Memories and memorabilia

Tour diary: Plenty of sporting history is on display wherever our correspondent heads on the last leg of her Australia tour

A short, sharp, compelling narrative

Mark Nicholas: You could have argued for a longer series, but Australia and South Africa was close to perfect

'Everything inside me didn't want to give it away'

It was a decision he took seven years ago that brought Faf du Plessis the heroic status he enjoys in South Africa today. By Firdose Moonda

A winner as batsman and captain

Numbers Game: Over an international career spanning 17 years, Ricky Ponting stamped his authority as one of Australia's greatest by scoring runs in almost all conditions

Just how much did Adelaide take out of Australia?

Mark Nicholas: The two teams are evenly matched, but South Africa will struggle to get their balance sorted and Australia their fast bowlers' energy

The art of crease occupation

Rob Steen: In praise of epic solo batting efforts - the ultimate acts of invidualism in a team cause

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth

To substitute, or not to substitute?

Injuries stir debate over replacement Test match players

From South Africa to the other SA

Johan Botha has no regrets about leaving his home country and is enjoying first-class cricket as captain of South Australia. By Firdose Moonda

Is the no-ball law too exact?

Mark Nicholas: Most rules are in favour of the batsman. Maybe it is time to give bowlers the line at least

South Africa's quicks need to be proactive in Adelaide

Ian Chappell: The pitch won't allow them to sit back and wait for the batsmen to make mistakes

Sydney, Brissie, Ritchie

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

Australia's search for opening glory

Numbers Game: Their opening combination was the best in the business, but over the last couple of years they have flagged a bit

The hundred Ed had to have

Mark Nicholas: Cowan's century at the Gabba was a celebration of bloody-minded determination over hope

The Gabba boy

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

'The biggest threat to South Africa is their self-belief'

Bowl at Boycs: Why South Africa can beat Australia, England's upcoming trial by spin, and Boycott's memories of playing in India

All eyes on the batsmen

Mark Nicholas: Australia and South Africa have formidable pace attacks, so it will probably be the batsmen who perform best who will decide the series

'An unbelievable feeling of no panic'

Unlike with their predecessors, South Africa's players now believe in themselves and their team-mates. Alviro Petersen explains

How well do you know Australia v South Africa?

Take a crack at our quiz on the rivalry to find out

The two Gabbas

Brisbane's Test pitch is a different animal from the ones used in Shield games. An insider, Chris Hartley, explains why

'You beauty, you superstar'

JP Duminy emerged from nowhere to star in South Africa's first series win in Australia. By Firdose Moonda

Australia's batting isn't aggressive enough

Ian Chappell: The selectors have missed a trick by not using Watson and Warner at the top to dent South Africa's pace attack

A battle of allrounders, captains, coaches and quick men

Mark Nicholas: The Australia-South Africa series is one to make cricket lovers everywhere sit up. One man in particular

'You had to out-think Australia'

Flashback: Claude Henderson and Boeta Dippenaar look back at South Africa's humbling visit Down Under a decade ago

Trial by pace for Australia and South Africa

Numbers Game: A look at their pace stats, and the numbers for their batsmen against pace

South Africa in Australia flashback: 1993-94

'We were the Cinderella team'

The South Africans were wide-eyed on their first tour of Australia after readmission, but they proved they were no rookies. By Firdose Moonda

Australia v South Africa 2012-13

Australia to rotate young fast men

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