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| Top Stories Smith guides the Proteas to 4-201 Graeme Smith served notice to Australia he was back in form by smashing an unbeaten 89 to guide South Africa to 4-201 in the Twenty20 international at Wanderers Stadium overnight South Africa bat after two-hour rain delay The Twenty20 international between South Africa and Australia finally began at 8pm local time (1800 GMT) at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday Rain halts start at the Wanderers South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the day-night Twenty20 International against Australia at the Wanderers in Johannesburg Smith calls for Twenty20 rethink South Africa captain Graeme Smith has called on the International Cricket Council to rethink its recommendation that a world championship of the Twenty20 format be added to the elite-level schedule Twenty20 gets serious for Australian skipper Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, for the first time has conceded he underestimated the impact Twenty20 would have on international cricket Pollock returns for curtain-raiser to follow Australia yet to get to grips with Twenty20 Australian captain Ricky Ponting says his team have not yet grasped the requirements of Twenty20 cricket, but they were hoping to gain more experience in the match against South Africa at the Wanderers The war of words ends now The off-field war of words between Australia and South Africa will cease momentarily when the teams clash in Friday evening's Twenty20 match at the Wanderers Proteas gamble on comeback kids South Africa will gamble on two comeback kids and a pair of debutants in the Twenty20 match against Australia at the Wanderers Symonds out of Twenty20 international Australia's star all-rounder Andrew Symonds will miss the Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers because of a hip injury Ponting wants pressure Australian captain Ricky Ponting has stressed the importance for his team to continue applying pressure on the South African top order, starting with this weekend's tour-opening Twenty20 clash Proteas, fans will be out for revenge It promises to be one of the most heated cricket series in modern memory and Australia are prepared for a rough ride starting on Friday at the Wanderers Twenty20 needs fine-tuning Call it comedy if you like, suggest that it's the dumbing down of the great and slowly unfolding drama that is Test cricket, or recommend that it should be played on a beach at low tide - but 20-overs cricket is here to stay Eagles prove too good for the Cape Cobras The Eagles barely fluttered a feather in thumping the Cape Cobras by six wickets in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series final in Bloemfontein yesterday |
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