South Africa fight back
After the first innings collapse Kirsten and Dippenaar led a fightback on day three of the third Test. Daniel Laidlaw reports...

Australians still haunted by Kolkatta loss
Coach John Buchanan had visions of his team's shattering loss to India after SA fought back to stall Australia's march to victory.

'Time not right for Cronje return'
Disgraced former captain Hansie Cronje could play a part in the future but not yet, vice-president of the UCBSA, Robbie Kurz said.

'Bad boy' Rose targets comeback
Jamaican pace bowler Franklyn Rose hopes to be in contention for a place in the West Indies side for India's visit in March.

Atapattu dropped for second Test
Atapattu is replaced by Chamara Silva in a 14-man squad for the second Test.

Caddick recalled for NZ tour
Off-spinner Martyn Ball and seamer Richard Johnson have been omitted from the team who toured India.

Aussie bowlers helped me to ton: Martyn
"Our goal is to get partnerships. These blokes work hard on their batting," he said.

Martyn buries Proteas
Australia made all the right moves on the second day of the third Test as SA were put to the sword. Daniel Laidlaw reports...

Selection controversy dominates SA press
Percy Sonn's decision to drop a white player dominated front pages in South Africa's newspapers.

India to renegotiate WI schedule
The BCCI has realised that the players need time to recuperate between tours.

Pakistan may lose nine months Test cricket
"If the West Indies do not tour as per schedule from January 25th, this is a grim possibility facing our board," said PCB chief Tauqir Zia.

NZ recall for Nash after three-match ban
Selection of the New Zealand side for the one-day series had been delayed to allow fringe players to impress selectors.

Percy Sonn defends Ontong's selection
"South African cricket is not isolated from South African society and life," said the South African cricket head.

Pak match-fixing probe seeks more time
The World Cup inquiry commission in Pakistan has asked for an extension of one month from the govt. to submit its report.

UCB ordered selectors to pick Ontong
UCB president Percy Sonn said he had ordered the selectors to select Ontong as a replacement for Lance Klusener instead of Jacques Rudolph.

Aussies happy with one-horse race
The ICC's Test world championship might be replaced with a two-tier system.

Langer and Hayden surpass Aussie greats
The two left handers passed 1,000 runs in their 10th innings together and now have 1,125 runs at an average of 112.50.

Cricketing Royalty
Nasser Hussain is the latest among the esteemed English skippers to receive the honour.

India the loser in Rediff ratings
The draw in Bangalore, and the 1-0 series result, brought little joy to India in terms of its position in the rankings. Ironically, England lost the series, but went home as marginal gainers.

Australia v South Africa in Tests
Mohandas Menon provides a statistical review of the encounters between the two sides.

Ranji Trophy dossier
A summary of the zonal league matches played thus far in the tournament.

Ask Mohandas Menon
The master BCCI statistician replies to readers' queries on cricket.

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