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St George's promises hospitable opener

The schedule for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa should work in the tourists' favour, with the Port Elizabeth pitch likely to serve up an even contest

22-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda

'There are a lot more tough days than successful days in a fast-bowling career'

Former South Africa bowling coach Vincent Barnes talks about developing fast bowlers, injury prevention, and the extreme pace of Dale Steyn

19-Dec-2016•Interview by Crispin Andrews

The man who wouldn't say 'Mister'

Sid O'Linn's cricket career was possibly hampered by a rebellious streak, but given a chance to tour England, he got a divorce to ensure his selection

17-Dec-2016•Luke Alfred

'Being Test captain is almost the first time people take you seriously'

South Africa's leadership conundrum has come full circle, with the Test captaincy now in the hands of Faf du Plessis, a man seemingly designed for it

15-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda

Jennings' all-or-nothing debut, Patil's near-miss debut

Also: the youngest to reach 100 Test wickets and the most balls faced in an ODI innings

13-Dec-2016•Steven Lynch

Keaton Jennings emerges from his father's mould

The newest member of the England squad takes after his father, Ray Jennings, a man he got used to calling coach, not dad, early

05-Dec-2016•Luke Alfred

First-day declarations, and Parthiv's eight-year wait

Also: the longest winning streaks in ODIs, New Zealand's overseas players, and the highest partnership by Nos. 10 and 11

29-Nov-2016•Steven Lynch

Spit happens

Our correspondent loses her beauty sleep covering the ball-tampering saga but squeezes in a Melbourne walk and a Hobart museum

29-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda

Pace domination, and Kettleborough's 100% success rate

South Africa outdid Australia in the fast bowling department, the lower middle-order contributions and the number of centuries scored

28-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

The hinge between South Africa's old and new

Courageous, selfless and cautious, Trevor Goddard was the link between notable eras for his team

28-Nov-2016•Luke Alfred

Abbott in top form, Amla hits rock bottom

Marks out of ten for each of South Africa's players, following their convincing 2-1 victory over Australia in a highly charged series down under

28-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

A happy ending to a fairytale series

Australia had just returned from a humbling in Sri Lanka, and South Africa were hurt by their own subcontinental humiliation. Both took something out of how the series ended in Adelaide

27-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Australia's chases, and two unbeaten debutants

Stats highlights from Australia's seven-wicket win in Adelaide

27-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

Lyon roars back from selection precipice

Nathan Lyon came close to being discarded for the Adelaide Test. Given the opportunity, he banked on scoreboard pressure and his variations in pace and spin to pin South Africa down

26-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Cook's redemption offers Amla hope

Part of Hashim Amla's problem could be that he's being called in too early to steady the innings. With Stephen Cook coming good, a turnaround can't be too far away

26-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Hazlewood's bunny, and Starc's first-over strikes

Hashim Amla has been dismissed five times by Hazlewood in this series, while Mitchell Starc has taken 20 first-over wickets in all international matches in the last two years

26-Nov-2016•S Rajesh

Abbott nibbles but Australia avert wobble

As Australia put together their most composed innings of the series, South Africa needed hard work and a bit of luck to keep hopes of a whitewash alive

25-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda at Adelaide Oval

A rare hundred as opener; Abbott the scrooge

Kyle Abbott has produced one of the most economical figures by a fast bowler at the Adelaide Oval in the last 50 years

25-Nov-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Khawaja takes on senior mantle

One of three experienced members in Australia's top six, Usman Khawaja showed mighty forbearance to build a knock of genuine substance and get his team ahead

25-Nov-2016•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Du Plessis rides the storm, feels the love

South Africa's captain was bound to be the centre of attention but Faf du Plessis ignored the boos to score another fighting Adelaide century

24-Nov-2016•Firdose Moonda at Adelaide Oval

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