity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146743.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592251.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592251.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592251 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adelaide Oval is under reconstruction at present and it will look markedly different when the Ashes Test comes around next year. Ricky Ponting has mixed feelings about the changes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/69000/69085.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/592231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/592231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Most rules are in favour of the batsman. Maybe it is time to give bowlers the line at least https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last time South Africa won successive Tests was in 2010 and the last time they did it in the same series was in 2008. Under Graeme Smith, they have become exceptional at not losing, but not at winning consistently https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151554.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pitch won't allow them to sit back and wait for the batsmen to make mistakes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151546.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Their opening combination used to be the best in the business, but over the last couple of years they have flagged a bit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145022.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cowan's century at the Gabba was a celebration of bloody-minded determination over hope https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The indifferent performance in the field by South Africa at the Gabba needs to be rectified, and perhaps its time for some radical changes in the team to be made https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127117.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite reaching the No. 1 rankings, Graeme Smith's side is yet to win two Test matches in succession in almost three years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151693.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has instilled into his own side that it is possible to win from any situation. The attacking mindset was personified by James Pattinson's fiery spell, for example https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151668.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the first Test in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151705.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/591093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If you want to know what Brisbane's cricket culture is like, you've got to talk to Ian Healy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151671.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Match-altering, lead-from-the-front innings have become Australia captain Michael Clarke's trademark over the past year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151668.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the Gabba, Australia opener Ed Cowan not only staved off Test cricket's best bowling attack, he flourished against them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151658.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590972 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There will be days when a pitch has nothing in it, South Africa are out of ideas and a Michael Clarke is hard to remove. And they will need to know what to do on those days - something they did not know today https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151660.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from day four of the first Test in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151638.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151659.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151567.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590746.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590746.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590746 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have grown familiar to being three down for not many in Tests of late https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590744.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590744.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590744 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590736 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While Rob Quiney sat and watched the rain in Brisbane, Usman Khawaja was emphatically pushing his Test case in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151594.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla's innings wasn't flawless, but what sets him apart is that he is not affected when his weaknesses are exposed. When handed a life, the opposition usually regrets it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151551.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590485.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590485.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590485 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's bowlers were guilty of bowling short on a slower Gabba pitch and their new bowling coach's key task would be to remind them the methods that brought them success last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151559.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590474.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590474.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590474 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151550.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoff Boycott on England's upcoming trial by spin, why South Africa can beat Australia, and his memories of playing in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/49900/49904.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/590356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/590356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590356 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa and Australia have consistently produced high quality, exciting Test cricket when playing each other recently. Will the battle for the title of world's best throw up another classic series? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138900/138974.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On November 9, Gary Kirsten will start his second year as South Africa's coach with the defence of the recently achieved No.1 title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148882.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a series that pits two top-quality pace attacks against each other, South Africa's batting depth could prove to be the difference https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/57400/57485.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia and South Africa have formidable pace attacks, so it will probably be those who perform best against those bowlers who will decide the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145100.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unlike with their predecessors, when the pressure is on South Africa now, the players believe in themselves and their team-mates. Alviro Petersen explains https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147963.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The question facing South Africa ahead of the Gabba Test is whether they play six or seven specialist batsmen. Jacques Rudolph will be under pressure, with Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy as competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143503.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Imran Tahir is yet to make an indelible mark on Test cricket. He, and South Africa, will hope the Brisbane Test proves to be the start of better things for him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151371.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis may not have dabbled much in captaincy, but his vast cricketing knowhow makes him invaluable to South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148742.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590194.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590194.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590194 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brisbane's Test pitch is a different animal from the ones used in Shield games. An insider explains why https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151487.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If you are young and bowl quick, you stand prone to stress factors of the back; the promising, fast-bowling duo of Pat Cummins and Marchant de Lange is a case in point https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139200/139226.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur chased down the No. 1 ranking with South Africa previously; now, he'll be looking to knock them off their perch with Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100600/100694.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy emerged from nowhere to star in South Africa's first series win in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97600/97605.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589743.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589743.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589743 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rob Quiney initially made his name for Victoria as a short-form striker. Now, he has evolved into a Test No. 3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142996.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the contest has been much more balanced in recent years, Australia's extraordinary dominance between 1993 and 2006 had much to do with the presence of Shane Warne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/DB/011998/000911.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Steyn decides he is in the mood, it's time to be afraid. Very afraid. He was in the mood on the final afternoon against Australia A https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151425.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The selectors have missed a trick by not using Watson and Warner at the top to dent South Africa's pace attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151100/151170.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander is least bothered when people still question how he manages to pick up wickets. In Australian conditions, he is likely to be deadlier and silence a few more critics https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148035.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589288 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the tour match against South Africa in Sydney, Phillip Hughes will have the chance to make an impression against the side he began his now flagging Test career against with a bang https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100200/100263.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589289.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/589289.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589289 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT