Careless shots and a flurry of wickets aside, South Africa raced to a victory inside three days after successfully chasing down 217 to beat New Zealand in the third and final Test at Johannesburg

Ashwell Prince and Scott Styris brightened an otherwise dull final day at Cape Town with two attractive innings, and Dale Steyn bowled an impressive spell, as the second Test petered out into a draw

Zimbabwe made West Indies work hard for their five-wicket win in the opening ODI at St Johns, Antigua

Matthew Walker hit a gritty century and Martin van Jaarsveld a valuable fifty to save Kent's blushes on the second day against Middlesex at Lord's

A magnificent double hundred from Stephen Fleming has put New Zealand in total command of the second Test at Newlands against South Africa

Seven-and-a-half months on from the Ashes, Cricinfo explores how England and Australia have prospered since that balmy day in South London?

AB de Villiers struck a fine innings of 97, and Nicky Boje chipped in with a vital cameo to wrestle back the initiative for South Africa on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Centurion

An extraordinary hundred from Jacob Oram, and an equally vital fifty from Daniel Vettori, dug New Zealand out of a cavernous hole to give them the most unlikely of leads on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Centurion

This year's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, published tomorrow, is a righteous celebration of the Ashes and the spirit of the series. Ahead of its launch, Will Luke spoke to the editor, Matthew Engel

The results of our latest caption competition featuring Rahul Dravid, the India captain

The sight of Andrew Flintoff mock-hitting Mahendra Dhoni was, we thought, the perfect cue to insight a torrent of witty emails from our loyal Cricinfo readers.

On another gripping day of verbal banter and seesawing cricket between these two fiercely proud sides, Boucher's value as a gritty opponent was confirmed

Not for the first time this winter, South Africa have been outwitted and outplayed in by a confident, bullish Australian team

It is often said that the third day of a Test is the most crucial of a match and, that being the case, South Africa let slip a golden opportunity to wrestle the initiative and stamp their authority on the game

Will Luke comments on the remarkably successful run of debutants England have produced in the last two years

Australia crept past South Africa by one wicket to level the five-match series 2-2 in a thrilling match at Durban

Jacques Kallis and Australia's Andrew Symonds have both passed fitness tests and could play in tomorrow's fourth one-dayer at Durban

The results from our latest caption competition

Not only is this Monty Panesar's first tour with England, but he carries the hopes of his coach and captain, and indeed anyone else who is concerned at the lack of spinners in English cricket

Superior fielding and a confident run-chase allowed South Africa to beat Sri Lanka comprehensively by five wickets at Perth