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The All-time Greatest Ancient Debutants XI

A team comprised of competent old codgers, a rant about time-wasting, a Newlands post-mortem - go on, you know you've been waiting for this

11-Mar-2014•Andy Zaltzman

South Africa face winds of change

Graeme Smith was the last of South Africa's old guard. The roots of the new one need to grow deeper

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers and Steyn to the fore

ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their second series defeat in eight years of Test cricket

06-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Warner and Johnson a class apart

ESPNcricinfo marks the Australian players out of 10 following their impressive series win in South Africa

06-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig

Where did Harris find the swing and strength?

Plain numbers will never explain how good Ryan Harris was in Cape Town, where he defied logic and a crocked knee to bowl Australia to a famous victory

05-Mar-2014•Jarrod Kimber in Cape Town

Australia's longest day

It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't without its fair share of twists, but Australia held their own to pull off one of their most impressive wins in recent itmes

05-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Philander fights hard but falls short

Earlier in the series, Vernon Philander had had his willingness to work hard on the field questioned by the opposition. On day five in Cape Town, he showed them just how hard he can work, even with bat in hand

05-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Australia end international away-series win drought

Stats highlights from Australia's series-clinching win in Cape Town

05-Mar-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Fourth-innings hero, and captain extraordinaire

Stats highlights from an incredible career, both as batsman and as leader

05-Mar-2014•S Rajesh

Australia's fastest century opening stand

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Cape Town, which was dominated by David Warner and Australia's fast bowlers

04-Mar-2014•S Rajesh

Warner, Johnson at peak of powers

Australia's success against England and South Africa is down to the arresting form of their most talented players - David Warner and Mitchell Johnson

04-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Graeme Smith's last stand

Graeme Smith has played tremendous innings for South Africa, but his last one ended in 16 minutes on the ground where he learned his cricket

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Manly Mitch, and a funny DJ

Test cricket in Newlands means lots of colour, noise, and a bit of ogling

04-Mar-2014•Samantha Smith

Graeme Smith: Frankenstein's Kirsten

His technique would make a spider on skates look elegant, but how dangerous was he when it came to high-pressure chases?

04-Mar-2014•Andy Zaltzman

From young leader to matchwinner

In a 12-year period, Graeme Smith established himself as a leader par excellence. Here's a look back at his illustrious career

04-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Harris revives memories of Merv

Ryan Harris' willingness to exert himself on this tour to South Africa, despite his badly deteriorating knee, and his effectiveness through the pain on day three in Cape Town, take one back to Merv Hughes and the 1993 Ashes

03-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Du Plessis' telling off, and Johnson's bouncer

There were some fiery moments on the third day's play which revealed just how big the stakes were in the Cape Town Test

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Clarke's two Cape Towns

Michael Clarke's battling century in this game was a world apart from his glorious counter-attacking 2011 Newlands ton, and he will hope the result of the match has a similar disparity

02-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

South Africa left feeling exposed minus Steyn

South Africa are still looking for someone to bowl the overs Jacques Kallis used to so well for them, and the intermittent absence of Dale Steyn of late has only amplified that issue

01-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Clarke (just about) survives Mornzilla

A blow-by-blow account of Morne Morkel's fearsome attack on Michael Clarke

01-Mar-2014•Jarrod Kimber in Cape Town

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