Sachin Tendulkar hopes there’s safety in numbers at the Sydney Cricket Ground as India attempts to level the four-test series with Australia.
The Proteas left Durban on Saturday hoping to put the Kingsmead curse behind them and start 2012 with a home series win against Sri Lanka.
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/ 30 December 2011
Australian media has welcomed the return of the ‘killer instinct’ after the inconsistent team humbled India’s distinguished batting order to win.
Proteas skipper Graeme Smith has denied any thoughts of resigning after his team suffered a humiliating 208-run defeat by Sri Lanka at Kingsmead.
Sri Lanka has pulled off a sensational 208 run victory over South Africa at Kingsmead to level the three-Test series one-all.
Dropped catch Kumar Sangakkara kept his team in control of the second Test against the Proteas before bad light stopped play.
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/ 27 December 2011
Sri Lanka enjoyed their finest hour since arriving in South Africa when they bowled out their hosts for 168 on day two of their second Test.
Sachin Tendulkar has missed his 100th ton after he was sensationally bowled out on the second day of the first Test against Australia.
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/ 27 December 2011
Marchant de Lange says he followed the advice of an injured Vernon Philander and kept it simple as he emulated the dream start to his Test career.
Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardenen has scored his 10 000th run in Test cricket at Kingsmead in Durban.
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/ 25 December 2011
South Africa will remain favourites but Sri Lanka can expect less treacherous batting conditions in the second Test starting at Kingsmead.
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/ 24 December 2011
The Proteas’ latest fast bowling sensation has sustained a knee injury during practice for the second Test against Sri Lanka.
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/ 22 December 2011
From the malign to the ridiculous, the madcap to the simply weird — there was no shortage of offbeat moments in world sport this year.
Uncapped fast bowler Kanishka Alvitigala and seamer Dhammika Prasad have flown out to South Africa to join Sri Lanka’s struggling Test team.
South Africa went one-up in the three-Test series, beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 81 runs on day three of the opening Test at SuperSport Park.
South Africa were 389 for nine wickets at the close of the second day of the Test against Sri Lanka. Dale Steyn has now taken 250 Test wickets.
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/ 16 December 2011
The morning session of day two of the Test against Sri-Lanka belonged to the visitors, with them taking three wickets for 46 runs before lunch.
Sachin Tendulkar sacrificed a century to give his teammates batting time ahead of the Test series with Australia in the Canberra drawn tour match.
Graeme Smith scored a half-century but fell late on as South Africa made a confident reply after dismissing Sri Lanka for 180 on the opening day.
While South African cricket battles with its management, Sri Lanka have nothing to lose in their upcoming series, which spells danger for the Proteas.
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/ 14 December 2011
The Proteas are hoping to end their run of home series disappointments with the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning this week.
AB de Villiers says the Proteas will be looking for consistency against Sri Lanka, largely an unknown force, at the first Test at SuperSport Park.
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/ 12 December 2011
Abdur Rehman carried Pakistan to an innings and 184 run-flogging of Bangladesh on the penultimate day of their first Test.
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/ 12 December 2011
New Zealand had their first win in Australia for 26 years after they were taken to a seven-run victory by seamer Doug Bracewell in their second Test.
Pakistan was put in a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh thanks to impressive batting by Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan.
Pressure is mounting on Phil Hughes after he failed with the bat as Australia chased New Zealand’s modest 150 on the opening day of the second Test.
Players and athletes have become professional; so should the leaders of their governing bodies.
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/ 8 December 2011
With a record-breaking 219 runs — the highest in any ODI — Virender Sehwag powered India to a 153-run win against the West Indies.
The odds seem stacked against the Sri Lankan cricket team with a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI which starts on Friday.
Ricky Ponting has no regrets about quitting the Australian captaincy and welcomed having fewer responsibilities ahead of the Test against New Zealand.
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/ 4 December 2011
James Pattinson ripped through New Zealand’s top order in a brilliant morning spell to fire Australia to an emphatic nine-wicket victory on Sunday.
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/ 2 December 2011
Australia’s Ricky Ponting led his team to a comeback with an unbeaten 67 on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand.