Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

@FirdoseM

All-round Australia seal 2-0 triumph

Australia ended their South African tour as they started it: with an emphatic win in Centurion

14-Mar-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Teams hope for full game in series finale

Centurion is a long way from Chittagong but it is the last place South Africa and Australia will meet before they go in search of a piece of ICC silverware neither has won before

13-Mar-2014•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

Rain threat looms large in Durban

With the World T20 less than two weeks away, there is a possibility that Australia and South Africa may not get much practice in the shortest format

11-Mar-2014•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

Zimbabwe shift focus back to cricket

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has said that his team will not be taking anyone lightly ahead of the World T20, adding that "it can be anyone's game on the day"

10-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers tipped to succeed Smith

AB de Villiers is the most likely candidate to succeed Graeme Smith as South Africa's Test captain, but if he is to assume the additional responsibility it might mean a change in team structure

07-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

South Africa face winds of change

Graeme Smith was the last of South Africa's old guard. The roots of the new one need to grow deeper

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers and Steyn to the fore

ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their second series defeat in eight years of Test cricket

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

South African cricket's father figure

For 11 years, Smith has done a job that in other countries many people do not hold on to for even one. It is a task that requires taking responsibility, selflessness and meeting enormous expectation, much like parenthood

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Elgar gets CSA contract in Smith's place

Dean Elgar has been awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa, in place of the retired Test captain Graeme Smith

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

'When I told the team, it was a really tough night'

Graeme Smith had one word to describe his international career after his final day as a Test cricketer: privileged

05-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Philander fights hard but falls short

Earlier in the series, Vernon Philander had had his willingness to work hard on the field questioned by the opposition. On day five in Cape Town, he showed them just how hard he can work, even with bat in hand

05-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

'He was a youngster but he was a big man'

Three of Graeme Smith's former team-mates, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis, remember a brash youngster growing into a statesmanlike captain and scoring a mountain of runs with a rough technqiue

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

We still have hope - Domingo

Russell Domingo, the South Africa coach, believes that the team still have hope of salvaging a draw in the third Test, because of the players yet to bat

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Graeme Smith's last stand

Graeme Smith has played tremendous innings for South Africa, but his last one ended in 16 minutes on the ground where he learned his cricket

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

CSA not hurrying to name Smith's successor

South Africa are in no rush to appoint a new Test captain following Graeme Smith's retirement from international cricket

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

The end had been coming for Smith

A picture on Instagram, Irish citizenship, a young family and a long time at the helm. There was plenty pointing towards Graeme Smith preparing to call time on his career. It has been an immense one.

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis' telling off, and Johnson's bouncer

There were some fiery moments on the third day's play which revealed just how big the stakes were in the Cape Town Test

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

SA get the feel of world champions

South Africa's Under-19s have always fared a little better than the seniors. And this year they achieved something no senior team from the country has ever done

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Jennings' job in jeopardy after U-19 World Cup win

Less than 48 hours after winning the Under-19 World Cup, South Africa's coach Ray Jennings could be out of his job

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

'We must make sure the culture of Test cricket stays'

Jacques Kallis on the health of Test cricket, the allrounder's art, what South Africa's Under-19s must do now that they've tasted success and how he plans to stay whetted for one-day cricket, in a free-flowing Q&A session at Newlands

02-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

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