Verdict

Amla ices South Africa's cake

Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fifth day between South Africa and Pakistan

15-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A funny old tail

Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fourth day between South Africa and Pakistan

14-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Gibbs stuck in the nineties rut

Osman Samiuddin looks at Herschelle Gibbs's failure to convert 90s into hundreds, on a day in which he fell for 94 in the 1st Test against South Africa at Centurion

13-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

The odd couple

There have been some odd couples before, but few could have matched the oddity of the pair who revived South Africa from what looked suspiciously like another top-order wobble this afternoon

12-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Heart and the hard yards

Most of all, this was Smith's victory. When his team needed to be shown the way, he was the first one out of the trenches

06-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

India dig their own grave

A disciplined and committed effort in the field gave South Africa every chance of winning this series

05-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

Six moments which defined England's series

Andrew Miller picks six moments which defined England's series

05-Jan-2007•Andrew Miller at Sydney

A master of interrogation from start to finish

On his final morning as a Test bowler Glenn McGrath showed his career in a delivery. His staple on his record-breaking march was a ball that asked batsmen two severe questions. Can I go back or forward? Should I play at it or leave it?

05-Jan-2007•Peter English at Sydney

Vintage Test cricket

In these days of turbo-charged run rates, this was a throwback to another era, Test cricket's attritional age

04-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

England's messiness hastens the whitewash

In the field England were a disinterested disaster and during the second innings they struggled to wipe away Australia's fortunate advantage while losing five wickets by stumps

04-Jan-2007•Peter English at Sydney

Lacking the killer instinct

At 395 for 5, India had South Africa on the ropes, but with the knockout punch set up, they slipped and fell flat on their faces

03-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

Langer's hurried farewell

As Justin Langer ripped his gloves off as he approached the boundary it looked like a normal end to one of his Test innings. But his final Test is not going the way he planned

03-Jan-2007•Peter English at Sydney

The opening gambit and inspiring precedents

Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik did that with a partnership that grew ever more easy on the eye as the game went on

02-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

McGrath keeps his emotions in check

He's been largely anonymous for significant swathes of this Test series, but Glenn McGrath, like the cold-blooded crusher that he is, has struck the big blows at moments when others might have let their emotions run away with them

02-Jan-2007•Andrew Miller at Sydney

South Africa have to continue their winning ways

The South African sporting public is as fickle and unforgiving as any and defeat to India in Cape Town in the new year would be unthinkable for them and their ensuing outrage would surely force the national selectors to make some fresh call-ups for the se

31-Dec-2006•Ken Borland

Flattering to deceive

To a catalogue of shame that reads Jamaica 2002, Bangalore 2005 and Mumbai 2006, you can now add the Kingsmead game. Expecting India to bat out time to save a game has now become as much an exercise in futility as asking a wino to stay away from the bottl

30-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Durban

All about brave cricket

With 70 overs of play still possible, South Africa will be confident of heading to Cape Town with the series all square.

29-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Resting on laurels: The familiar Indian story

India need to introspect, especially when it comes to another dreadfully disappointing batting performance away from home

28-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

England forget how to fight

During the tea break the on-ground entertainment has featured an obstacle race between England and Australian supporters. It has been run each day throughout the series and been more competitive than the Tests

28-Dec-2006•Peter English at Melbourne

Back from the dead

Having arrived at the ground in the morning ready to bury the last vestiges of South African resistance, the Indians found the corpse alive and kicking

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

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