Rain prevails on day four
Joe Root leaves the field during a rain delay

Rain prevails on day four

Rain ended play on day four of the Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Australia on 103-2 and trailing by 61 runs.  (more…)

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Proteas crush Zimbabwe
AB de Villiers and Keshav Maharaj celebrate a dismissal

Proteas crush Zimbabwe

The Proteas bowlers combined to claim 16 wickets on day two and beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs at St George’s Park . JON CARDINELLI reports. (more…)

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Brilliant Morkel mauls Zimbabwe
Morkel took five wickets in the first innings

Brilliant Morkel mauls Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe were 36-0 at tea after a Morné Morkel-inspired Proteas enforced the follow-on earlier on day two at St George’s Park. (more…)

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Cook’s 104* leads fightback
Alastair Cook celebrates his 32nd Test hundred

Cook’s 104* leads fightback

Alastair Cook’s 32nd Test hundred underpinned England’s fightback to end 135 runs adrift after day two of the fourth Ashes Test. (more…)

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Markram ton puts Proteas in charge
Aiden Markram celebrates his ton in Port Elizabeth

Markram ton puts Proteas in charge

Aiden Markram scored his second Test century to boost South Africa to 251-4 at the dinner break on day one at St George’s Park. JON CARDINELLI reports. (more…)

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Faf out; AB takes over Captaincy
Faf du Plessis speaks with teammate AB de Villiers

Faf out; AB takes over Captaincy

AB de Villiers will captain the Proteas in their day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday in Port Elizabeth, after Faf du Plessis was ruled out because of a viral infection. (more…)

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