Breathing heavily on the road to victory
The Wisden Verdict
20-Dec-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
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
20-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson
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
19-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson
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
19-Dec-2004•The Roving Reporter by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
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
19-Dec-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
'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
19-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
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
18-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Steven Lynch
The value of knuckling down
Quotes from Strauss and Dippenaar
18-Dec-2004•Andrew Miler
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
17-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Steven Lynch
The virtue of patience
If it works for the Australians, then it's got to be the correct tactic
17-Dec-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
'It was a good day of toil,' says Hoggard
Quotes
17-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller
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
16-Dec-2004•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
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 likely of places to spawn a Test cricketer -
16-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Port Elizabeth
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 seven-wicket defeat against the South Africa A side at
14-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller in Pretoria
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 matchless year for the national side
14-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller
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
07-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff
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
28-Jan-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Oliver
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
27-Jan-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Pitch replacement programme at St George's Park
A couple of years ago EP Cricket embarked on a programme to replace its pitches
18-Sep-2003•Eastern Province Cricket Board
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
16-Apr-2003•EPC Press Release
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