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Injured Kallis unable to bowl, but can bat

Jacques Kallis will not be able to bowl for the remainder of the second Test but he will be able to bat, after the allrounder sustained a hamstring injury in Adelaide

22-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at Adelaide Oval

Another Clarke double-ton deflates South Africa

Australia piled on 482 runs on the first day in Adelaide, where Michael Clarke became the first player in Test history to score four double-centuries in a calendar year

21-Nov-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Organised support system to aid Lyon

Australia is building a support system in place for offspinner Nathan Lyon, to ensure his path of advice is defined

21-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Smith content with high expectations

Nine years as an international cricket captain has given Graeme Smith more than just records. It has handed him a wide-angle lens from which to view the game, something that comes in handy when the here and now is seen as the most important thing

21-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Clarke insists Watson saga no distraction

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has denied the saga surrounding Shane Watson's futile attempt to be fit for the Adelaide Test is a distraction for the team as they attempt to claim a 1-0 lead in the series against South Africa

21-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Australia carry stronger form to Adelaide

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the 2nd Test between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide

20-Nov-2012•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Starc swings into reckoning for Adelaide

Mitchell Starc is edging closer to a place in the XI for the second Test in Adelaide starting from Thursday, his speed, swing and height augmenting the natural variety provided by his left arm

20-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Botha spins South Africa some local advice

Graeme Smith often jokes that the South African team are so used to seeing countrymen in opposition camps all over the world that it would be more unusual if it was not the case. In Adelaide it is almost no different

20-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Ponting knows he must contribute in Adelaide

Ricky Ponting: "I've been around enough and played in enough high-pressure situations, whether it's a big game or a game where you're under pressure because you haven't scored runs yourself."

20-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

South Africa take it easy in Adelaide heat

Jacques Kallis was the only member of the South African squad who did not train on Tuesday ahead of the second Test in Adelaide

20-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Watson's fitness test not a Test

Shane Watson chugged through a second fitness test in 24 hours at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, trying his tender calf through jogging, running and near enough to sprinting over 30 minutes under the unblinking morning sun

20-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Adaptable South Africa face Adelaide adjustment

South Africa struggled with the conditions at the Gabba and they will hope not to be similarly surprised at Adelaide Oval

19-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Watson won't bowl in Adelaide

Shane Watson will not bowl in Adelaide, and accepts that his inability to do so will count against him significantly at the selection table ahead of the second Test against South Africa

19-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Brisbane dominance is history, says Hussey

Any sense of haughtiness among Australia's players, after what amounted to a points-victory over South Africa in Brisbane, has been ardently shooed away by Michael Hussey

18-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Verbal battle set to resume in Adelaide

Michael Hussey and AB de Villiers have indicated that the verbal duel between the two teams, which reached its height on the final afternoon in Brisbane, will resume in Adelaide

18-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

'Our bowlers can get better' - de Villiers

South Africa's bowlers will have to make strident improvements ahead of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide, according to vice-captain AB de Villiers

18-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Tsolekile plays down race comment

South Africa's Thami Tsolekile has talked down his non-selection in the Test team, following Makhaya Ntini's comment about race playing a role in him being consistently overlooked for the wicketkeepers' role

18-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Quiney sees his window narrowing

A week after he made what the coach Mickey Arthur joked was the best 9 he had ever seen, Rob Quiney knows that another low score in the Adelaide Test will be no laughing matter

17-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Harris pushes Robin Peterson's Test case

Former Test spinner Paul Harris believes Robin Peterson should be considered for the second Test in Adelaide

17-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

Elgar ready to adjust to South Africa's needs

Dean Elgar, JP Duminy's replacement in the South African squad, is counting on his ability adapt to strengthen his case for a spot in the Test XI

16-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda

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