New Delhi: England pacer Stuart Broad wants to win the shes to stop his father Chris talking about his triumph against Australia 22 years ago

Brad Haddin orchestrated a fine lower-order performance and narrowly missed a century as Australia set South Africa 414 for an unlikely victory in the first Test. Haddin displayed his growing confidence in the five-day arena with a clever and brutal 94, an innings that was more important to the team than his maiden century. Australia started the day on top but by lunch they were in a commanding position after being dismissed for 319.

THERE is no doubt that this Test series against South Africa, beginning in Perth tomorrow, will be one of the greatest challenges for me, both as a captain and player. This is the series we all want to play in. The top two teams in the world challenging each other in what we hope will be ideal conditions for batsmen and bowlers. These sorts of challenges bring out the best in our team. We only have to look back two summers ago to the last Ashes series and the hype that surrounded it.

BRETT Lee's prospects of a career revival received a stunning boost yesterday when captain Ricky Ponting refused to guarantee Peter Siddle's spot for the Ashes.