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by Trevor Chesterfield
As South Africa remained at the head of the International Cricket Council’s limited overs log after a 3-2 series win over injury-hit Australia, reality has set in over a question of the legality of Johan Botha’s...
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South Africa have so far achieved the unimaginable, even by their own standards. Now as they take on Australia in another dead rubber on this tour, they aim to hit the...
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by Trevor Chesterfield
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