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Spit happens

Our correspondent loses her beauty sleep covering the ball-tampering saga but squeezes in a Melbourne walk and a Hobart museum

29-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

Pace domination, and Kettleborough's 100% success rate

South Africa outdid Australia in the fast bowling department, the lower middle-order contributions and the number of centuries scored

28-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

Abbott in top form, Amla hits rock bottom

Marks out of ten for each of South Africa's players, following their convincing 2-1 victory over Australia in a highly charged series down under

28-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Hazlewood, Khawaja stand out amid Australia's woes

Marks out of ten for each of Australia's players, following their 2-1 series loss against South Africa at home

28-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

A new team, a familiar template

Even with a revamped side, Australia demonstrated they can win the same way many of their predecessors have done in the past: with grit and flair

27-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

A happy ending to a fairytale series

Australia had just returned from a humbling in Sri Lanka, and South Africa were hurt by their own subcontinental humiliation. Both took something out of how the series ended in Adelaide

27-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Australia's chases, and two unbeaten debutants

Stats highlights from Australia's seven-wicket win in Adelaide

27-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

Lyon roars back from selection precipice

Nathan Lyon came close to being discarded for the Adelaide Test. Given the opportunity, he banked on scoreboard pressure and his variations in pace and spin to pin South Africa down

26-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Cook's redemption offers Amla hope

Part of Hashim Amla's problem could be that he's being called in too early to steady the innings. With Stephen Cook coming good, a turnaround can't be too far away

26-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Hazlewood's bunny, and Starc's first-over strikes

Hashim Amla has been dismissed five times by Hazlewood in this series, while Mitchell Starc has taken 20 first-over wickets in all international matches in the last two years

26-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

Abbott nibbles but Australia avert wobble

As Australia put together their most composed innings of the series, South Africa needed hard work and a bit of luck to keep hopes of a whitewash alive

25-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda at Adelaide Oval

A rare hundred as opener; Abbott the scrooge

Kyle Abbott has produced one of the most economical figures by a fast bowler at the Adelaide Oval in the last 50 years

25-Nov-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Khawaja takes on senior mantle

One of three experienced members in Australia's top six, Usman Khawaja showed mighty forbearance to build a knock of genuine substance and get his team ahead

25-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Du Plessis rides the storm, feels the love

South Africa's captain was bound to be the centre of attention but Faf du Plessis ignored the boos to score another fighting Adelaide century

24-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda at Adelaide Oval

Renshaw offers steel after long wait

The Queensland opener looked completely home in the slips and then showcased his solidity with the bat towards close of play against a fired-up attack

24-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Lowest declaration totals

Stats highlights from the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide where Faf du Plessis declared on the score of 259

24-Nov-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Du Plessis returns to where it all started

Batting aside, Faf du Plessis has stood out on all other fronts as a leader. Plus, Adelaide happens to be his hunting ground, where he will be looking to make history

23-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

England have this series in the bag. The stats say so

And as we all know, you can try argue with stats, but you can't win

23-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Why Kohli and Warner weren't charged

Footage of Virat Kohli and David Warner allegedly using artificial substances to shine the ball did not come under the ICC's consideration since the accusation was not brought to the match referee's notice within five days of the incident

22-Nov-2016•Sidharth Monga

The problems with Law 42.3

The ball-tampering law is vague and - anecdotally at least - often flouted by players. Is it time for the game's governing bodies to have a rethink?

22-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

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