South Africa Cricket

More than anything else, warm up games on tours provide players with a chance to get themselves into form. This might be some form to keep their place in the side, or form to remind the selectors of their potential. Well, ahead of the test series between England and South Africa – which gets...
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Australia are currently in deep trouble in the third and final Test match. Ponting won the tos and elected to bat. South Africa Now Heavy favourites as Australia drift to 12/5 Australia reached lunch on day one of the third Test on 2-66 against South Africa but it could have been a whole lot...
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Although Australia has won the three match series following two emphatic victories, victory in the third and final Test match this Thursday would mark a significant step in Australia’s desire to remain outright world beaters. Odds for a third victory for Australia are slightly in their favour according to Betfair 2/1 with South Africa...
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It’s all change with South Africa today with the newly appointed captain Ashwell Prince stepping down to concentrate on opening the batting. Jacques “the Frenchman” Kallis steps into the breach and will captain the side for the third and final Test of the series beginning on March 19th in Capetown. Interestingly, Kallis also captained...
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Phillip Hughes become the youngest player in Test history to score two centuries in the same match as Australia piled on the runs in Durban. South Africa are now 35/1 against winning this Test match, the draw is at 6/1. In the two Test matches played today, batsmen reigned supreme as willow dominated leather....
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It has been a long long time since I sat and watched such a hostile spell of bowling and it was left to Mitchell Johnson to wake the demons and haunt South Africa on day two of the Durban Test match. The second day began half an hour late due to rain and with...
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With the second Test match starting in Kingsmead, Durban this Friday Australia has its hands full according the latest odds across the board. Betfair have South Africa at 2/1 to win with Australia at 13/5 and the draw an outside chance at 6/4. PaddyPower are also favouring the home side with South Africa 7/4...
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Australia have taken a one-nil lead in the three Test series against South Africa with an impressive 162 runs win against the Boks. The visitors have shown the true value of batting to number 10 over the last 12 months but no more so than here in Johannesburg. Day five loomed bright and early...
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Report also available at Milo’s Rambles Despite losing two very quick wickets on day one of the first Test at the New Wanderers Ground yesterday, Australia somehow dug deep and recovered to post a very respectable 466 all out. Ponting (83) and Clarke(68) led the way yesterday with half centuries and it was left...
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The South Africa squad have well and truly arrived in England ahead of the highly anticipates test series between the two countries. In their first tour match they racked up 515-3 against Somerset, with both Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis scoring big centuries. They have also bowled pretty well. Wickets for Ntini, Nel, Harris...
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