Australia bowled out South Africa for 256 to win the fifth and final one-day international by 47 runs at the Wanderers on Friday.
South Africa bounced back from their 141-run defeat on Friday to win the second MTN one-day international against Australia on Sunday.
South Africa’s one-day team begins the defence of its world number one ranking still a little perplexed at how they reached the top.
The first of five MTN one-day internationals between South Africa and Australia is to be played in Durban on Friday.
A few months, six Test matches, high drama, fluctuating emotions, and the honours are even between the Proteas and Australia. Or are they?
A superb 150 by Ashwell Prince and 102 by Jacques Kallis saw SA take the third Test against Australia by the scruff of its neck on Friday.
After losing the Test series and with the Newlands Test still to come, the selectors have made some odd changes.
South African cricket selectors reacted swiftly to the Proteas’ loss by making decisive changes to the squad for the final match in Cape Town.
Leading cricket commentators have blocked suggestions of ringing in major changes to the Proteas squad following the two crushing losses to Australia.
Proteas captain Graeme Smith said on Thursday his team would put video analysis to good use when they try to level the series against Australia.
The dust has barely settled following the first Test, and already a thriller is expected when the Proteas and Australia lock horns in the second Test.
South Africa were comprehensively outplayed in their 162-run defeat by Australia in the first Test, said captain Graeme Smith on Monday.
Ricky Ponting’s Australian team took the first step towards saving their number-one Test position when they beat a more experienced South Africa.
Australia claimed three wickets before lunch as they moved within sight of victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test against SA on Monday.
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/ 27 February 2009
Australia’s bowlers picked up where their batsmen left off on Friday, ripping through South Africa’s top order.
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/ 27 February 2009
The merits of world rankings in team sports can be, and often are, the subject of fiery debate among aficionados, administrators and even the players.
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/ 26 February 2009
Fast bowler Dale Steyn ripped out both Australian openers as the tourists were put under pressure on the first day of the first Test against SA.
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/ 25 February 2009
Speaking on the eve of the first Test against Australia, which starts on Thursday, SA captain Smith said his players were ”relaxed and focused”.
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/ 25 February 2009
South Africa’s AB de Villiers wants to concentrate on becoming the world’s best batsman rather than taking a role as full-time wicketkeeper.
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/ 25 February 2009
Australia face some selection posers ahead of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers on Thursday.
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/ 24 February 2009
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Decision Review System will be used in SA for the first time when the Proteas face Australia on Thursday.
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/ 23 February 2009
Jacques Kallis is bursting to score big against Australia and end his batting slump in the Test series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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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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/ 17 February 2009
Australia will be a touring team under pressure, according to South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
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/ 11 February 2009
JP Duminy has retained his place ahead of Ashwell Prince in SA’s squad named on Wednesday for the first two home Tests against Australia.
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/ 7 February 2009
SA captain Graeme Smith will play in the three-Test series against Australia this month after missing the recent one-day series through injury.
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/ 1 February 2009
More than a thousand fans gathered at the OR Tambo airport on Saturday night to welcome home the Proteas after their triumphant tour of Australia.
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/ 28 January 2009
The Proteas are an inspiration, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Wednesday. ”They are living our dream: successful, non-racial and gracious,” he said.
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/ 23 January 2009
Albie Morkel sped South Africa to victory as they won the third ODI against Australia by three wickets in Sydney on Friday.
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/ 23 January 2009
Neil Manthorp reports on a nail-biting ODI battle for supremacy Down Under
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/ 18 January 2009
SA found run-scoring difficult in Hobart as they succumbed to a five-run defeat in the second one-day international against Australia on Sunday.
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/ 16 January 2009
Albie Morkel blazed SA to an exhilarating three-wicket victory in the final over of the first one-day international against Australia on Friday.