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ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

11-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at Newlands

'Yes, it's Australia and not Austria'

It was a day for bewilderment, tut-tutting and plenty of jokes

11-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

The best bowling day in more than 100 years

A stunning day of Test cricket in Cape Town produced a whole bunch of statistical highlights. Here are some of the major ones

10-Nov-2011•S Rajesh

The makings of a madcap day

Twenty-three wickets in all, Australia's ludicrous scoreline of 21/9 and a selection of other exotic ingredients went into producing one of the most exhilarating days of Test cricket

10-Nov-2011•Siddarth Ravindran

Where's the mental toughness?

Australia's batsmen cannot blame the pitch for their lowest total in 109 years. And there are men in this team who will not have impressed the new selection panel

10-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale at Newlands

The Technology Test

Of the 23 wickets to fall on the second day, four of them were given out with the assistance of DRS. Nine decisions were reviewed in total, six that were initially called not-out

10-Nov-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

South Africa confident after stirring fightback

The contest at Newlands has swung from tense to one-sided to competitive, and now stands on the cusp of an epic finish

10-Nov-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

The Watson referral that wasn't

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

10-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Leading from behind

History suggests it is impossible to do both, mind sore hands and fields for a long period. Rashid Latif and Adam Gilchrist, two adept multi-taskers in their time, weigh in

10-Nov-2011•Sidharth Monga

Clarke's finest innings

Michael Clarke's century at Newlands should remove any doubts about whether he is the man to lead Australia

09-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale at Newlands

A needless delay and a torrid welcome

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia, in Cape Town

09-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Biggest challenge yet for Clarke

On Australia's last tour of South Africa, Ricky Ponting seemed to have started building a successful team. Now it's Michael Clarke's turn.

08-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Cape Town

Johnson v Smith resumes

As South Africa and Australia prepare to do battle, ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over some of the key match-ups that will help decide the two-Test series

08-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Cape Town

Billy says get 'em driving

Australia's new bowling coach, Craig McDermott, has been drumming it into his students that they need to get the ball up there and swinging. The results are now starting to show

08-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

When Lawry's Australians paid it forward

Forty years ago, Australia's cricketers undertook back-to-back Test tours, just like now. If it wasn't for the shabby treatment they received back then, their modern counterparts might not have had it as good as they do

08-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale

I don't see a finish line yet - Ponting

Ricky Ponting says he's been batting well in the nets but that hasn't translated into runs in the middle yet

07-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Cape Town

The new third man

In Sri Lanka, Shaun Marsh joined an elite list by batting at No. 3 for Australia. Now he is ready to consolidate that position

04-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale

As great as the sum of their parts

George Dobell picks his top five teams in the history of Test cricket

03-Nov-2011•George Dobell

'I'm an aggressive sort of player'

Peter Siddle knows he has to compete with Australia's emerging young fast bowlers for a place in the Test XI

31-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda in Potchefstroom

A cat-astrophe for Graeme Smith

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

28-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

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