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Amla and colleagues enjoy valuable batting time

A fiery spell from Dale Steyn, described by Jacques Rudolph as the "quickest I have seen in six or seven years," was the final act of the drawn tour match at the SCG. After the South African top eight had all batted, they chose to give their quicks a last

04-Nov-2012•The Report by Firdose Moonda at the SCG

Injured Watson's Test hopes slim

Shane Watson's only faint hope of playing against South Africa at the Gabba is as a batsman alone - and the team performance manager Pat Howard has revealed the national selectors are considering the possibility

04-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Howard 'disappointed' to be left in dark on Cummins

Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard has expressed his disappointment at the Sydney Sixers Twenty20 team not passing on information about Pat Cummins' condition before he was diagnosed with a back stress fracture

04-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Amla pleased with match practice

South Africans are playing their only warm-up ahead of the Test series on a pitch that is unlikely to resemble anything that their title defence will start on

03-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the SCG

South Africans cruise despite loss of Petersen

The top three South African batsmen spent significant time in the middle, with the captain Graeme Smith scoring a confident 60 before retiring

03-Nov-2012•The Report by Firdose Moonda at the SCG

Watson injury scare ahead of Tests

Shane Watson has sent another shudder through Australia's camp ahead of the first South Africa Test by complaining of calf soreness while bowling

03-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Contrite Quiney reserves judgement on tourists

Watching Rob Quiney compile a sprightly innings for Australia A against the South Africans, the selectors John Inverarity and Rod Marsh would have seen plenty to like

02-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

South Africa won't field all-pace attack

Russell Domingo, South Africa's assistant coach, has all but ruled out the possibility of dropping legspinner Imran Tahir from the XI for the first Test in Brisbane

02-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda at the SCG

Sore Ponting withdraws from Shield match

Ricky Ponting has been pulled out of Tasmania's Sheffield Shield match in Hobart with hamstring soreness, a week before the first Test against South Africa

02-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Steyn fires but Australia A show fight

Two century stands denied the South African attack the chance to live up to their reputation as the world's best

01-Nov-2012•The Report by Firdose Moonda at the SCG

Keeping not behind back issues - AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers has denied that keeping wicket affects his back, despite the prognosis that the wear and tear that side-lined him for three weeks was a result of an increased workload

01-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Steyn's masterclass in durability

Though modesty caused Dale Steyn to shy away from the assertion that he is the best bowler in the world, it cannot be disputed that over the past eight years he has been the best managed

01-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Maxwell's spin put to the test

This time last week, as he was doing the rounds to inform players of their inclusion for Australia A against the South Africans, the national selector John Inverarity called Glenn Maxwell. The conversation featured not only a notification of Maxwell's sel

01-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

'Crash-test dummies' ready for world's best

Andrew McDonald, the Australia A captain, has said his batting line-up will "be sent in as crash-test dummies" against South Africa's pace attack ahead of the first Test

01-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Can Hussey shrug South African slump?

Michael Hussey hopes that one Sheffield Shield match and some net sessions against the red ball will be enough to turn his form against South Africa around

31-Oct-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Hussey, Petersen not keen on night Tests

Michael Hussey and Alviro Petersen were united in their hesitance about the prospect of day/night Test matches

31-Oct-2012•Daniel Brettig

Cummins nurses sore back

Pat Cummins' young career may again be held up by injury as he awaits the results of scans on a sore back following his return from the Twenty20 Champions League in South Africa

31-Oct-2012•Daniel Brettig

South Africa's batting depth 'daunting'

Australia's bowlers are preparing for a major challenge this summer against a deep South African batting line-up that could feature JP Duminy at No.7

31-Oct-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Pacy Australian pitches enthuse Donald

South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald expects a pacy Gabba pitch for the first Test

30-Oct-2012•Daniel Brettig

Starc, Hilfenhaus battle for conditioning

At their best both Mitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus are incisive Test match bowlers, but how close to their best can they possibly be in time for the first match against South Africa in Brisbane?

30-Oct-2012•Daniel Brettig

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