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Bavuma digs in for innings of character

He was left stranded five short of what would have been his second Test hundred, but Temba Bavuma did enough by then to answer many of the questions that have been raised over his place in South Africa's Test team

31-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Cricket failings set scene for Australia's disintegration

The controversies of the past week won't be forgotten soon, but Australia's batting has been equally responsible for their freefall despite a win in Durban

31-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

What Australia lost, and what they gained

A hard-nosed battle without sledging left stump mics redundant and provided glimpses of new a Australia

30-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

Imperious Markram enters impervious bubble

The South Africa opener has the ability, like Jacques Kallis before him, to shut out everything and simply bat, and it's quite a feat that he's managed to do this so consistently across such an ill-tempered series

30-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Kindness called for with South Africa on the cusp of history

It isn't on the forefront of anyone's minds right now, but South Africa have their best chance yet of winning their first home Test series against Australia since readmission

29-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Has any batsman been dismissed by the first ball of an ODI more than twice?

And how often have England been dismissed for less than 58?

26-Mar-2018•Steven Lynch

South Africa find their sweet moments in 'soap opera'

The achievements of Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram and AB de Villiers should be celebrated and the form of Faf du Plessis should be questioned but that will come on another day, a less strange day

25-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

South Africa back on the moral high ground

Having been so forthright about insisting they play hard but fair, Australia have now been shown up as disingenuous, and have horns on their heads where South Africa have halos

24-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Some players have 'failed our culture' - Steve Waugh

Former players reacted in anger and with shock to Australia's admission of ball-tampering in the Newlands Test

24-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rabada puts Warner, Australia in fight-or-flight mode

Eleven balls, one blow to the arm, five fours, one six, and one cartwheeling off stump: these were the ingredients of a brief and potentially series-defining bout

23-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

'He has been a great servant to South African cricket'

Having already announced plans to retire, Morne Morkel has become the fifth South African to 300 Test wickets. Former South Africa bowling coach Vincent Barnes talks us through his career

23-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Elgar joins Haynes in carrying-the-bat honours board

The South Africa opener has become only the second batsman in Test history to carry his bat three times

23-Mar-2018•Bharath Seervi

Dean Elgar makes his presence felt

For someone who has identified his role as being partly to "irritate the opposition", the South African opener had been unusually subdued in the first two Tests. On day one at Newlands, he was back to his immovable, in-yer-face best

22-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Make a ton, get a tree

At the Wynberg Boys' High School ground in Cape Town, a lot of the greenery has basmen's names on it

21-Mar-2018•Luke Alfred

Codes, and politics: what the aftermath of the bust-ups tells us

Perhaps it's time Australia have another look at how they, as players, are perceived by the cricketing world. Perhaps it's also time for South Africa, as a cricketing nation, to reconsider the way they negotiate authority

18-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig

Ngidi stays competitive in his own calm way

South Africa's newest fast bowler does not favour aggressive send-offs and verbal jousts, but he plays his cricket seriously and has come a long way quickly

14-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

Rabada: Four ten-fors at 22

The fast bowler has burst into elite company less than three years after making a debut

12-Mar-2018•Bharath Seervi

The ABC of AB de Villiers

Hero, gloveman, captain, friend, fan favourite: the South African has played several roles in an illustrious career

11-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

Troubling patterns emerge for Australia

As the series nears its halfway mark, the home side seems rejuvenated by the deeds of AB de Villiers while the visitors have begun showing worrying signs of top-order frailty

11-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Awesome AB rolls back the years

Since his comeback to Test cricket after a hiatus of nearly two years, AB de Villiers has batted like he never went away

11-Mar-2018•Bharath Seervi

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