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Botha ready for Pietersen challenge (20 August 09:30) |
| Finding some dry weather appears to be the biggest challenge ahead of the one-day series between England and South Africa, but when the contest does get under way - hopefully at Headingley o... |
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SA players not convinced by security reports (20 August 09:30) |
| Cricket Australia remains non-committal about the defending champions attending next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The ICC was due to discuss the tournament, scheduled for September ... |
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Henderson joins Cape Cobras (20 August 07:28) |
| The Cape Cobras have signed left-arm spinner Claude Henderson ahead of the new season. He moves from the Lions back to Cape Town where he previously played after arriving from Boland in 1998... |
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Women's Twenty20 opener postponed (19 August 09:28) |
| England women's opening Twenty20 against South Africa has been postponed from Wednesday to Saturday owing to rain at Chesterfield. |
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Twenty20 called off a day early (19 August 09:28) |
| England's one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa has been abandoned a day in advance because of heavy rain. |
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All-round van der Merwe hands SA innings win (17 August 01:26) |
| South Africa Academy bounced back from their narrow loss in the first game to thump the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy by an innings and 63 runs inside three days in Pretoria. |
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Patel gives Lions some bite (16 August 11:28) |
| England Lions struck a timely blow for the main side as they beat a full-strength South African outfit by six wickets at Derby. Samit Patel pushed his claims for an international debut again... |
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ICC doesn't rule out Champions Trophy switch (16 August 03:30) |
| Suggestions that the ICC Champions Trophy might be switched to an alternative country continue to circulate. |
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SA players satisfied with Australian tour dates (15 August 11:30) |
| South Africa's national players have said they are 'satisfied' with the changes to the itinerary for the end of year tour to Australia but have admitted that playing the three Test matches b... |
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Garth le Roux facing jail term (15 August 09:30) |
| Garth le Roux, the former South Africa fast bowler, faces the possibility of a jail sentence after being convicted of tax fraud. His accountant, Deon van Heerden, has also been charged with ... |
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Peterson returns for Champions Trophy (15 August 05:30) |
| South Africa have included Johan Botha and Robin Peterson in their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan next month. |
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Champions League will start on December 3 (15 August 03:32) |
| The dates of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 have been changed, and the eight-team tournament will be played between December 3 and 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cri... |
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Gibbs and Steyn cull the Lions (14 August 11:30) |
| The South Africans continued to move into one-day gear with a four-wicket win against England Lions at Grace Road, led by an impressive return from Dale Steyn and Herschelle Gibbs' 81. |
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Champions League to begin on December 3 (14 August 03:28) |
| The dates of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 have been changed, and the eight-team tournament will be played between December 3 and 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cri... |
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Morkel keen for one-day glory (14 August 01:30) |
| Albie Morkel, the South Africa allrounder, is confident that his side have what it takes to secure the forthcoming one-day series against England and make it a tour to remember. |
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Albie Morkel shows promising form (13 August 11:28) |
| The South Africans began their preparations for the one-day leg of their tour with a 23-run victory against a PCA Masters XI at Wormsley. Albie Morkel was the stand-out performer, striking 3... |
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Former SA finance boss doesn't appeal against sentence (13 August 05:30) |
| Diteko Modise, the former financial manager of the South African board, has decided not to appeal against his 76-year sentence for multimillion-rand fraud and money laundering, according to ... |
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Sri Lanka leapfrog England in Test rankings (12 August 03:34) |
| Sri Lanka moved into fourth place in the ICC rankings following their series win over India, swapping places with England who slip to fifth after their loss to South Africa. |
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South African concerns over player safety remain (12 August 03:34) |
| While the signs are that the ICC is satisfied with the level of security in place for next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan, there are continuing indications that South Africa remain les... |
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Pietersen targets the Ashes (12 August 01:30) |
| After one victory against South Africa, Kevin Pietersen believes England can win the Ashes next summer. |
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Bangladesh Academy claim tense three-run win (11 August 11:28) |
| The Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy skittled the South Africa Academy for just 77 to claim a thrilling three-run win in their four-day match in Pretoria. |
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Marsh and Colvin spin out South Africa (11 August 11:28) |
| England Women secured their series against South Africa Women with a 77-run victory at Shenley despite an unconvincingly batting display where they were bowled out for 185. |
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Flintoff breaks his losing streak (11 August 09:28) |
| Plays of the day from the final day of the fourth Test at The Oval. |
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England secure consolation victory (11 August 09:28) |
| As fresh starts go this wasn't too shabby from England as they wrapped up a consolation six-wicket victory on the final day at The Oval. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook broke the back of th... |
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Cook and Strauss take England towards victory (11 August 07:28) |
