Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Botha spins South Africa some local advice

Graeme Smith often jokes that the South African team are so used to seeing countrymen in opposition camps all over the world that it would be more unusual if it was not the case. In Adelaide it is almost no different

20-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

South Africa take it easy in Adelaide heat

Jacques Kallis was the only member of the South African squad who did not train on Tuesday ahead of the second Test in Adelaide

20-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Fawad Ahmed's hard road to acceptance

The Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been granted asylum in Australia. That could be just the beginning of his cricketing journey

19-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Adaptable South Africa face Adelaide adjustment

South Africa struggled with the conditions at the Gabba and they will hope not to be similarly surprised at Adelaide Oval

19-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

'Our bowlers can get better' - de Villiers

South Africa's bowlers will have to make strident improvements ahead of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide, according to vice-captain AB de Villiers

18-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Tsolekile plays down race comment

South Africa's Thami Tsolekile has talked down his non-selection in the Test team, following Makhaya Ntini's comment about race playing a role in him being consistently overlooked for the wicketkeepers' role

18-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Sydney, Brissie, Ritchie

Get a load of the east coast, and a furore about racism, on the first leg of our correspondent's Australia tour

17-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Harris pushes Robin Peterson's Test case

Former Test spinner Paul Harris believes Robin Peterson should be considered for the second Test in Adelaide

17-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Elgar ready to adjust to South Africa's needs

Dean Elgar, JP Duminy's replacement in the South African squad, is counting on his ability adapt to strengthen his case for a spot in the Test XI

16-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Kleinveldt keen to improve on 'tough' debut

Although he was guilty of bowling no-balls and loose deliveries in Brisbane, Rory Kleinveldt should not be disregarded yet

15-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

AB de Villiers' wicketkeeping questioned

AB de Villiers' batting is being hindered by his wicket-keeping despite his own claims to the contrary, according to former Australian gloveman Ian Healy

15-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Australia's intimidation tactics 'humorous' - Amla

Hashim Amla made light of the Australian attitude of aggression, calling it "quite humorous," and brushed aside any suggestion of being intimidated

14-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Squad rethink required for South Africa

The indifferent performance in the field by South Africa at the Gabba needs to be rectified, and perhaps its time for some radical changes in the team to be made

14-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

South Africa need more killer instinct

Despite reaching the No. 1 rankings, Graeme Smith's side is yet to win two Test matches in succession in almost three years

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

South Africa's squad set to disperse after drawn Test

Gary Kirsten is flying home to South Africa for a short break, while the rest of the squad will also go on short trips ahead of the Adelaide Test

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

The angry Australian

Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the first Test in Brisbane

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda and Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

The Gabba boy

If you want to know what Brisbane's cricket culture is like, you've got to talk to Ian Healy

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

World's best attack brought down to earth

There will be days when a pitch has nothing in it, South Africa are out of ideas and a Michael Clarke is hard to remove. And they will need to know what to do on those days - something they did not know today

12-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Injured Duminy supportive of his replacement

JP Duminy, the injured South Africa middle-order batsman, has wished his successor well for the rest of the tour of Australia

12-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Will lack of a spin option hurt South Africa?

Although the pitch hasn't taken much turn, it is a pitch that requires bowlers to put a lot of effort in and South Africa may find a need for someone to provide respite to the quicks, which they now don't have

11-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

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