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Richard Levi's innings was speedy and sensational © Getty Images When Richard Levi was first picked in a South African squad he looked likely to play his first match on his home ground, Newlands, against Australia. It would have been a dream debut but it
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrates his 100 runs with AB de Villiers in the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. View Photo »
One of the things that we need to cut out is our proneness to follow up a good session with a bad one and we also need to be more ruthless when we find ourselves in a winning position
From ANI Johannesburg, Feb 14(ANI): South African coach Gary Kirsten admitted that they have decided to target key players in the New Zealand squad but will not indulge in a war of words."There are a few ... we're not going to name them. There's certainl
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LONG ARM: Hashim Amla stretches to make a one-handed catch during a Proteas training session at the Basin Reserve yesterday. The silent assassins have rolled into town. On one hand, South Africa's cricketers insist they won't be goaded into an on-field s
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrates his 100 runs during the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. View Photo »
I'm not too sure what is in Australia or what the set-up is, but I know playing against a Ricky Ponting is always a daunting task
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten says his players won't be drawn into a verbal battle with New Zealand during their tour starting Friday. Kirsten said his players would concentrate on performance and had the discipline to
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Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa) is a South African cricketer, and the current captain of the South African cricket team, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Full Article
South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith raises his bat to celebrate his half-century (50 runs) during the fifth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrates his 100 runs during the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
View Photo »JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrates his 100 runs with AB de Villiers during the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
View Photo »Sri Lankan players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith during the fifth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith raises his bat as he leaves the field after his dismissal during the fifth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith celebrates his century during their fifth one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg January 22, 2012.
View Photo »JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Graeme Smith of South Africa plays a lofted straight drive during the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith avoids being run out during their fifth one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg January 22, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith plays a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara (L) looks on during their fifth one-day international cricket match in Johannesburg January 22, 2012.
View Photo »JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 22: Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka sends off a delivery with Graeme Smith backing-up during the 5th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith plays a shot from a delivery by Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara during their fifth one-day international cricket match in Johannesburg January 22, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith plays a shot during the fifth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 20, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith reaches a century during the final one day cricket match against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
View Photo »KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: Graeme Smith makes his ground during the 4th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka from De Beers Diamond Oval on January 20, 2012 in Kimberley, South Africa.
View Photo »KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrate the wicket of Upul Tharanga of Sri Lanka for 6 runs during the 4th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval on January 20, 2012 in Kimberley, South Africa.
View Photo »KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: Graeme Smith of South Africa pulls a delivery in his innings of 68 during the 4th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval on January 20, 2012 in Kimberley, South Africa.
View Photo »KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: Graeme Smith of South Africa walks off after being dismissed for 68 runs during the 4th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval on January 20, 2012 in Kimberley, South Africa.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith makes a run during their fourth one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kimberly January 20, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith raises his bat to celebrate his half century during their fourth one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kimberly January 20, 2012.
View Photo »Sri Lankan Players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith (unseen) during the fourth one-day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval Stadium in Kimberley on January 20, 2012.
View Photo »KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: Graeme Smith of South Africa drives to the onside during the 4th ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval on January 20, 2012 in Kimberley, South Africa.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith plays a shot during the fourth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval Stadium in Kimberley on January 20, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith (L) plays a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara waits to make a catch during the fourth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval Stadium in Kimberley on January 20, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith raises his bat to celebrate his half-century (50 runs) during the fourth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval Stadium in Kimberley on January 20, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's Graeme Smith, left, reacts after being bowled out by Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga during their 3rd One Day International match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.
View Photo »South Africa's batsman Graeme Smith raises his bat to celebrate his half-century (50 runs) during the fifth One Day International match (ODI) between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »One of the things that we need to cut out is our proneness to follow up a good session with a bad one and we also need to be more ruthless when we find ourselves in a winning position
I'm not too sure what is in Australia or what the set-up is, but I know playing against a Ricky Ponting is always a daunting task
I think this was obviously a big tick for Test cricket ... It probably wasn't always pretty at times and not as skilful as what we would have liked, but I think both teams left it all out there.
He had put so much work into the squad and never, ever complained about the relentless demands on his time and how much work he did behind the scenes
Hopefully, this will be a big thumbs-up for cricket ... I hope that the way people will present and write about the series will put Test cricket in a positive light. Both teams left it all out there.
Hopefully, this will be a big thumbs-up for cricket ... I hope that the way people will present and write about the series will put Test cricket in a positive light. Both teams left it all out there.
My heart was beating. I knew it was a brave call. I had seen that Cummins had stood up well to the pace. I had been thinking about it for the three overs before that
My heart was beating. I knew it was a brave call. I had seen that Cummins had stood up well to the pace. I had been thinking about it for the three overs before that
Hopefully it's a big thumbs-up for Test cricket
I said that before the series, I think it's disappointing
We both threw a lot of punches and we've ended up level again
Australia, and Pat Cummins in particular, kept coming at us at pace and he got a lot out of the surface
I knew it was a brave call ... I felt [Patrick] Cummins had stood up quite well to the pace and I felt there was an opportunity for Imran. It would have been a wonderful story for him and for us and he almost did it.
I knew it was a brave call ... I felt [Patrick] Cummins had stood up quite well to the pace and I felt there was an opportunity for Imran. It would have been a wonderful story for him and for us and he almost did it.
We were set up quite well after the AB [de Villiers]-Hashim [Amla] partnership and we needed to form one or two more partnerships that (fourth) morning ... Losing four wickets in that session set us back. That was the time we really needed to put the knife in and make it count and take the Test out of t...
We had set up the game quite well and we just needed to form one or two partnerships. Losing four wickets set us back
The last few series we have played with Australia have been good adverts for Test cricket, and it was no different this time
We had our opportunities but the Aussies kept coming back at us and we have to give them credit for the way they bowled
We may not have won the last few series but we haven’t lost either and we know there are certain facets of the game where we need to improve
People still look back at the Australian team of old but this team doesn’t get enough credit
We both threw a lot of punches but we've ended level again ... To chase 310, their guys stepped up. It's wonderful to see cricket played like this.