| A composed, and an increasingly positive, opening partnership between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook broke the back of England's run chase as they made significant progress towards their c... |
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Gibbs could play for Titans (11 August 01:28) |
| Herschelle Gibbs, the South Africa and Cape Cobras batsman, could turn out for the Titans in the Champions Twenty20 League tournament, if Norman Arendse, the Cricket South Africa chief execu... |
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de Villiers' defiance gives SA hope (11 August 01:28) |
| AB de Villiers shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on his seventh Test century, and instead took pleasure in England's discomfort. |
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Broad smiles, but not for Kallis (10 August 11:28) |
| Plays of the day from the fourth day of the final Test at The Oval. |
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de Villiers brawls but England scent victory (10 August 11:28) |
| A disciplined bowling performance by England limited their target to a gettable 197 on the penultimate day at The Oval. The one man to stand in their way was AB de Villiers who fell three sh... |
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de Villiers fifty gives SA fighting chance (10 August 09:28) |
| A defiant fifty from AB de Villiers gave South Africa a fighting chance on the fourth day against England at The Oval. South Africa were reduced to 168 for 5 at lunch, leading by 46, but los... |
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Harmison double puts England in control (10 August 07:26) |
| England's quest to hand Kevin Pietersen his first win as England captain moved several steps closer on the fourth day at The Oval. Steve Harmison bowled a terrific, fiery spell of eight over... |
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Kandamby to lead Sri Lanka A (10 August 11:28) |
| Thilina Kandamby, the left-hand batsman, will lead Sri Lanka A on the tour to South Africa. The 15-member team comprises both players with international experience and young talent. |
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Amla seeks to dispel the doubts (10 August 01:28) |
| Of all the players to have contributed to South Africa's historic series win in England, Hashim Amla is the one man who will have caused the most surprise among his opponents, and delight am... |
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Amla sparkles on shortened day (09 August 09:28) |
| Hashim Amla stroked his ninth Test fifty as South Africa reduced the deficit to just 12, on a shortened third day at The Oval. |
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Amla passes fifty as South Africa near parity (09 August 05:32) |
| Hashim Amla stroked his ninth Test fifty as England were made to work hard on the third morning at The Oval. James Anderson and Steve Harmison were both guilty of bowling a little too wide, ... |
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Paul Adams decides against selection role (09 August 11:28) |
| Paul Adams, the former South Africa chinaman bowler, has decided against becoming a national selector and will instead pursue a career as a commentator. |
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Pietersen plays one for the team (09 August 03:26) |
| Life will not always be this cushty for Kevin Pietersen. But what a start the man is enjoying. |
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Captain KP sparkles (09 August 01:28) |
| Plays of the day from the second day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval. |
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Atkins and Taylor set record in thrashing (09 August 01:28) |
| Caroline Atkins and Sarah Taylor set a new world record for a partnership in women's ODIs as England inflicted another crushing 225-run defeat on South Africa at Lord's. England's openers ad... |
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England in control after Pietersen hundred (09 August 01:28) |
| A superb, even 100 from Kevin Pietersen, his first hundred as England captain, provided the mainstay of England's 316 on the second day against South Africa at The Oval. Yet with England's b... |
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Shipperd rides doubts over Champions League dates (09 August 01:28) |
| Victoria's coach Greg Shipperd has given his blessing for the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League to be held in the middle of Australia's domestic season. |
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CSA calls for regulation of Twenty20 tournaments (08 August 09:28) |
| Norman Arendse, the president of Cricket South Africa (CSA), has called for better regulation of Twenty20 cricket so that it doesn't override other formats of the game. His comments come a d... |
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Pietersen hits ton but Ntini plugs away (08 August 09:28) |
| Kevin Pietersen cracked his 14th Test century and first as England captain to heave his side into a good position on the second day against South Africa. |
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Bell and Cook fall but Pietersen solid (08 August 07:30) |
| South Africa took the early wicket of Ian Bell on the second morning at The Oval and that of Alastair Cook 10 minutes before lunch, but England's new captain, Kevin Pietersen, was unbeaten o... |
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Shipperd rolls with Champions League date doubts (08 August 11:30) |
| Victoria's coach Greg Shipperd has given his blessing for the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League to be held in the middle of Australia's domestic season. |
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Relaxed Harmison delivers the goods (08 August 05:28) |
| Steve Harmison bounded back into Test cricket with a performance that, by his own admission, was his best for more than a year. |
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Pietersen shows promise in first impression (08 August 03:28) |
| The sense of destiny that Kevin Pietersen somehow brings to his batting translated seamlessly into his first day as England captain. |
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Harmison finds his line, Morkel loses his way (07 August 11:30) |
| Plays of the day from the the first day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval. |
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Pietersen's tenure begins in style (07 August 11:30) |
| Steve Harmison and James Anderson inspired England with five wickets between them, as South Africa were dismissed for a disappointing 194 on the opening day at The Oval. With the series alre... |
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Anderson and Harmison rattle South Africa (07 August 09:30) |
| England's bowlers were rewarded for their patience on the first morning of the fourth Test, with Andrew Flintoff removing Neil McKenzie for a patient 17 as lunch approached. Kevin Pietersen ... |
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