Firdose Moonda

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

Four former players and administrators discuss the state of South African cricket 20 years since unification

Michael Clarke has not lost a series since taking over as Australia's captain after the World Cup, but he is still not a fully satisfied man

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third ODI between South Africa and Australia, in Durban

For the first time in his seven months as captain, Michael Clarke faces the possibility of a series defeat

Mark Boucher, the South Africa wicketkeeper, is expected to be fit for the deciding ODI against Australia on Friday, despite a minor injury picked up in the nets on Thursday

Hashim Amla says he will take time to consider it if he is offered the opportunity to captain South Africa again

Both Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh batted during Wednesday's nets session and Marsh appeared particularly at ease, having fully recovered from his shoulder injury

Lonwabo Tsotsobe may have been earmarked for the containment role in South Africa's pace attack, but he's going to do a lot more than just hold up an end

Zimbabwe's two big-hitting all-rounders, Elton Chigumbura and Malcolm Waller, finally came good, with a 112-run sixth-wicket partnership to end a 12-match losing streak across formats

South Africa's batting underbelly hardened up, after unconvincing showings since their World Cup quarter-final in Dhaka in March

Shane Watson, Australia allrounder, is likely to be fit for the third and deciding one-day game against South Africa in Durban on Friday

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second one-day international in Port Elizabeth

Graeme Smith made a battling half-century to lift the pressure of expectation from his shoulders

Shane Watson, the Australia opening batsmen, is likely to make a comeback for the second ODI against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Sunday

Despite appearing to be a team that are still caught in those few seconds between being fully awake and deeply asleep, South Africa are not panicking

South Africa haven't played international cricket for six months and their rustiness showed in the first ODI against Australia

Mitchell Johnson on his dealing with his slump in form on the Sri Lanka tour and what lies ahead as he nears his 30th birthday