Sydney: Gary Kirsten led the way as the beleaguered South Africans showed some overdue batting spine to stall Australia's march to a series clean sweep in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.For so much of this lopsided
Sydney: Boeta Dippenaar, whose fighting innings helped breathe new life into the ailing South Africans in the third Test on Friday, urged his teammates to be positive and not sulk over series failures against Australia.Dippenaar scored 74 and along with Gary
Melbourne: Australia kept the leash on South Africa on a frustrating opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on Wednesday where the elements had the final say.Only 40 overs of a scheduled 90 were possible as heavy showers sent
Adelaide: Glenn McGrath has targeted South Africa's most experienced player Gary Kirsten in the three-Test cricket series, which gets underway on Friday.McGrath, Australia's most prolific wicket-taking bowler behind Shane Warne, has made it a habit of making a bee-line for key
Sydney: Damien Martyn swept his way to a fourth Test century and then the spinners took charge as Australia began closing off South Africa's escape routes from a series whitewash at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.At stumps on the second
Melbourne: Australia confirmed itself as cricket's premier Test team as it inflicted another crushing defeat on South Africa in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.Steve Waugh's Australians won by nine wickets late on the fourth day,replicating their
Adelaide: Australia routed South Africa for 128 to win the first cricket Test by 246 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.Faced with an overwhelming 375 runs to win but realistically needing to bat out the entire day to save the
Sydney: Herschelle Gibbs made merry, cracking 16 boundaries in a breezy knock, before falling to the leg spin menace of Stuart MacGill as South Africa built a big lead over New South Wales (NSW) in its tour match at the Sydney
Perth: Acting captain Mark Boucher stepped in with a swashbuckling century to save South Africa's blushes on the opening day of its first major game of the Australian tour at the WACA ground on Friday.Boucher celebrated his 25th birthday four days
Adelaide: Damien Martyn released some pent-up demons with his first home Test century to propel Australia to an imposing first innings total in the opening cricket Test against South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.Australia frustrated the Proteas with two big
