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Cummins delighted at debut display

Pat Cummins' 6 for 79 gave Australia a fighting chance of winning the Johannesburg Test and drawing the series

20-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Series heads for gripping finish

Aided greatly by Usman Khawaja, Ricky Ponting summoned his deepest reserves of skill and focus to give Australia a fighting chance of chasing 310 to square the two-match series against South Africa

20-Nov-2011•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Wright follows England example

New Zealand will follow the England blue-print for defeating Australia in the two Test matches to be played in December, the coach John Wright has said

16-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Handling pressure Cummins' biggest challenge - Craig

The youngest man ever to play Test cricket for Australia, Ian Craig, believes handling the pressure and atmosphere will be Pat Cummins' biggest challenge if he plays at the Wanderers this week

15-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Cummins could debut - Clarke

Michael Clarke, the Australia captain, has not ruled out a debut for teenage fast bowler Pat Cummins in Wednesday's first Test in Cape Town

08-Nov-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Cape Town

Australia prosper in the rain

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and Australia at Centurion

19-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda at Centurion

Australia cruise to win in rain-reduced match

Australia were inconvenienced more by rain than South Africa as they rampaged through the hosts in a truncated first ODI at Centurion, winning by 93 runs under Duckworth-Lewis calculations

19-Oct-2011•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Cummins will have mixed emotions - McDermott

Craig McDermott says the fact that he started out young helps him coach bowlers like Pat Cummins and James Pattinson

18-Oct-2011•Daniel Brettig

Cummins prepared for the big test

With the ability to bowl consistently at around 150 kph, excellent control, variations and maturity beyond his years, Cummins has been talked up as the next big Australian thing

17-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda

Cummins should be given Test debut - Mickey Arthur

Pat Cummins should be fast-tracked into Australia's starting line-up for the first Test in Cape Town, according to the former coach of South Africa, Mickey Arthur

17-Oct-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Cummins into Test squad

Pat Cummins, the young New South Wales fast bowler, has been included in the Australia Test squad for South Africa

17-Oct-2011•Daniel Brettig

Early exchanges set the tone

In the space of four days, a series has begun and ended each team has had their chance to win and lose and, importantly, assess their relative strengths ahead of a busy summer

16-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda at the Wanderers

Parnell and Theron script stunning win

Wayne Parnell and Rusty Theron rescued South Africa from a seemingly hopeless position to snatch victory in the second Twenty20 and draw the series 1-1

16-Oct-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Cummins the difference - White

Patrick Cummins, Australia's 19-year-old fast bowler, was credited with putting his team in a winning position after their victory in the opening T20 against South Africa at Newlands

13-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Watson helps Australia win T20 opener

A powerful half-century from Shane Watson helped Australia make an encouraging start to their tour of South Africa as they won the opening Twenty20 in Cape Town by five wickets

13-Oct-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Watson liberated by return to bowling

Shane Watson has threatened to be back to his all-round best when Australia take on South Africa in their upcoming series

11-Oct-2011•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Extreme pace the way ahead for Cummins

Patrick Cummins will be itching to make an impression if he gets the chance, but "the baggy green is obviously the pinnacle" for him

28-Sep-2011•Nitin Sundar

Mitchell Marsh in line for T20 debut

Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade and Patrick Cummins are all in line to make their international debuts after being named in Australia's squad to tour South Africa next month

28-Sep-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Cummins should work on his variety - Gibbs

While Patrick Cummins has the pace, he needs to work on his variety to be more effective in the game's shorter formats, Herschelle Gibbs has said

24-Sep-2011•Nitin Sundar at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Katich cut from contract list

Simon Katich's Test career is effectively at an end after he was denied a Cricket Australia contract.

07-Jun-2011•Daniel Brettig

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