01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

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    A team comprised of competent old codgers, a rant about time-wasting, a Newlands post-mortem - go on, you know you've been waiting for this

  • On Twitter, sport is black and white

    Sport has the capacity to forge bonds of connection, but it's hard to do that on platforms that encourage instant, reactive responses

  • Harris, Haddin, Rogers to push on

    Darren Lehmann has said that Brad Haddin, Chris Rogers and Ryan Harris will all have a place in the 2015 Ashes tour provided they keep up their current performances

  • Australia's longest day

    It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't without its fair share of twists, but Australia held their own to pull off one of their most impressive wins in recent itmes

  • Where did Harris find the swing and strength?

    Plain numbers will never explain how good Ryan Harris was in Cape Town, where he defied logic and a crocked knee to bowl Australia to a famous victory

Fourth innings at Newlands

9

No. of times batsmen have played 150 or more balls in the fourth innings at this venue, out of 350-plus innings

Long last-stands

117.5

Avg. no. of balls faced by de Villiers in the 4th innings in the last 5 years. Only du Plessis (187) and Rogers (128.4) have higher numbers

30 is the new 20

1

Ryan Harris is the first fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets after making his debut after the age of 30

Warner stats

2

Number of openers before Warner to hit a century and a fifty in a Test at Newlands, Eddie Barlow and Taufeeq Umar