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Australia on points as South Africa battle to draw

South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw

13-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Cook ton helps Lions top table

A round up of the Momentum One Day Cup matches on November 11, 2012

12-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Injured Duminy supportive of his replacement

JP Duminy, the injured South Africa middle-order batsman, has wished his successor well for the rest of the tour of Australia

12-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Ritchie dumped from Adelaide Test gig

Greg Ritchie has been dumped from a planned speaking engagement at the annual Adelaide Test match dinner after his offensive comments at the Gabba

12-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Clarke, Cowan and Hussey dominate SA

Ed Cowan smoothed the path for Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey to run South Africa ragged as Australia closed day four on 4 for 487

12-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Will lack of a spin option hurt South Africa?

Although the pitch hasn't taken much turn, it is a pitch that requires bowlers to put a lot of effort in and South Africa may find a need for someone to provide respite to the quicks, which they now don't have

11-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Elgar named Duminy's replacement

Dean Elgar, the Knights batsman, has been named as the replacement for the injured JP Duminy for the rest of South Africa's Test series in Australia

11-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Kleinveldt's second chance

Vernon Philander created giant footmarks. Very few will be expecting Rory Kleinveldt to fill them when he appears for the first time in whites on the international stage

11-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Greg Ritchie in trouble over racist remarks

Cricket Australia has conceded it is not appropriate for Greg Ritchie to speak at its cricket venues, after he admitted to using racially offensive and anti-Muslim language during a speech at the Gabba

11-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Advantage South Africa after hosts' top order stumbles

A day that meandered through its first two sessions after the fashion of South Africa's batsmen became positively lively as Australia's batsmen stumbled then counter-attacked

11-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Duminy injured in peak form, say team-mates

JP Duminy's team-mates say the batsman was in prime fitness and form before his tour of Australia was ended by a serious injury

10-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Who will take JP Duminy's place?

Dean Elgar, Colin Ingram, Justin Ontong and Ashwell Prince are the main contenders to take the injured JP Duminy's place in the South Africa Test squad

10-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Brisbane

Incessant rain forces washout

A nation keen to spend Saturday on the couch had to find other things to do as day two of the first Test between Australia and South Africa was washed out in Brisbane

10-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Lions make it three wins out of three

Lions consolidated their position at the top of the table by beating Cobras. Warriors and Dolphins are still looking for points after their game was washed out

10-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Virtual Eye creator criticises ICC's DRS usage

Ian Taylor, the creator of Virtual Eye, has criticised the ICC for their handling of the Decision Review System (DRS), saying the technology was not 100% accurate and should only be used to overturn 'howlers'

09-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Heel injury puts Duminy out for up to six months

JP Duminy, the South Africa batsman, has ruptured an Achilles tendon in his left heel, and the injury could put him out for three to six months

09-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Gabba

Amla and Kallis lay strong foundation

Spectators who arrived at the Gabba in record numbers for a non-Ashes Test might have expected fire and brimstone from the Australian fast bowlers and plenty of chatter from their slips cordon

08-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Second bonus-point win for Lions

A round-up of matches in the South African domestic one-day competition

08-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia's captain without a deputy

The absence of the official vice-captain, Shane Watson, due to injury has left Australia without a second-in-command for the first Test against South Africa

08-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Quiney part of buffer zone for middle order

Michael Clarke has defended his decision to thrust the Test debutant Rob Quiney into No.3 against South Africa's powerful pace attack

08-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

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