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284/7

(47.3/50 ov, T:285) 286/3

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154/8

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(20 ov, T:155) 158/3

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End the spin uncertainty

Australia's rotation of their spinners, which continued on Monday with Nathan Hauritz replacing Jason Krejza, must be stopped

22-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Lee and Hayden not washed up

Australia's selectors hope Brett Lee and Matthew Hayden will continue to be part of their plans for the Ashes

22-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Hilfenhaus in for MCG as Krejza dropped

Ben Hilfenhaus has been called to provide Australia with another bowling option for the second Test on Boxing Day

22-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Haddin backs Lee to hit his straps

Brad Haddin has backed Brett Lee to return to his best despite taking only one wicket in Australia's loss to South Africa in Perth

22-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Debutant Duminy lives the dream

Test debuts don't come much more rewarding than the one JP Duminy experienced in Perth

22-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Ponting ponders Hilfenhaus or Bollinger for Melbourne

Australia's inability to defend 414 in Perth has left Ricky Ponting considering bowling changes for next week's Boxing Day Test in Melbourne

21-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Australia's aura fades away

Australia's aura is fading by the day, and they face an uphill battle to avoid a home-series defeat to South Africa

21-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Lee way for South Africa

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

21-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

de Villiers exorcises demons with record-breaking chase

AB de Villiers erased a lingering hoodoo for South Africa as they sealed their most satisfying win with a record-breaking chase of 4 for 414

21-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Peter English

McGrath says Lee is on track

Glenn McGrath expects Brett Lee to return to his best with a couple of wickets and has encouraged the fast bowler to remain upbeat

21-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'Tomorrow the most important day of the summer' - Lee

Brett Lee expects the final day at the WACA to be the most telling of the summer for Australia and South Africa as both aim to land the first blow in the battle of the world's top two sides

20-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Nielsen questions three-hour sessions

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has questioned the wisdom of playing Test cricket well into the evening after stumps was not called until 8.03pm on the fourth day of Australia's match against South Africa in Perth

20-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Smith 2.0 upgrade works wonders

Graeme Smith's century on the fourth day in Perth sent a louder message to Australia than any amount of verbal banter

20-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Australia's drinking problem

Plays of the day for the fourth day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

20-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Smith hundred allows South Africa to dream of victory

Graeme Smith's 108 drove South Africa to 3 for 227 in their bid to reach 414 and record the second-highest chase in history

20-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Peter English

Pitch is the key with match in balance

Conventional wisdom states that the WACA gets easier to score on as the match wears on but South Africa will face a tall task to begin the series with a win after Australia extended their lead to 322.

19-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

An umpiring blooper

Plays of the day for the third day of the first Test in Perth

19-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Australia in control but South Africa refuse to fold

Australia sat in the preferred position with a lead of 322 over South Africa after the third day

19-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Peter English

'We don't see the game as down and out' - Kallis

The most severe scars do not heal quickly and Australia's dominance of South Africa's batsmen over the past decade gave Ricky Ponting hope leading into this series that the old wounds could be reopened. For much of the second day in Perth it looked like t

18-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Decisions, decisions

Cricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

18-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

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