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Milestones Preview: New Zealand v West Indies

Chris Cairns (NZ) needs 9 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Carl Hooper (WI) needs 8 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club

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England still in contention after 55-run win

England hearts were made to flutter a little before they completed their expected victory over Namibia in the World Cup Group A match at Port Elizabeth

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Namibians deserve credit - Stewart

Stand-in captain Alec Stewart refused to be downbeat after England were given a fright by World Cup minnows Namibia in Port Elizabeth.

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Team News: Bangladesh, Kenya, India, Pakistan, England

Kenya are practicing at Wanderers on Thursday morning until 1pm, both the coach and the captain will be available for interview

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England take comfort from Gershwin and St George

Australia have won their last 11 one-day internationals in succession

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Bevan and Bichel take Australia home with little to spare

One-day cricket is all about scoring lots of runs

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Semifinal could be decided by toss of coin: Ponting

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 2 AAP - Ricky Ponting fears Australia's likely World Cup semifinal at St George's Park will be decided by the toss of the coin if the state of the pitch doesn't improve

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Public tickets available for Super Six

The public are reminded that, in keeping with an assurance made earlier this year, a limited number of tickets will become available in the ticketing system for the nine upcoming Super Six matches...

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St George's Park pitch to be re-examined

The St George's Park pitch in Port Elizabeth, on which Australia have twice come from behind to achieve victory in low-scoring matches against England and New Zealand, is to be re-examined ahead of...

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Win shows you can never write us off - Ponting

Ricky Ponting praised Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel for another crucial batting partnership to pull their team back from the edge of the precipice yet again against New Zealand.

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Statistical highlight for Shane Bond during Australia v New Zealand match

Andrew Bichel's 64 equalled the highest score by a number 9 batsman in Limited Overs Internationals

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Face lift continues at St. George's Park

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 has come and gone and EPCB were proud hosts of a very successful event

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Pitch replacement programme at St George's Park

A couple of years ago EP Cricket embarked on a programme to replace its pitches

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Kallis the only worry for South Africa

Jacques Kallis is a slight fitness worry for South Africa as they prepare for the second one-day international against West Indies at Port Elizabeth

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West Indies falter after late recovery

Shaun Pollock took 4 for 26 as South Africa won their second match of the five-game one-day series

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Two new faces in South African squad for first Test

Two uncapped players, AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn, have been included in South Africa's 13-man squad for the first Test against England

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Jennings ready to let loose the young guns

Ray Jennings, South Africa's coach, was keen to downplay any suggestion that his team had gained a psychological advantage ahead of the first Test at Port Elizabeth, following England's emphatic...

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Thorpe urges England not to panic

As a man who has helped carry England's batting through thick and mostly thin over the past decade, Graham Thorpe is not the type of character to allow himself to be fazed by one blip in an otherwise...

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The real thing starts here

There was an eerie sense of calm surrounding Port Elizabeth on the eve of the first Test at St George's Park

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Great, green and greased lightning

"The great, green, greasy Limpopo river ..." Celebrated in Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories as the place where the elephant got its trunk, and situated on the Zimbabwean border, it is not the most...

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Flintoff and Hoggard grab the initiative for England

England took three wickets in the morning - including both Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis for ducks - and four more in the evening session to grab the honours on the first day at Port Elizabeth

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The virtue of patience

If it works for the Australians, then it's got to be the correct tactic

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'It was a good day of toil,' says Hoggard

Quotes

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Strauss's century double puts England on top

A stroke-filled century from Andrew Strauss put England in control of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

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The value of knuckling down

Quotes from Strauss and Dippenaar

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Honours even at St George's

Three wickets from Makhaya Ntini helped South Africa fight back to end the third day at Port Elizabeth on even terms

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Apathy in the Sleepy City

It would not have been fair to pass judgment until the apathy had been exposed in all its lack of glory

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England's batsmen reap what they sow

England would happily have accepted a first-innings total of 425, if it had been offered to them in the immediate aftermath of their drubbing against South Africa A

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'A hundred begging to be taken' says Butcher

The moods of Mark Butcher and Graeme Smith told a tale of two teams as they addressed the media at the end of the third day's play at Port Elizabeth

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England halted within sight of victory

England were on the brink of an historic victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth, before bad light brought an early finish to the fourth day

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'We'll come out fighting,' says Pollock

Quotes from Simon Jones and Shaun Pollock

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Breathing heavily on the road to victory

The Wisden Verdict

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England make it eight wins in a row

Andrew Strauss made short work of wrapping up an historic victory for England on the final morning of the first Test at Port Elizabeth

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Knowing how to chase

The Wisden Verdict

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Vaughan praises level-headed Strauss

Michael Vaughan was content - but far from satisfied - as he reflected onEngland's seven-wicket victory at Port Elizabeth in the opening Test oftheir South African tour

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'We need to know what our best team is,' says Smith

5th day Quotes

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England have South Africa in their sights

England return to the scene of their World Cup exit tomorrow, as the third one-day international against South Africa gets underway at Port Elizabeth

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Monkey no more

Verdict

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Streak set for quick return to Zimbabwe side

Former Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak is set to be rushed back into the international fold on Wednesday for the final match of the series against South Africa after agreeing a new contract with...

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Border cricket must defend status

Border Cricket has been told it must defend its position as Eastern Cape cricket's fanchise administrative centre

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The big names fail to stand up

Yet again though, India must look back on an opportunity lost, and a game squandered.

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St George's Park undergoes name change

The Port Elizabeth venue has been renamed Axxess DSL St Georges following a R9.8 million sponsorship deal with Eastern Province (EP), the host association

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Sorry cricket, it's the football World Cup

Two cricket stadiums in South Africa have been opened up for football fans, and hardly a soul cares about Graeme Smith and Co over in the West Indies

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Which is the best ground to watch cricket in?

There are pretty grounds, historic grounds, grounds that ooze atmosphere, and those that make you feel like you're in the Colosseum. Five writers choose their favourites

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Port Elizabeth welcomes Test cricket after six years

St George's Park may not get its share of Tests unlike the better known stadiums, but its special spectator experience and quirks make it an attractive venue, which hopefully will get to host more...

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Elgar makes the leap with maiden Test hundred

Dean Elgar was probably wondering why the step into Test cricket had proved so easy for Faf du Plessis. Now he has his own Test hundred at only the third time of asking

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Port Elizabeth set for Boxing Day Test

St George's Park in Port Elizabeth is set to regain the Boxing Day Test, Graeme Smith revealed at the post-match presentation following his team's victory over Australia

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St George's promises hospitable opener

The schedule for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa should work in the tourists' favour, with the Port Elizabeth pitch likely to serve up an even contest

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Australia wriggle free and march into World Cup final

Australia booked themselves into the final of the World Cup with a comprehensive 48-run win against Sri Lanka

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SA20 venues face a power problem

The six stadiums will have to ensure that they have an independent power supply for lights during the tournament

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