Nortje ruled out of Test series decider with groin injury
Gerald Coetzee, Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson will come into the conversation if South Africa want to field a quick bowler in place of Anrich Nortje in the Cape Town Test
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South Africa conjure comeback win despite losing two days to rain
Mulder played a key role on the final day, ending Head's century and removing nightwatcher Boland after he had survived 166 balls
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Anrich Nortje walks off with suspected groin injury in second Test
South Africa will likely play the rest of the game one bowler down as they look to enforce the follow-on against Australia
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Jansen five-for sets up South Africa's victory push
Head led Australia's second-innings fightback with an unbeaten 87 after they folded for 99 in the first
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'We obviously want to go for the win' - Bavuma's 179 gives South Africa a chance to dream
South Africa are now the only side with a realistic chance of winning although being able to enforce the follow-on will likely be key to the outcome
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Jansen says he is ready to 'come back again and again' after star turn in Gqeberha
Jansen has already made an 85 in the first innings, taken a five-for, and effected a third-innings run out in the second Test as South Africa look to level series
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Rain and Boland hound South Africa in Gqeberha
Hosts are 20 for 2 after only 12.2 overs of play was possible on the opening day
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Lyon left out as Australia go all-pace and bowl first on damp day
Kagiso Rabada returns for South Africa with Keshav Maharaj squeezed out as they look to level the series
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Rabada's back to bolster South Africa as Australia chase series win
South Africa given huge boost by fitness of their leading quick but both sides wait to name their XIs with uncertainty over conditions and the weather
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South Africa believe Rickelton will thrive in new role
Following a heavy 214-run defeat to Australia in the opening match of the ICC World Test Championship series in Durban, South Africa are making vital adjustments as they eye a comeback in Gqeberha.
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Stubbs dropped, Rickelton to keep wicket in Gqeberha Test
Matthew Breetzke has been brought into South Africa's 17-man squad
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Durban triumph helps Aussie stars make big gains on rankings
Australia's massive victory over South Africa in the first Test in Durban has seen a host of their best performers make big gains on the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.
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Bavuma focused on South Africa response after first taste of defeat
Test captain says there are "obvious things we could improve on" after unbeaten run ended in Durban
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Hazlewood six-for seals dominant Australia win
Set a record 421-run target, South Africa were bowled out for 206 in their second innings
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England rest Archer, Atkinson, Tongue for Australia T20Is
Focus on ODI World Cup and looming South Africa tour leads to experimental T20 group
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How bad light could shape the South Africa vs Australia Test
Around 45 overs have been lost across three days' play, which needs to be factored into teams' calculations
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Renshaw validates decade of grit with Durban ton
Australia's Matt Renshaw celebrated his second Test century, almost a decade after his first, during the opening ICC World Test Championship tussle against South Africa.
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Australia bat, bring in Maddinson after a decade
Maddinson is slotted to open while South Africa had named their XI a day before the Test
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