South Africa was 3-85 as it mounted an unsteady assault on Australia's startling first innings total of 466 on the second day of the Wanderers Test. Earlier in the day Marcus North proved he was ready-made for Test cricket by cracking an impressive, patient and important century in his debut game under the baggy green.

Gwalior: In what would come as music to the ears of swashbucklers like Virender Sehwag, curators at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium have promised a "batting paradise" for the second India-South Africa ODI in Gwalior on Wednesday.

Chris Gayle has said he "would not be so sad" if Test cricket died and that he is thinking of standing down as captain of the West Indies.

Birmingham: Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has a good chance of being fit for the fourth Ashes Test, captain Ricky Ponting said on Monday.