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Anatomy of Australia's selection U-turn

After Australia's recent slump in form, opinions and emotions have turned quickly and virulently, resulting in six changes for the Adelaide Test. Has Steven Smith finally got the team he wanted?

20-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

A quick guide to Australia's new faces

After intense speculation, Australia's selectors have named four uncapped players in the squad for the Adelaide Test. Here's what you may or may not know about the quartet.

20-Nov-2016•Brydon Coverdale

The chaotic contrasts of two captains

The dead rubber in Adelaide takes on great significance as South Africa and Faf du Plessis contest a ball-tampering charge and Steven Smith deals with systemic failure

19-Nov-2016•Melinda Farrell

South Africa face sweet victory's bitter aftertaste

The team might feel like it is being unfairly targeted, but merely arguing that it is the victim of a media war is not going to work

18-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

Why the Rajkot draw was a win for numbers

And why the Australians may soon turn into a side feared by every other team in the world

17-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Australia's Test batting contenders

With collapse after collapse, Australia's Test batsmen are failing. Changes will be made, and several contenders will be desperate to impress in this week's Sheffield Shield round. So, who are the batting candidates from outside the current squad?

17-Nov-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Chappell recall prompts further puzzlement

The appointment of Greg Chappell to an interim position on Australia's selection panel is curious, given his history with the domestic game.

17-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

South Africa finally find their depth

What looked like a depleted pool of talent for South Africa in the recent past, has paved way for a squad that is always ready with able replacements

16-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

South Africa's fast and faultless pace pack

Three fast bowlers, three different approaches and common relentless discipline have shaped South Africa's success with the ball on the tour of Australia

15-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Hobart

The people under most pressure in Australian cricket

Australia's fifth successive Test loss, and the series defeat to South Africa, has left a few administrators and the team's coaching staff under considerable pressure

15-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

'Woke up early and the highlights were on'

Current and former South Africa players rejoice at a third straight series win in Australia

15-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Batting cancer cannot stop spreading

A problem of this magnitude stretches beyond the players immediately concerned. Right now, Australia's batting is driving down the value of the game in this country.

15-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

Five of Australia's worst

Australia faced only 558 deliveries in losing the Hobart Test to South Africa, their fourth-lowest tally ever in Tests they have lost at home. Here is a closer look at their five worst.

15-Nov-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Across the pond the long way

Firdose Moonda journeys across the Indian Ocean to follow her team, who start the series down under with a bang

14-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

A reassuring glimpse of South Africa's batting future

Despite their contrasting batting styles, Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock showed the temperament to spend time in the middle, underlining a key difference between the two sides

14-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Hobart

Australia in the crucible, past and present

Australian cricket finds itself at a critical juncture, not unlike a few instances in the past, and the results of the next two days in Hobart could have far-reaching effects on the system and players

14-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig

Quinton de Kock's hot streak in 2016

Stats highlights from the third day of the Hobart Test

14-Nov-2016•Gaurav Sundararaman

Rain creates pressure on Australia to make the play

After the second day's play in Hobart was lost to rain, South Africa may be happy to slow the match down and force Australia to make the play.

13-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Hobart

Australia's five sub-100 totals since 2010

Hobart joins the list of Australia's batting debacles in this decade

12-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Philander conjures up his UK state of mind

On the first morning in Hobart, Vernon Philander had just enough help from the conditions and the batsmen to decimate Australia in his inimitable, no-frills style

12-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Hobart

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