Considering i arrived home really late last night, with the 4th day a few hours from starting, i thought it pretty pointless to throw a blog in, so i’ve combined the 2 days together on one blog. Clever me

It had all looked rather promising for England at the end of day 3. A minor disaster occurred with them being reduced to 242-8, still 180-odd behind. This included batsmen such as Pietersen and Trott throwing away composed wickets on a tricky pitch, Strauss getting an absolute Jaffer,...

This is where it all counts. It's not about the endless training sessions, the cuts, bruises and concussions, the Super 14 matches, or the warmup Tests against inferior Northern Hemisphere opposition. It's the Tri Nations. Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa in the toughest and most enthralling rugby competition in the world. And the 2009 series is about to start. You excited?

This promises to be one of the most hotly contested series in recent years. South Africa have to go...

Andrew Symonds may have had his Cricket Australia contract handed to Shaun Tait, but he looks set to earn more than its value as a Twenty20 freelancer.

Symonds, of course, is already a key part of the Deccan Chargers squad in the IPL, and the Highveld Lions are also reportedly interested in signing him up for the South African competition. If he was to take part in four domestic competitions (the Big Bash in Australia, the South African competition, the IPL and English cricket's revamped...

Cricket With Balls delves deep into the dictionary

Australia

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Cricket With Balls reports on all the action.

Australia

Wow.

They start off by sending their tail out like a wrecking crew, and then they finally squeeze the best out of Peter Siddle.

Was a brilliant day of cricket from them, if they finish off the tail quick South Africa are all but dead.

South Africa

It really didn’t start very well.

Having the tail make runs is an inevitable part of modern cricket,...