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Squad rethink required for South Africa

The indifferent performance in the field by South Africa at the Gabba needs to be rectified, and perhaps its time for some radical changes in the team to be made

14-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

South Africa need more killer instinct

Despite reaching the No. 1 rankings, Graeme Smith's side is yet to win two Test matches in succession in almost three years

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Clarke's positivity rubs off on Australia

Michael Clarke has instilled into his own side that it is possible to win from any situation. The attacking mindset was personified by James Pattinson's fiery spell, for example

13-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

The angry Australian

Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the first Test in Brisbane

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda and Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

No-balls or no calls?

Bowlers might find it frustrating when umpires check for a no-ball after a batsman is dismissed, but they have nobody to blame but themselves

13-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

The Gabba boy

If you want to know what Brisbane's cricket culture is like, you've got to talk to Ian Healy

13-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Clarke perfects blueprint for the captain's innings

Match-altering, lead-from-the-front innings have become Australia captain Michael Clarke's trademark over the past year

12-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Ed Cowan proves he belongs

At the Gabba, Australia opener Ed Cowan not only staved off Test cricket's best bowling attack, he flourished against them

12-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

World's best attack brought down to earth

There will be days when a pitch has nothing in it, South Africa are out of ideas and a Michael Clarke is hard to remove. And they will need to know what to do on those days - something they did not know today

12-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Clarke dominates run fest at the Gabba

Stats highlights from day four of the first Test in Brisbane

12-Nov-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Cowan's nervous lunch, and Taylor's gaffe

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at the Gabba

12-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda

Amla, the secret of Kallis' prolific run?

Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla

11-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Top-order concerns remain for Australia

Australia have grown familiar to being three down for not many in Tests of late

11-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Steyn gets bounced, Kleinveldt gets reprieved

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at the Gabba

11-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda

Khawaja piles on the pressure

While Rob Quiney sat and watched the rain in Brisbane, Usman Khawaja was emphatically pushing his Test case in Hobart

10-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Amla makes Australia pay for errors

Hashim Amla's innings wasn't flawless, but what sets him apart is that he is not affected when his weaknesses are exposed. When handed a life, the opposition usually regrets it

09-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Bowlers forget the McDermott mantra

Australia's bowlers were guilty of bowling short on a slower Gabba pitch and their new bowling coach's key task would be to remind them the methods that brought them success last year

09-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Petersen's reverse sweep, Amla's new name

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day at the Gabba

09-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda

'Nobody in their right mind can back England'

Geoff Boycott on England's upcoming trial by spin, why South Africa can beat Australia, and his memories of playing in India

09-Nov-2012

Entertainment guaranteed with Test mace on the line

South Africa and Australia have consistently produced high quality, exciting Test cricket when playing each other recently. Will the battle for the title of world's best throw up another classic series?

08-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

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