Test Match Special

This Test match series always promised much - but following the dramatic conclusion to the opening game at Centurion Park the anticipation ahead of this week's match here in Durban could hardly be higher...

So after eight days of preparation in East London, England's cricketers head back to Johannesburg ready for Wednesday's eagerly anticipated opening Test at nearby Centurion Park...

While England's cricketers used their day off to hare around Cape Town on roaring Harley Davidsons, England's forgotten spinner, Monty Panesar, has been trying to make amends with his former employers Northants, after ruffling a few feathers with comments he made last weekend...

His first four appearances were so disappointing that in another, more successful side, he may have been forced to wait a very long time before being invited back for another go...

There's never a great deal of free time on cricket tours these days but the England team bonded with a visit to Lion Park in Johannesburg on Wednesday, taking the opportunity to get close to some cubs, even stroking a couple of the cute youngsters...

In Kimberley I've been in South Africa for a few days now and am getting into the swing of the England tour...

With the opening match of England's tour of South Africa already under way, I thought it would be a good time to let you know some more details of BBC Radio's coverage of what promises to be a really exciting next few weeks...

In the middle of October I saw this thread on the 606 message boards: "Not a wind-up attempt, but as your side is half full of South Africans, if you had to choose an English XI, who would be in it...

As soon as news filtered through that Daniel Vettori wasn't fit to the play in the Champions Trophy final, hearts began to sink at the prospect of Australia marching to victory in a one-sided contest...

We're on the verge of the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, and this tournament has by far exceeded expectations...

A couple of weeks ago, it seemed impossible that England would win a game at the Champions Trophy, let alone reach the semi-finals by beating two of the favourites in emphatic fashion...

Even if the injuries that have dogged Andrew Flintoff's career prevent him from playing a full part in England's limited-overs cricket for the next three or four years, the British public could see quite a lot of him in the years to come...