AB de Villiers

Ashwell Prince's first day at the helm could not have been worse: he failed with the bat, South Africa were bundled out for a record low and then his bowlers, after being teased by the success of a double-strike with the new ball, where flayed to all corn

If the Sri Lanka selectors were hoping to use this three-day practice game as a guideline before they pick the squad for the first Test, which starts a week on Thursday, they got nowhere

New Zealand's resistance lasted just six overs on the final morning at Centurion, as Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn combined to complete the job they had started with the new ball the previous evening. Ntini took 5 for 51, and ten in the match, and Steyn to

New Zealand were in tatters at 98 for 7, chasing 249, when rain and bad light forced an early end to the fourth day

Jacques Kallis is confident that South Africa's 229-run lead over New Zealand puts them in the driving seat after three days of the first Test

AB de Villiers struck a fine innings of 97, and Nicky Boje chipped in with a vital cameo to wrestle back the initiative for South Africa on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Centurion

Ricky Ponting added to his impressive collection of individual records in the second Test as Australia targeted a series victory by setting South Africa 410

Jacques Kallis and Australia's Andrew Symonds have both passed fitness tests and could play in tomorrow's fourth one-dayer at Durban

Australia withstood a fine partnership between AB de Villiers and Shaun Pollock to keep the series alive with a 24-run win at Port Elizabeth

South Africa announce their squad for the Twenty20 and the one-dayers against Australia

Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the Twenty20 and it's likely he will miss the one-day series, too

Ian Harvey's blistering innings of 45 took Cape Cobras to the final of the Standard Bank Pro20 Series

Standard Bank Pro20 round-up with wins for the Titans and the Dolphins

The Titans remained unbeaten in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series with a convincing 33-run win over the Cobras at SuperSport Park, Centurion

The Titans advanced to the Standard Bank Cup Final after comprehensively beating the Dolphins

Graeme Smith came to Australia with a young team and bright hopes. He finished the Test series with a 2-0 loss, but was boosted by a number of strong performances that should benefit South Africa when they face the same opponents in March

At 36 Shane Warnes' career is far closer to midnight than midday, but he continues to shine like the sun

A week dominated by Sachin Tendulkar's batting, Wasim Akram's mouth, and some daft machoism by South Africa's finest

de Villiers, the South Africa opener, is the latest to join the war of words ahead of the first Test beginning at Perth on December 16