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Sydney's forgotten hero

Reggie Duff was the first No. 10 batsman to score a century on Test debut, but the rest of his career and his life didn't quite match that glittering start

02-Dec-2012•Steven Lynch

Clarke without answers on the worst of days

Michael Clarke had no answers as South Africa raced ahead in the Perth Test, virtually shutting out Australia's hopes of becoming the No. 1 Test side

01-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

South Africa 'go hard' for Perth glory

Australia will have to be prepared to chase anything on a pitch where South Africa look increasingly at home

01-Dec-2012•Firdose Moonda

South Africa's unsung performer

Morne Morkel was not South Africa's most successful bowler on the second day in Perth, but he provided exactly what his team needed

01-Dec-2012•Firdose Moonda at the WACA

Caught Petersen, bowled Peterson

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the deciding Test in Perth

01-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at the WACA

No fairytale for Ponting's finale

There was something fitting about Ricky Ponting's dismissal in Perth; like 17 years ago, a Pakistani umpire silenced the crowd with an lbw decision

01-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Matured Peterson ready to adapt

After a four-year absence Robin Peterson has returned to the Test arena and although his first role was to score some vital runs he is eager to play a key part with the ball

30-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the WACA

South Africa lose their middle-order mettle

The visitors have been hampered by a new problem in this series - a lack of consistency in the middle order - and although Faf du Plessis' outstanding start to Test cricket has offered some solace there remain plenty of issues

30-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the WACA

Johnson accentuates the positives

Mitchell Johnson's first day of Test cricket in a year was neither brilliant nor disastrous. But importantly, it was encouraging

30-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Punter's final team-mate

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day of the deciding Test in Perth

30-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at the WACA

Australia's second-best, without a doubt

Think not of Ricky Ponting as the batsman of the last couple of years - and particularly the past fortnight. Remember that for almost a decade Ponting was the best batsman in the world's best team

29-Nov-2012•Peter English

Australian cricket's soul, mate

Beyond losing a world-beating batsman, Ricky Ponting's international retirement severs one of the last links to a previous era of the game

29-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

End of a great career, start of a new era

Regardless of what happens in the Perth Test, it will be a watershed for Michael Clarke. He knows nothing of Test cricket that doesn't involve Ricky Ponting. His challenge now is to define a new era alone

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

'I just want to give you some advice about batting at the WACA'

A four hour plane flight, 2600km travelled, three days off. The journey from the Adelaide Oval to the WACA could not provide a starker contrast for the players

29-Nov-2012•Alex Malcolm

Among weights machines and leaky pipes

The WACA gym setting for Ricky Ponting's retirement announcement was far from pretty but somehow fitting

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

'This is where it started, and will finish'

The Perth Test against South Africa will be Ricky Ponting's last. Below is a transcript of the press conference during which Ponting announced his decision to retire

29-Nov-2012

Henriques hopes to build on rapid start

Moises Henriques is seeking to build on a rapid start to 2012-13, having been named the Australian Cricketers Association's Player of the Month for October

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Bolton leads the way for Fury

Nicole Bolton started this season with her maiden state century, and has been named the Australian Cricketers Association Women's Player of the Month for October

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

To sub, or not to sub?

Game-changing injuries during Australia's joust with South Africa have aided the case for substitutes in Test cricket. Once a taboo, the concept is gaining momentum

28-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

An Australian in the Ranji Trophy

Simon Fry is in India as part of an exchange programme for umpires, and has some interesting observations about the first-class game in the country

27-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

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