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Southern Africa plans summit on 2 billion dollar Zimbabwe aid

Southern Africa plans summit on 2 billion dollar Zimbabwe aidJohannesburg - Southern African leaders will hold yet another summit on Zimbabwe, this time to discuss the new government's request for 2 billion dollars in aid, South Africa's foreign affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said Friday.

Reporting back on a meeting of Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers in Cape Town, Dlamini-Zuma said the finance ministers from the 15-nation bloc had drawn up a "regionally-supported" economic recovery programme for cash-strapped Zimbabwe.

South Africans play Australia at bullring stadium

Melbourne, Feb 26 : Johannesburg's bullring stadium, the Wanderers Ground, provides no refuge for the timid cricketer and has always produced results either good or bad.

The last time Australian and South Africa played a one-day international at the ground, Australia set a world-record score of 434 only to watch the home side better it in the next innings.

Australia, meanwhile, have a 3-1 post-Apartheid record in Test matches, having twice won by an innings, FOX Sports reported.

Proteas Aim To Replace Aussies On Top Of The World!

 Proteas Aim To Replace Aussies On Top Of The World!Australia and South Africa are eying the top spot in the ICC Test rankings ahead of the three-Test series, which begins here from today.  

It can be recalled here that Aussie’s are clinging on to the top spot - a position it has held for almost six years - with 126 points.

However, the Proteas, with 121 points, are also not too behind them.

With 118 points, India is placed at third position.  

Australia to rely on pace attack against South Africa

Australia might tour Pakistan twice in 2008Johannesburg, Feb. 25 : The Australian team has opted for Tasmania swinger Ben Hilfenhaus in place of spinners Nathan Hauritz and Bryce McGain for the first Test against South Africa to be played at the Wanderer's Cricket Ground.

Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting will wait till Thursday morning before making the decision on who will be the 12th man, the Fox Sports reports.

De Villiers warns Oz of some fiery fast bowling at Wanderers

Johannesburg, Feb. 25 (ANI): South African middle-order batsman AB De Villiers has warned the visiting Kangaroos to get prepared to have some smell of leather in the first Test starting Thursday as the Wanderers pitch is supposed to help pace bowlers.

De Villiers said Aussie openers will face some fiery spells from the Proteas fast bowlers if Ricky Ponting wins the toss and decides to bat first.

“I definitely won''t mind seeing Australia bat and having Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel running in on the first morning,” Fox Sports quoted De Villiers, as saying.

Tough Oz opener Hughes says he is ready for Proteas chin music

Phillip HughesJohannesburg, Feb.

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