Preview package
Preview – The real thing starts here
SA’s new boys – Great, green and greased lightning
News – England’s fans caught in train derailment
Exclusive interview: Graeme Smith – ‘It’s going to be a hard-fought Test series’

17-Dec-2004
Scorecard
Day 5

Bulletin – England make it eight wins in a row

Verdict – Knowing how to chase

Vaughan quotes – Praise for level-headed Strauss
Smith quotes – ‘We need to know our best team’

Records – Most successive Test victories

The Big Picture – The winners
Day 4

Bulletin – England on the brink of victory
Verdict – Breathing heavily on the road to victory

Quotes – ‘We’ll come out fighting,’ – Pollock
The Big Picture – Afternoon delight
Day 3

Bulletin – Honours even at St George’s
Verdict – Reaping what you sow
Roving Reporter – Apathy in the sleepy city
Quotes – ‘A hundred begging to be taken’
The Big Picture – What the camera saw
News – Hall receives official reprimand
Day 2

Bulletin – Strauss’s century double puts England on top

Verdict – The dividends of watchful accumulation
Quotes – Strauss and Dippenaar
The Big Picture – More runs for Strauss
Day 1
Bulletin – Hoggard gives England the edge

Verdict – The virtue of patience
Roving Reporter – A thirst for tradition
Quotes – ‘A good day of toil,’ says Hoggard

The Big Picture – Smith ducks out
Preview package
Preview – The real thing starts here

SA’s new boys – Great, green and greased lightning

News – England’s fans caught in train derailment
Exclusive interview: Graeme Smith – ‘It’s going to be a hard-fought Test series’