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Finger injury rules Graeme Smith out of IPL

16.03.10
South Africa captain Smith suffered the injury while taking a catch to dismiss Virender Sehwag ... more

Corrie van Zyl to stay on as South Africa coach

19.02.10
Interim South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl will remain in the role until next year's World Cup... more

Graeme Smith: Mickey Arthur's departure will not derail South Africa

01.02.10
Graeme Smith insists the absence of Mickey Arthur will not derail South Africa's plans after they arrived in India for their month-long tour... more

Mickey Arthur blames 'differences' for departure

27.01.10
Mickey Arthur has blamed "differences" between himself and Cricket South Africa for his his decision to step down as Proteas coach... more

Kevin Pietersen faces an uphill struggle says Graeme Smith

18.01.10
Video: South African captain Graeme Smith believes Kevin Pietersen is facing the biggest challenge of his career after a bitterly disappointing safari in the lad of his birth... more

Daryl Harper set to face music over blunder

15.01.10
Umpire Daryl Harper could be in hot water with the ICC after he failed to hear an edge from Graeme Smith which echoed around the world... more

Graeme Smith's incredible let-off all down to umpire's volume control

15.01.10
South African captain Graeme Smith enjoyed an incredible let off as the second day of the final Test at the Wanderers got underway amid growing controversy... more

England and South Africa may see red at the Bull Ring

13.01.10
England may still be on a high after their Cape Town heroics but it won’t take much for tempers to flare up at the volatile Wanderers... more

Great escapes

08.01.10
After England's dramatic draw in Cape Town, we look at other occasions when teams have managed to hang on in there... more

Andy Flower bullish after England's great escape

08.01.10
Andy Flower has issued a clear warning to South Africa before the final Test in Johannesburg, insisting: “We aren’t going to The Wanderers to draw the series, we’re going to win this thing 2-0”... more

England totter as South Africa scent victory

06.01.10
England made a confident start to their fourth innings, but three late wickets brought South Africa closer to victory... more

Tourists must follow Graeme Smith's example to save the Test

06.01.10
South Africa skipper has a habit of hitting big hundreds against England when it matters and Strauss’s batsmen need to discover that magic... more

England face desperate fight to save test

05.01.10
England have been brutally batted out of the third Test at Newlands as South African captain Graeme Smith produced his first century of the series in the Cape Town heat... more

Ball row overshadows third Test

05.01.10
South Africa have "raised their concerns" with match referee Roshan Mahanama over "allegations about the ball" while England were fielding on day three of the third Test... more

Matt finish adds gloss to a tough day for England

04.01.10
The trusty trio of Matt Prior, Ian Bell and Alastair Cook were left to pick up the pieces as England struggled for survival under the blazing sun in Cape Town... more

England find missing ingredient as sharp Graham Onions strikes

04.01.10
Paceman shows his value to the attack by combining with Anderson to see off the tail and offer a solution to a long-standing problem... more

Wagging your tail is fine, England, but selection is an issue that will dog you

23.12.09
The First Test was saved with some last-over heroics but Strauss's men really only had themselves to blame for their predicament. Now the selectors have to firm things up, says Jonathan Agnew... more

Jonathan Trott raring to go ahead of Boxing Day test

22.12.09
Jonathan Trott is all geared up for the post-Christmas showdown at Kingsmead, where he will get little sympathy from the partisan locals... more

Graeme Swann takes the fight to South Africa with dashing innings

18.12.09
Spinner gives England hope with fine innings after batsmen show familiar failings... more

Graeme Swann takes the heat off England with five wickets

17.12.09
Spinner keeps tourists in contention as South Africa are dismissed for 418 before Cook is out cheaply ... more

England can’t handle Jacques Kallis

16.12.09
Jacques Kallis put England firmly in their place after a sensational start to the First Test at a sizzling Centurion... more

Stuart Broad's shoulders can carry the attack

15.12.09
Video: England must think positive from the start at Centurion tomorrow by picking the young all-rounder at No7 against South Africa... more

Kevin Pietersen can handle abuse from home fans, insists Andrew Strauss

15.12.09
England captain Andrew Strauss insists the hostile home Centurion crowd will not affect Kevin Pietersen... more

Jacques Kallis undergoes chamber treatment in bid to be fit

14.12.09
South Africa have fitness worries over Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn ahead of the First Test with England... more

England must step up again, says Michael Vaughan

11.12.09
Michael Vaughan believes a number of England players must raise their game in South Africa... more

Bitter Owais Shah blasts selectors for England's power failure

10.12.09
Video: Overlooked batsman says tourists’ line-up lacks the explosive force necessary to reach the very top... more

South Africa hope to lure Craig Kieswetter back into the fold

13.11.09
South Africa are set to make a late bid to prevent Craig Kieswetter turning his back on the country to represent England... more

Michael Vaughan: I saw Jonathan Trott celebrate with South Africa after England defeat

29.10.09
Michael Vaughan has accused Jonathan Trott of celebrating with South Africa's players after England lost in 2008... more

South Africa axe Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini

23.10.09
South Africa's selection chief Mike Procter described the decision to axe experienced pair Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini from the early part of the one-day season as a difficult one, but one that needed to be made... more

South Africa player profiles

23.10.09
South Africa will want to prove that they sit deservedly at the top of the ICC Test rankings... more

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