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Beer jugs, bikinis and bronzing

As South Africa found out to their cost in the first Test, Port Elizabeth was a haven of breezes and tranquility that suited the visiting Englishmendown to the ground

26-Dec-2004•Roving Reporter by Andrew Miller at Durban

England seek icing on 2004 cake

England's victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth was their 11th in 12 matches in 2004, their eighth in consecutive Tests, and when the Boxing Day Test gets underway on Sunday, they have the chance to finish the year with an unbeaten record,

25-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Durban

Simon Jones certain to play

Simon Jones has been passed fit after recovering from a stomach bug, and is certain to play in the second Test at Durban, which starts on Boxing Day

24-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

'Beating South Africa is all I can think about' - Fletcher

Duncan Fletcher has spoken of his pride in England's performances over the past year, but is determined that the onset of the festive season will not distract his players

23-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Durban

Duminy stars in Western Province win

Western Province Boland beat the Titans by 14 runs in the last round-robin match of the Standard Bank Cup

23-Dec-2004•Keith Lane

Stewart thinks England can win back the Ashes

Alec Stewart, who captained England to their last series win against South Africa in 1998, thinks that England could really trounce them this time around

22-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

England make it eight wins in a row

Andrew Strauss made short work of wrapping up an historic victory for England on the final morning of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

21-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

'We need to know what our best team is,' says Smith

5th day Quotes

21-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

Vaughan praises level-headed Strauss

Michael Vaughan was content - but far from satisfied - as he reflected onEngland's seven-wicket victory at Port Elizabeth in the opening Test oftheir South African tour

21-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

England halted within sight of victory

England were on the brink of an historic victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth, before bad light brought an early finish to the fourth day

20-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

'We'll come out fighting,' says Pollock

Quotes from Simon Jones and Shaun Pollock

20-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

Hall receives official reprimand

Andrew Hall, the South African allrounder, has been given an official reprimand for 'gesturing towards the pavilion in an aggressive manner' during the third day of the first Test against England

20-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Eagles finish top with win over WP Boland

At Boland Park in Paarl, the Eagles ensured that they ended on the top ofthe Standard Bank Cup table with a convincing 7-wicket win over woodenspoonists Western Province Boland

20-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

'I am not anti Herschelle, I am anti guys who are lazy'

Ray Jennings, never short of a quote or two, has told Herschelle Gibbs to get his act together and be ready to face England in the Cape Town Test which starts on January 2

20-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

'A hundred begging to be taken' says Butcher

The moods of Mark Butcher and Graeme Smith told a tale of two teams as they addressed the media at the end of the third day's play at Port Elizabeth

19-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth

Honours even at St George's

Three wickets from Makhaya Ntini helped South Africa fight back to end the third day at Port Elizabeth on even terms

19-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

Apathy in the Sleepy City

It would not have been fair to pass judgment until the apathy had been exposed in all its lack of glory

19-Dec-2004•The Roving Reporter by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth

The value of knuckling down

Quotes from Strauss and Dippenaar

18-Dec-2004•Andrew Miler

Strauss's century double puts England on top

A stroke-filled century from Andrew Strauss put England in control of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

18-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Kruger puts Lions in semi-finals

Garnett Kruger destroyed Western Province Boland as the Lions romped home to an eight-wicket win at Newlands in Cape Town

17-Dec-2004•Keith Lane

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