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Regular audio reports

6th ODI: Antingua, 12 May 2001:
• Shaun Pollock - Happy with another win.[ Audio ]

5th ODI: Barbados, 9 May 2001:

• Herschelle Gibbs- Man of the Match.[ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock - Victorius Captain.[ Audio ]

Interview:

• Justin Kemp on touring.[ Audio ]

4th ODI: Grenada, 6 May 2001:

• Allan Donald - Man of the Match.[ Audio ]

3rd ODI: Grenada, 5 May 2001:

• Shaun Pollock on the win.[ Audio ]
• Jacques Kallis - Man of the Match.[ Audio ]

2nd ODI: Antigua, 2 May 2001:

• Shaun Pollock on the win.[ Audio ]
• Herschelle Gibbs - Man of the Match.[ Audio ]

5th Test: Jamaica, 19-23 April 2001:

• Shaun Pollock reflects on the series and the test.[ Audio ]

Day 5 (Mon 23 Apr):

• Close of play report - West Indies win their first Test since June last year [ Audio ]
• The presentation ceremony in full, including a speech by the Sports Minister, interviews with the captains and Courtney Walsh [ Audio ]
• An extended interview with South African team manager Goolam Raja at the end of the 5th Test [ Audio ]
• South African captain Shaun Pollock, who took 9 wickets in the match, gives his thoughts at the post-match press conference [ Audio ]
• West Indies captain Carl Hooper and coach Roger Harper [ Audio ]
• Courtney Walsh talks to the media about his achievement and his plans for the future [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft interviews Viv Richards [ Audio ]

Day 4 (Sun 22 Apr):

• Close of play report - Courtney Walsh, in his 132nd and final Test, could well have thrown this game fully into the West Indies' favour [ Audio ]
• Tea report - South Africa reach 48/1 after rain interruptions during the afternoon [ Audio ]
• Lunch report - West Indies bowled out at lunch to leave South Africa target of 386 for victory [ Audio ]

Day 3 (Sat 21 Apr):

• Close of play report - Still a lot of cricket to be played with the West Indies in a good, but not impregnable position [ Audio ]
• Tea report - West Indies increase their lead to 232 [ Audio ]
• Very slow going as the West Indies reach 73-2 at lunch [ Audio ]

Day 2 (Fri 20 Apr):

• Close of play report - The West Indies have Walsh, Dillon and Cuffy to thank for being in a potentially winning position [ Audio ]
• Tea report - The West Indies take the initiative as South Africa struggle to 77-5 [ Audio ]
• Lunch report - The West Indies were bowled out for 225 in the morning session [ Audio ]

Day 1 (Thu 19 Apr):

• Allan Donald talks about his bowling [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper reflects on what might have been [ Audio ]
• Close of play report - Without Brian Lara's innings the West Indies would have been in much more trouble [Audio]
  
• Lunch report - West Indies reach 53/3 after winning the toss [Audio]
  

  Previews:

• Shaun Pollock's on the final test [ Audio ]
• Daryll Cullinan on his recent form [ Audio ]
• Courtney bows out [Audio]
  
• Colin Croft previews the 5th and final Test [Audio]
  

  4th Test: Antigua, 6-10 April 2001:

• Allan Donald reflects on the series [ Audio ]
• Mark Boucher on keeping in the West Indies [ Audio ]
• A tribute to the Recreation Ground [ Audio ]

Day 5 (Tue 10 Apr):

• Shaun Pollock on winning the series [ Audio ]
• End of the match [ Audio ]
• Lunch report [ Audio ]

Day 4 (Mon 9 Apr):

• Close - South Africa hold all the trumps to go 2-0 up in the series [ Audio ]

Day 3 (Sun 8 Apr):

• Close - Herschelle Gibbs and Neil McKenzie have put South Africa firmly in the driving seat [ Audio ]
• Tea - South Africa have a healthy lead going into tea with 9 wickets in hand [ Audio ]
• Lunch - South Africa have taken a decisive lead and the pitch is already starting to disintegrate [ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock gives his assessment of the game with two days remaining [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft speaks to John Smith, president of Montserrat Cricket Association, about a match South Africa are playing on the island this week to support the earthquake appeal. [ Audio ]

Day 2 (Sat 7 Apr):

• Close - West Indies captain Carl Hooper, and local hero Ridley Jacobs, stand between South Africa and oblivion [ Audio ]
• Tea - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]

Day 1 (Fri 6 Apr):

• Close - Pollock will return to taunt the West Indies on day two [ Audio ]
• Tea - South Africa are in some trouble at 152-7 but Colin Croft thinks they may be sufficiently relaxed and comfortable they can get over 250 [ Audio ]
• Lunch - The West Indies have taken a little bit of the initiative [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper says it would have been a better day if the West Indies had bowled South Africa out and had some time to bat before the close [ Audio ]

Previews:

• Shaun Pollock [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft's preview [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper talks to the media [ Audio ]

3rd Test: Barbados, 29 March - 2 April 2001:

Post Match Interviews (Mon 2 Apr):

• West Indies captain and coach, Carl Hooper and Roger Harper, at the post-match press conference [ Audio ]
• Match referee Mike Denness talks about the controversial end to the final day [ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock [ Audio ]
• Daryll Cullinan [ Audio ]

Day 5 (Mon 2 Apr):

