Features

Bell takes the heat, but Cook deserves the scrutiny

In the past, Bell has appeared untouchable in the middle order, but at least he has faced a challenge for his place this year

22-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

The joke that took a wicket and other stories

Breakneck car-rides, dense fog, hyperbaric chambers - in our correspondent's look back at the first couple of weeks of the Test half of England's South Africa tour

22-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan

High percentages, and high totals without hundreds

The highest totals without a hundred, bowlers who took seven in their last Test, and grandfather-father-son combinations

22-Dec-2009•Steven Lynch

Close but no cigar for valiant South Africa

Graham Onions defied Makhaya Ntini's final over in a heart-stopping passage of play

20-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

West Indies' positive energy

The difference between the West Indies' performance in Brisbane and those in Adelaide and Perth was surely not by coincidence

20-Dec-2009•Tony Cozier

Unfair treatment for Benn

Chris Broad needs to explain why he chose to hand Benn a more stringent penalty under the code of conduct, than Australians Haddin and Johnson

20-Dec-2009•Tony Cozier

Anderson braced for another England rearguard

Saving the game is going to be a mental battle as well as a technical one for England's nine remaining wickets

19-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

South Africa benefit from Amla's cultural blend

Hashim Amla is a key representative of South Africa's modern-day diversity

19-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

Room to lift despite Australia's victory march

Australia are on the verge of what should be a victory in Perth but it can't mask a sometimes disappointing performance

19-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

The Chanderpaul understudies

West Indies haven't had Shivnarine Chanderpaul as their middle-order rock at the WACA, but they've had two very good imitations in Narsingh Deonarine and Brendan Nash

19-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Gameplay for purists

Not pretty, but offering deep, challenging and rewarding features

19-Dec-2009•Anand Ramachandran

Swann ruffles South Africa's feathers

It's easy to forget that Graeme Swann has only been a Test cricketer for a year. How did England ever manage without him?

18-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

The spinners take their turn in the limelight

A pitch that started heavily grassed had the quicks on both sides queueing up for their turn ... or that was the theory at least

18-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

Doug the Rug rewarded for hard labour

All the years of toil in the state circuit came to a head when Bollinger found Gavin Tonge's edge and picked up his maiden five-wicket haul

18-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Ntini emotion sparks slow-burn Test

Makhaya Ntini led South Africa onto the field with his son alongside him, and the standing ovation he received had barely abated when he bowled his first ball

17-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

Fletcher's influence brings order to lower-order

During his seven-year reign as England coach, Duncan Fletcher made a mantra of ensuring that his bowlers could contribute with the bat, and now he's crossed the floor to join the South Africa set-up

17-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

After the deluge

Batting after a side has put up a 600-plus total calls for mental and physical fortitude

17-Dec-2009•Aakash Chopra

Strauss suckered by green-tinged monster

They say never judge a book by its cover. The same should apply to cricket pitches

16-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

Kallis confirms his indomitability

Plenty of airtime and column inches have been used up in recent weeks to discuss the fitness of Jacques Kallis. On the evidence of his first innings of the series it's a wonder what all the fuss was about

16-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

Referrals, withdrawals, and KP looks for love

Andrew McGlashan presents the Plays of the day from the first day's action at Centurion

16-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Centurion

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