England ended a rain-blighted third day at Centurion on 114 for 4 in reply to South Africa's 247

Rain washed out any chance of play at Centurion on the first day of the final Test between South Africa and England

Matthew Hoggard stepped out of the shadows with an outstanding display of swing bowling to lead England to a dramatic 77-run victory on the final day of the fourth Test at Johannesburg

A compelling fourth Test continued to swing this way and that on the fourth day at Johannesburg

England chipped away at South Africa's batsmen on an unexpectedly sunny third day of the fourth Test, reducing them to 306 for 6 by stumps

A spirited fightback by England - Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison piled on 82 for the ninth wicket - was ended when the umpires took the players off the field for bad light once again

Another century from Andrew Strauss - his fifth in just 11 Tests - lifted England to a strong position on the first day at the Wanderers

Ireland have announced their squad for the forthcoming World Cup in South Africa

West Indies women's cricket team could be forced to withdraw from the 2005 World Cup if sponsorship is not secured soon

A superb unbeaten hundred from Graham Thorpe put England in the driving seat as South Africa ended the fourth day needing a mountainous 357 to win at Durban

Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss both strolled to centuries as England gained an 88-run lead in a remarkable turnaround on the third day at Durban

A masterful century from Jacques Kallis put South Africa firmly in control of the second Test on the second day at Durban as they raced to a lead of 193 runs

After winning the toss and putting England in, South Africa bowled them out for 139 and reached 70 for 3 in reply on the first day at Durban

Andrew Strauss made short work of wrapping up an historic victory for England on the final morning of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

England were on the brink of an historic victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth, before bad light brought an early finish to the fourth day

Three wickets from Makhaya Ntini helped South Africa fight back to end the third day at Port Elizabeth on even terms

Ahead of the first Test which starts on Friday, the South African captain Graeme Smith reveals which England players he fears the most, and gives his views on quotas and Mark Boucher's omission from the Test team

Nadeem Shahid has quit county cricket after 18 years

The former umpire and left-handed allrounder Bill Alley, who played for Somerset until the age of 49, has died aged 85

Robert Mugabe's regime has banned 13 cricket correspondents from entering Zimbabwe ahead of England's five one-day matches in the country which start on Friday (Nov 26)