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"An epic!" declared Michael Vaughan, as he strode in to face the media after the second Test at Durban had ended in a nailbiting draw

The England team have pledged £15,000 to the disaster-relief funds of the tsunami and earthquake victims in South-East Asia

Darkness drove the players from the field just before 4.30pm at Durban - around half-an-hour before the scheduled close - handing South Africa a lifeline after England had seemed certain to wrap up the match, and with it a 2-0 lead

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

It's been a pretty torrid Test baptism for Dale Steyn, South Africa's 21-year-old pace bowler, who has been forced to toil against England's batsmen on two uncompromising surfaces at Port Elizabeth and now Durban

Herschelle Gibbs been fined 40 percent of his match fee

It is the issue that dares not speak its name, but is nonetheless bubbling away beneath the surface of the South African team at present

A superb unbeaten hundred from Graham Thorpe put England in the driving seat as South Africa ended the fourth day needing a mountainous 357 to win at Durban

Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss cemented their names in therecord-books with an opening stand of 273, to swing a topsy-turvy matchback in England's favour on the third day at Kingsmead

After a day in which England wrested back the initiative, the South Africa coach Ray Jennings addressed the media on the third day of the second Test at Durban.

Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss both strolled to centuries as England gained an 88-run lead in a remarkable turnaround on the third day at Durban

A masterful century from Jacques Kallis put South Africa firmly in control of the second Test on the second day at Durban as they raced to a lead of 193 runs

A magnificent 162 from Jacques Kallis lifted South Africa from a dicey 116for 6 at the midpoint of their innings, to give them control of the second Test at Kingsmead

After winning the toss and putting England in, South Africa bowled them out for 139 and reached 70 for 3 in reply on the first day at Durban

England's victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth was their 11th in 12 matches in 2004, their eighth in consecutive Tests, and when the Boxing Day Test gets underway on Sunday, they have the chance to finish the year with an unbeaten record,

Simon Jones has been passed fit after recovering from a stomach bug, and is certain to play in the second Test at Durban, which starts on Boxing Day

Duncan Fletcher has spoken of his pride in England's performances over the past year, but is determined that the onset of the festive season will not distract his players

Andrew Strauss made short work of wrapping up an historic victory for England on the final morning of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

Glenn McGrath's second innings 8 for 24 propelled him to the top of the PwC Ratings for bowlers - a position he hasn't held since April 2003

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