Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, says his side are prepared for anything Australia do as a reaction to their loss at Newlands

Herschelle Gibbs, the former South Africa opening batsmen, has said Graeme Smith's team could have chased down an even bigger target against Australia in Cape Town

Vernon Philander is confident of success in Test cricket, and his domestic stats back-up his belief

His raised arms, beaming face and slightly moist eyes showed the feelings of a man who believed he had taken a giant step to winning a match and a small one towards winning the trust of a nation

The city which is South Africa's restaurant and bar capital will have do without Test cricket on Saturday and Sunday after a seven-session Test at Newlands

Of the 23 wickets to fall on the second day, four of them were given out with the assistance of DRS. Nine decisions were reviewed in total, six that were initially called not-out

The contest at Newlands has swung from tense to one-sided to competitive, and now stands on the cusp of an epic finish

Dale Steyn, the South Africa fast bowler, said his side had planned to target Australia's captain Michael Clarke in bowler-friendly conditions in Cape Town

South Africa's bowlers weren't the most disciplined but favourable conditions and a fired-up Dale Steyn meant they still seized the advantage

When the clouds drape over Table Mountain, to form the proverbial cloth, bowlers can come out to feast

Graeme Smith, the South Africa Test captain, has admitted his team are not as prepared as they would like to be for the upcoming series against Australia

Brendan Taylor has said his team will continue to play attacking Test cricket, even though chasing a win against New Zealand in Bulawayo may have cost them the match

Through his career Ashwell Prince has had doubters but he has repeatedly proved them wrong with fighting innings

After 14 nomadic years with countless teams, South Africa's exciting new leggie finds himself on the cusp of his Test debut

Paul Harris, the South Africa left-arm spinner, has suggested South Africa play two spinners against Australia in the first Test in Cape Town

Five months into his job as Zimbabwe captain, Brendan Taylor has led by example, and has been one of his perennially struggling side's few reasons for cheer

AB de Villiers, South Africa Test vice-captain, has been declared fit to play in the upcoming series against Australia

South Africa A have played their part in softening Australia up ahead of the two-Test series against the senior side next week

With his pace and bounce, Marchant de Lange made a massive impression in the most important match of his career so far

Peter Siddle knows he has to compete with Australia's emerging young fast bowlers for a place in the Test XI