South Africa has been bowled out for 287 in their first innings against Australia on day three of the third Test.
When Australia’s Mitchell Johnson is flustered, he bowls "a pile of junk". It’s too bad that bowling out SA calms him down, writes Neil Manthorp.
Following Australia’s win over the Proteas at the weekend, Graeme Smith has downplayed SA’s under-performance, saying the wicket aided Aussie’s win.
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/ 21 November 2011
Australia chased 310 for victory on the final day of their Test against the Proteas and managed to nab a two-wicket win to level the series.
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/ 16 February 2011
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla struck half-centuries on Tuesday to guide South Africa to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Australia.
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/ 11 November 2010
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is to return to club cricket this weekend hoping to pick up a bit of form before the Ashes.
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/ 27 October 2010
Aussie quick Mitchell Johnson has insisted the mental problems that plagued him during last year’s Ashes will not come back to haunt him.
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/ 27 October 2009
Australia suffered a major blow on Tuesday when injured pace spearheads Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson were ruled out of the second ODI against India.
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/ 26 October 2009
Australia are grappling with injuries to three key bowlers ahead of the second one-day international against India in Nagpur on Wednesday.
Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson has bagged the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named the ICC Cricketer of the year on Thursday.
Australian media and cricket fans on Monday called for Mitchell Johnson to be left out of the third Ashes Test.
Mitchell Johnson took three wickets in his first over and forced South Africans Smith and Kallis to retire hurt on a dramatic second day.
It’s time for South Africa to revisit their strategy — and their arrogance — after the Wanderers whipping by Oz.
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/ 20 February 2009
Australia arrived this week with bruised egos. They have a point to prove, but do they have the arsenal to defeat the Proteas on home soil?
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/ 16 February 2009
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says the pressure will be all on South Africa when the teams play for No. 1 Test team status.
West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a patient and determined 128 on Tuesday to take his side to a draw on the final day of the second Test against Australia.
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee produced a dynamic spell of swing bowling to set his side up for a series victory over the West Indies on Monday. At the close of the fourth day of the second Test, Australia led by 371 with four second-innings wickets in hand on a deteriorating pitch after winning the first Test in the three-match series.
Michael Clarke scored a fine 110 and then picked up two top-order wickets as Australia ended the second day of the second Test against the West Indies on Saturday with a 354-run first-innings lead. Clarke’s classy innings guided Australia to a commanding 479-7 declared.
Seamer Stuart Clark took five wickets to spearhead Australia to a 95-run win in the first Test against the West Indies on Monday. Resuming on 46-1 on the fifth day, the West Indies were all out for 191. They lost skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan and opener Devon Smith early and slumped to 117-6 at lunch, with Clark and pace bowler Brett Lee doing the damage.
Andrew Symonds struck 79 on Sunday to revive Australia but the West Indies remained well in contention in the opening cricket Test at Sabina Park at the close of day four. The home team, after bowling out Australia for 167, was 46 for one in pursuit of 287 when bad light halted play an hour early.
Stuart Clark cut down West Indies’ top-order batting with his steady, accurate, if not menacing fast-medium bowling to tighten Australia’s grip on the opening Test on Friday. Clark has so far collected three wickets for 18 runs from eight overs, as West Indies, replying to Australia’s first innings total of 431, reached 115 for three.
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/ 28 January 2008
Australia earned a 2-1 series victory over India on Monday after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw at Adelaide Oval. With neither side in any position to push for a result, India opted to bat out the last day before their captains agreed to an early finish.
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/ 25 January 2008
Captain Anil Kumble fell short of a second Test century as India’s tail wagged strongly to help the tourists post a big score in the fourth Test against Australia on Friday. After winning the toss and electing to bat, India were dismissed for an imposing 526 just after tea on the second day, Sachin Tendulkar top-scoring with a majestic 153.
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/ 25 January 2008
Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh completed half-centuries as India’s tailenders piled on the runs in the fourth and final against Australia on Friday. Kumble crafted an unbeaten 86 over more than four hours while Harbhajan blasted a quick 63 as India reached 525 for nine in their first innings when tea was taken.
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/ 24 January 2008
Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar posted a fairy-tale century to lift his side towards a challenging total on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia on Thursday. In what seems certain to be his last Test on Australian soil, Tendulkar shook off a personal hoodoo at Adelaide Oval to score his 39th Test hundred.
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/ 18 January 2008
Australia were battling to avoid their first defeat since the 2005 Ashes series after India seized control of the third Test in Perth on Friday. The Indians piled on 294 in their second innings to set Australia a near-impossible target of 413 to win, then picked up two early wickets to leave the home team in deep trouble when play ended on the third day.
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/ 17 January 2008
Australia’s bid to break their own world record for consecutive Test wins was on shaky ground on Thursday after their batting collapsed on a dramatic second day of the third Test against India in Perth. India bowled the Australians out for 212 in 50 overs and then added 52 runs for the loss of one wicket, reaching stumps with an overall lead of 170.
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/ 16 January 2008
India’s master batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid made half-centuries before Australia fought back with a flurry of wickets on an absorbing opening day of the third Test on Wednesday. Dravid top scored with 93 while Tendulkar made 71 after steering the tourists out of trouble early on to reach stumps on 297-6 in their first innings.
Sachin Tendulkar provided a masterful demonstration of batting to give India an unexpected but fully deserved lead in the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Tendulkar defied Australia’s bowling attack for almost seven hours, striking 14 boundaries and a six to chalk up his 38th Test hundred.
VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid evoked memories of two of India’s greatest comebacks with a scintillating 175-run partnership in the second Test against Australia on Thursday. Laxman smashed 109 and Dravid a watchful 53 to guide the tourists out of immediate danger to 216-3 at stumps on the second day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australian Skipper Ricky Ponting says there is more pressure on India to win Wednesday’s second cricket Test than on his team to equal the record of most consecutive Test victories. Ponting on Tuesday had the luxury of naming an unchanged 12 for the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
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/ 29 December 2007
Australia thrashed India by 337 runs to win the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on the fourth day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. The Australians claimed their 15th consecutive Test victory and will look to equal their world record of 16 wins set from October 1999 to February 2001 in next week’s second Test.