Australia and South Africa are incapable of competing without pre-series bluster but Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has said Graeme Smith’s men face an enormous task to back up their words with on-field success. South Africa’s coach Mickey Arthur said earlier this week his side would try to exploit Andrew Symonds’ temperament and the uncertainty […]
South Africa’s reshuffled lead-up to the Australia Test series will include another match with a one-day fixture against Western Australia planned for December 11. The tourists’ two-day contest against the Warriors has also been brought forward by a day and will start on the 12th. Read more
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Shane Watson could return to the Test team for Australia’s first match against South Africa as the side considers taking a four-man pace attack to the WACA. The Perth Test begins on December 17 and Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting said there was no guarantee a spinner would be required at a venue where pace has […]
Ricky Ponting has warned his team will need to improve if they are to match South Africa in the upcoming three-Test series.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned his team will need to improve if they are to match South Africa in the upcoming three-Test series.
Brett Lee claimed five wickets as Australia dismantled New Zealand’s batting […]
South Africa took only 36.4 overs to dismiss Bangladesh in Centurion, thereby completing an emphatic innings victory to seal a 2-0 series win. Ashwell Prince cracked an unbeaten 162 before South Africa’s fast bowlers tore into Bangladesh’s fragile line-up, dismissing them for an abject 131. Three panicky run-outs left Jamie Siddons, their coach, with his […]
Mohammad Ashraful has termed as “fatal” three run-outs that marked another Bangladesh defeat inside three days. Mehrab Hossain jnr, Ashraful and Raqibul Hasan lost their wickets in dismal manner on day three of the Centurion Test, which South Africa won by an innings and 48 runs.
“I think it is a crime to get run out […]
Ashwell Prince and Mark Boucher hit unbeaten centuries as South Africa take command on day two of the second Test.
After the tourists restricted the Proteas to 192 for five at tea thanks in part to three wickets from Shakib Al Hasan, sixth-wicket pairing Prince and Boucher combined for 223 runs to push South Africa’s total […]
Bangladesh may not be providing South Africa the most stern examination before Australia next month, but for the first time in this series they challenged the hosts with a combative performance to reach 250. Fifteen minutes before stumps on the first day at Centurion, Mashrafe Mortaza capped an encouraging day for Bangladesh with the wicket […]
South Africa’s all-seam attack maintained their dominance over Bangladesh, picking up six wickets by tea in the second Test against Bangladesh at Centurion. The visitors, comprehensively outplayed in the first Test last week, nevertheless showed much greater application than their dismal effort in Bloemfontein, with Junaid Siddique top-scoring with an impressively resilient 66.
In fact until […]
Bangladesh are set to face an all-out pace attack at Centurion Park as South Africa look to seal a series win when the second Test starts on Wednesday.
After South Africa’s win by an innings and 129 runs in the first Test, coach Mickey Arthur has requested a “pace and bounce” pitch in Centurion.
It means injured […]
Cricket South Africa has revealed it wants Cricket Australia to rotate the traditional Boxing Day Test played at Melbourne.
South Africa Cricket officials said they will not tour Australia during Christmas holidays in future if Australia do not agree to visit their country for the Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests.
CSA chief executive Gerald Majola was […]
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper, is confident he will only improve with more exposure at the international level. Mushfiqur, who has largely been Bangladesh’s first-choice keeper after being picked ahead of Khaled Mashud for the 2007 World Cup, has missed a few catches behind the stumps on the current tour of South Africa but is […]