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De Villiers blames over-thinking as plans go awry

Given the intricacy of South Africa's planning for next year's World Cup, it is difficult to believe it has all come down to this: a 4-1 defeat to the opposition they believed they needed to beat to consider themselves ready

23-Nov-2014•Firdose Moonda

Australia survive late scare, go No.1 in ODIs

Australia will enter the World Cup year ranked as the game's top ODI team following a fourth victory in five matches over a sloppy South Africa at the SCG

23-Nov-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Series dead, ODI ranking battle alive

Having sealed the series in Melbourne, Australia can grab the World No. 1 ODI ranking from South Africa by defeating the visitors at the SCG

22-Nov-2014•The Preview by Daniel Brettig

Smith proves South Africa's recurring nightmare

On Wednesday, AB de Villiers said Steven Smith was an opposing captain's nightmare, Two days later Smith proved to be a recurring nightmare

21-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Smith ton ends Australia's MCG jinx and wins series

Steven Smith started this series in form but out of the side. Matthew Wade started it out of form but in the side. Together, they set up a series victory by plotting one of Australia's most remarkable one-day international chases

21-Nov-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Hazlewood timing his emergence right

Josh Hazlewood has been emerging for the best part of five years, but he seems to be timing his latest emergence to perfection

20-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Australia look to close out series at MCG

Australia will relish the chance to seal the series win with a victory over South Africa in the fourth ODI in Melbourne on Friday

20-Nov-2014•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Steven Smith a 'captain's nightmare'

Steven Smith has come in for high praise after his sparkling 73 in Canberra, with AB de Villiers dubbing him "a captain's nightmare", and Aaron Finch going one further by naming Smith in the same breath as de Villiers himself

19-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

De Villiers gets the inside track on Canberra

Though South Africa lost to Australia in Canberra, AB de Villiers was able to take away a solid gameplan for the World Cup when they would play Ireland here: batting the opposition out

19-Nov-2014•Firdose Moonda

Finch and Starc down South Africa

Centurion Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were central figures in Australia's commanding 73-run victory over South Africa in Canberra, despite a pair of sparkling innings by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers

19-Nov-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig at Manuka Oval

Steyn granted license to attack

Dale Steyn has said that his ODI captain AB de Villiers has given him the "license to run in and try to hit the stumps and attack the body a little bit more"

18-Nov-2014•Firdose Moonda

Josh Hazlewood closing in on Test debut

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood's towering display against South Africa in the ODI in Perth has taken him closer than ever to a Test debut

18-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Even sides look for capital gains

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between Australia and South Africa with the series level at 1-1

18-Nov-2014•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Steyn still bears Clarke wounds

Dale Steyn admitted he said too much in revealing his anger about the Cape Town confrontation with Michael Clarke but was still unhappy about the events of that day

18-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Johnson rested, Lyon left out

Australia's selectors have rested Mitchell Johnson from the remainder of the ODI series against South Africa to ensure his readiness for the India Tests, while Xavier Doherty has been preferred to Nathan Lyon

17-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Morkel takes five to set up South Africa win

Morne Morkel wreaked havoc and together with AB de Villiers, wrecked Australia's chances of taking a 2-0 series lead in the second ODI at the WACA

16-Nov-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Injured Clarke could miss Brisbane Test

Australia are preparing for the possibility of being without captain Michael Clarke for the opening Test against India

15-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Australia look to keep momentum in Clarke's absence

Australia took a 1-0 series lead at the WACA on Friday but it may yet prove to be a pyrrhic victory, given the recurrence of captain Michael Clarke's hamstring injury.

15-Nov-2014•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

De Villiers changes his tune after defeat

When South Africa departed for their World Cup recce last month, AB de Villiers did not specifically ask his team to bat better than their opposition or to bowl better

14-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Clarke injures hamstring again

Michael Clarke has reinjured his hamstring, leaving Australia with fitness concerns surrounding both their captain and vice-captain less than three weeks before the first Test against India

14-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale

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