For the second year running Stuart Broad has shown where his priorities lie after shunning the potential riches of the IPL to concentrate on his England career.

From a 13-year-old in tattered shoes to a champion on the brink of his 100th Test - Makhaya Ntini has become a South African icon like no other

Jacques Kallis appears to be winning his fitness battle to play some part in the first Test against England although he remains extremely doubtful to bowl at Centurion Park.

At Centurion on Wednesday, an African icon will reach a very special milestone

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, is confident his squad has the depth to cover for Jacques Kallis should the allrounder fail to recover from his fractured rib.

The scenes in East London couldn't have been a greater contrast to those of South London, but for Swann it was business as usual as he pocketed 6 for 55 at Buffalo Park

Allrounder using an oxygen chamber to try and speed his recovery from the fractured rib that has threatened his participation in the opening Test

Graeme Swann is a jovial character at the best of times, but he will go into the first Test against South Africa with a spring in his step after bagging a six-wicket haul against the Invitational XI at Buffalo Park

Rain has plagued England throughout their tour of South Africa, and it returned to remove vital time from their opening two-day fixture against a South African Invitational XI

Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower must ponder a question that was ever-present during the 1990s. How do England balance the Test team without a genuine allrounder?

Although the sun made an appearance in East London an injury cloud remains over James Anderson's knee ahead of the Test series against South Africa after he was ruled out of England's opening two-day match against an Invitational XI at Buffalo Park

Despite a slow start in South Africa, Kevin Pietersen is not going to burden himself with undue pressure ahead of the Test series.

Jacques Kallis is rated as only 50-50 to make the first Test against England at Centurion Park as he continues a slow recovery from the fractured rib that ruled him out of the one-day series.

Rain forced the final one-day international at Durban to be abandoned and handed England their first limited-overs series victory in South Africa

Surrey have made an audacious bid to lure Rory Hamilton-Brown, the Sussex allrounder, back to The Oval and are believed to be ready to offer him the captaincy

The scoreline says the series is all-square, but after such a convincing 112-run victory at Cape Town South Africa are now the side with the momentum

Fortress Newlands brought the best out of South Africa again as they levelled the one-day series with a crushing 112-run victory on the back of a blistering 85-ball 121 by AB de Villiers

This is now a four-match series after the abandonment at the Wanderers left everyone kicking their heels

The opening one-day international at the Wanderers was abandoned without a ball bowled after the heavy rain that has plagued Johannesburg in recent days continued

Rain brought an early finish to the first Twenty20 and England edged home by one run so South Africa need a victory to level the short series