Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

South Africa lack their Centurion spark

South Africa were not awful on the opening day, but from a position where they had Australia in significant trouble the attack could not ram home the advantage and back Graeme Smith's decision to bowl

12-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda at Centurion Park

Record backed choice to bowl - McLaren

Proper cricket fans would have enjoyed Shaun Marsh's doggedness and Steven Smith's strokeplay - pity there were too few in the ground

12-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Centurion

It is not a perfect world - CSA

A promise of a democratic election to the ICC's Executive Committee after 2016, financial security and more fixtures for the national team were the three main reasons for CSA's vote in favour of the ICC revamp

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

World's best wary of Australia's looming threat

Even though they won't lose the No.1 ranking even if Australia sweep them 3-nil, South Africa still feel they have to justify their status as the best Test team going around

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Kallis replacement could hold key to series

South Africa have never beaten Australia in a home Test series. Whether they can improve that record might depend on the player they choose to replace Jacques Kallis

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Should cricket take a leaf out of rugby's book?

Cricket could do worse than take lessons from two other sports when it comes to distribution of revenues, growing the game, and drawing up fixture lists

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Amla relaxed ahead of big series

Hashim Amla may have had a rare lean spell in the Tests against India, but isn't too worried about his form ahead of the Australia challenge

10-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Zimbabwe players extend boycott

Zimbabwe's domestic twenty-over competition has been postponed after the players refused to end their strike over non-payment

10-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Dolphins edge Cobras by two runs in thriller

Robbie Frylinck defended 14 off the last over and seven off the last ball to give Dolphins their first trophy in seven seasons as they edged Cobras by two runs in the final

09-Feb-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Peterson does not mind being 'underestimated'

There are some people involved in the upcoming South Africa-Australia tussle who are quite happy to advertise their admiration for each other: Robin Peterson and Nathan Lyon

09-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Quiet in build-up, SA prepare for test of character

Australia have been the bigger talkers in the build-up to the Test series, while South Africa have attempted to send a message with their relative silence

06-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Braai and bonding on SA's agenda

Team-building is the key goal for South Africa as they prepare for an intense Test series against Australia by taking a leisurely time-out

06-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Morkel, Philander find rhythm, form

A century from Faf du Plessis and six wickets snaffled by Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel gave South Africa what the coach Russell Domingo said was "more" than what he expected from this fixture

06-Feb-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

South Africa hope to send a message

Graeme Smith is banking on his countrymen to come out and show they care more about Test cricket than was thought before

06-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Steyn 'looking good' for Tests - Donald

Allan Donald, South Africa's bowling coach, has warned Australia to expect a fully-firing Dale Steyn from the first morning of the first Test of the upcoming series

05-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Bowlers, du Plessis enjoy workout

Niggles and another difficult day for batting were the biggest talking points from the second day of the tour match at the Wanderers

05-Feb-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

'Australia will try and target me'- du Plessis

Faf du Plessis believes that Australia's bowlers will try and target him because of his new responsibility batting at No.4, replacing Jacques Kallis

04-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

All-round Philander shines for South Africa

South Africa may end up looking neither to Wayne Parnell nor Ryan McLaren as their all-round solution in the future because Vernon Philander could provide the selectors with an alternative

04-Feb-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

CSA-BCCI impasse likely to end

CSA and BCCI have resumed discussions about a possible patch-up that may result in the former supporting the ICC revamp

03-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda and Amol Karhadkar

Quinton de Kock in SA Composite squad

South Africa's limited-overs wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has been named in the South Africa Composite XI to play the Test squad in a three-day practice match

03-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

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