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First day at Centurion washed out

Rain washed out any chance of play at Centurion on the first day of the final Test between South Africa and England

21-Jan-2005•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

Rain threatens the finale

It was a depressingly familiar scene for England's cricketers, as they arrived at Centurion to be greeted by damp overcast conditions for the third tour running

20-Jan-2005•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Centurion

Smith's off-field problems take centre stage

It's been a bad few days for Graeme Smith

20-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff

'A tough defeat to accept'

Smith blames the middle-order

17-Jan-2005•Andrew Miller

Outclassed and indisciplined England face defeat

England battled hard in the afternoon heat at Cape Town, but two moments of indiscipline midway through the final session all but ensured that South Africa will level the series sometime tomorrow

05-Jan-2005•The Bulletin by Martin Williamson

Kallis still there as South Africa take it slow

South Africa failed to make the most of a perfect batting strip at Newlands, grafting to 247 for 4 on the first day of the third Test

02-Jan-2005•The Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Smith: 'Kallis is unbelievable'

Graeme Smith quotes

02-Jan-2005•Andrew Miller

'I think we were a bit lucky at the end there'

Graeme Smith admitted that fortune had smiled on South Africa in the closing stages of the second Test at Durban, but praised the tenacity of his team, since lesser sides might have crumbled in the face of such a turnaround

30-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

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

5th day Quotes

21-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

'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

England prepare for a reinvigorated South Africa

After their humbling on the highveld, England's cricketers have arrived in Port Elizabeth ahead of Friday's first Test against South Africa

16-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth

The real thing starts here

There was an eerie sense of calm surrounding Port Elizabeth on the eve of the first Test at St George's Park

16-Dec-2004•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth

Stomach problems bug South Africa

South Africa's cricketers are not finding it easy to stay fit for the first Test against England at Port Elizabeth that starts on Friday, Decemeber 17

14-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Smith and Morkel given all-clear

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, has been given the all-clear by his country's board to lead Somerset in 2005

06-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Upwards on the learning curve

The series may have been lost in the end, but South Africa's tour of India was an important learning experience - both on and off the field - that will reap benefits further down the line

03-Dec-2004•Ken Borland

'It's good to come back to winning ways' - Ganguly

Harbhajan admires Kumble's competitive spirit

02-Dec-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

Harbhajan rocks South Africa on a wearing pitch

Harbhajan Singh exploited a wearing pitch superbly, taking 4 for 58, as South Africa struggled to 172 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day at Kolkata, an overall lead of only 66

01-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

'It's good that the pacemen took wickets' - Smith

The loss of five wickets for 227 notwithstanding, Graeme Smith soundedpositive at the post-day press conference

28-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

'Love and care energises people'

Ray Jennings, the South African coach, talks to Wisden Cricinfo about the road to recovery and the unique challenges that confront South African cricket

27-Nov-2004•Dileep Premachandran and Nagraj Gollapudi

Smith in injury scare

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, suffered an injury scare on the eve of the second Test at Kolkata when a car ran over his left foot outside the team hotel in Kolkata

27-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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