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The record-holding umpire Steve Bucknor has bowed out of Test cricket with an appeal of his own: leave the decision-making in the hands of the on-field officials

Twenty-nine days of Test cricket across three months and more than 10,000 kilometres has not been enough to split the world's two best teams

Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury in South Africa's victory in Cape Town

The Plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

South Africa were made to wait longer than expected for a consolation victory in Cape Town by Mitchell Johnson's first Test century and a stubborn knock from Andrew McDonald

The hardest thing about watching Bryce McGain's Test dreams slip away amid a barrage of boundaries in Cape Town was that he doesn't have a mean bone in his body

The Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

AB de Villiers' brilliant, brutal 163 punished Australia to the tune of a third century in six consecutive Tests against them - and by far his most audacious - and gave the bowlers ample time to try and wrap up the dead rubber

Alternating between dropping short and pitching too full, it was a most uncharacteristic display from Bryce McGain whose greatest strength at domestic level is his control

The Plays of the day from the second day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

At last something for the home crowd to cheer about. After being outplayed in the first two Tests South Africa bossed Australia on day two of this game thanks to an imperious century from Ashwell Prince in his first international outing in over four month

South Africa ended their trend of making poor starts on the first couple of days in Tests this series which have left them with too large a recovery task

The Plays of the day from the first day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

After a fraught first hour, when everything went against them, South Africa hit back with three bursts - the biggest being when they dismissed Australia's top order for 23 runs in nine overs

Cricinfo previews the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town