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All Match NewsIt is not a softer game we look for but a kinder one
Teams differ on what is within the spirit of cricket. But basic respect for yourself, your opponents and the game isn't hard to agree upon
Paine insists Australia did not cross a line, but de Kock did
Australia's wicketkeeper Tim Paine said it was "blatantly untrue" that Quinton de Kock's family was targeted, but he did hear a comment on David Warner's wife Candice
Starc's swing puts South Africa in reverse
The last time Australia toured South Africa, Dale Steyn's old-ball skills decided the second Test in Port Elizabeth. Similarly slow and abrasive conditions can be expected this time around, but it is the visitors who now have the best exponents of reverse
South Africa target greater lower-order efficiency
Faf du Plessis wants his tail-enders to find ways to resist the reverse-swinging ball, and his bowlers to try and match their Australian counterparts' effectiveness with the old ball
Warner, de Kock charged after stairwell dispute in Durban
Warner has been charged with a Level 2 offence, while de Kock has been booked under the Level 1 category