• Close of Play - The West Indies cracked and nearly crumbled, narrowly avoiding defeat [ Audio ]
• Lunch - South Africa lead by 218 at lunch [ Audio ]

Day 4 (Sun 1 Apr):

• Close - This game is still very tight [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Ridley Jacobs is continuing his good form against the South Africans [ Audio ]
• Ridley Jacobs talks about his century [ Audio ]
• Jacques Kallis took 6-67 [ Audio ]
• West Indies captain Carl Hooper [ Audio ]

Day 3 (Sat 31 Mar):


• Close of play - The West Indies are battling to fight their way back into this match [ Audio ]
• Craig Smith on Donald's injury [ Audio ]
• Lunch - South Africa have taken more of the initiative in the first session [ Audio ]

Day 2 (Fri 30 Mar):


• Close of play - Most of the second day has been sheer carnage for the West Indies bowlers [ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock talks about his century [ Audio ]
• Neil McKenzie on his innings [ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock on the days play [ Audio ]

Day 1 (Thu 29 Mar):


• Close of play [ Audio ]
• Tea - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper speaking after the first day [ Audio ]
• South Africa's Neil McKenzie [ Audio ]

Previews:

• Colin Croft looks ahead [ Audio ]
• Graham Ford, South African coach [ Audio ]
• Roger Harper, West Indies coach [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper, West Indies captain [ Audio ]

Tour Match: Barbados, 24-26 March 2001:

Post match interviews with:


• Graham Ford, South African Coach [ Audio ]
• Shaun Pollock, South African Captain [ Audio ]

Day 1 (Sat 24 Mar):


• Neil McKenzie on his time at the crease [ Audio ]

2nd Test: Trinidad, 17-21 March 2001:

Day 5 (Wed 21 Mar):


• Close - A magnicifent burst of fast-bowling by talented allrounder Kallis helps South Africa pull off a stunning victory [ Audio ]
• South Africa's Shaun Pollock [ Audio ]

Day 4 (Tue 20 Mar):


• Close - Colin Croft: "What a treat the fifth day promises" [ Audio ]

  Day 3 (Mon 19 Mar):
  

• Close - A momentous occasion as Courtney Walsh takes his 500th Test wicket [ Audio ]
• Lunch - A 71-run partnership between Jacobs and Dillon for the 9th wicket is ended immediately before lunch [ Audio ]

  Day 2 (Sun 18 Mar):
  

• Close - A Test match that is still very evenly bAllanced. Tomorrow much will depend on Ridley Jacobs for the West Indies to get any lead at all [ Audio ]
• Lunch - West Indies have really controlled the first session [ Audio ]

  Day 1 (Sat 17 Mar):
  

• Close - Some suicidal strokeplay from South Africa but a magnificent innings by Cullinan [ Audio ]
• Tea - 'Golden cricket' from both sides as 111 runs are scored in the session by South Africa whilst West Indies take three wickets [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft reports from Trinidad on the eve of the second Test [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper looks ahead to the 2nd Test, starting by talking about his previous experiences of the Queen's Park Oval [ Audio ]
• Ricky Skerritt (team manager) says the West Indies are becoming more disciplined and professional [ Audio ]
• An interview with South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs [ Audio ]

1st Test: Guyana, 9-13 March 2001:

Day 5 (Tue 13 Mar):


• Close - South Africa never really took up the challenge [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft thinks South Africa might attempt a run chase on the final afternoon [ Audio ]
• South Africa's Shaun Pollock [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper (West Indies captain) and Roger Harper (coach) [ Audio ]

Day 4 (Mon 12 Mar):


• Close - The West Indies will be looking for quick runs in the first hour of day 5 [ Audio ]

Day 3 (Sun 11 Mar):


• Gary Kirsten on his marathon innings [Audio ]
• Close - Both teams striving diligently for an advantage with two days left [ Audio ]
• Tea - Kirsten out five minutes before tea as Courtney Walsh reaches 495 Test wickets [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]

Day 2 (Sat 10 Mar):


• Close of play report - South Africa handily placed at the end of day two [ Audio ]
• Tea - South Africa begin 'a spirited but cautious reply' to the West Indies innings [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports on Carl Hooper reaching his 19th test half-century [ Audio ]

Day 1 (Fri 9 Mar):


• Close of play report - Croft: West Indies will have to rely on their bowlers if they are to reach 300 [ Audio ]
• Tea - Colin Croft reports on an enjoyable day so far for the West Indies [ Audio ]
• Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
• Graham Ford looks at the first days play [ Audio ]
• Carl Hooper passes comment at the end of Day 1 [ Audio ]
• Hooper: I thought maybe we'd have closed the day on 240-250 [ Audio ]
• South African team manager Goolam Raja [ Audio ]

1st Test Preparations:

• Wed 7th March - Shaun Pollock speaks before the first Test [ Audio ]
• Thu 8th March - Allan Donald reflects on the series [ Audio ]

Colin Croft speaks to the key players:


• Boeta Dippenaar - one of the young faces in the South African team [ Audio ]
• Merv Dillon talks about his reaction to being included in the West Indies squad for the first Test [ Audio ]
• Brian Lara looks ahead to the series [ Audio ]
• Allan Donald says facing the West Indies "in their own back yard" will be very tough [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft talks to South African captain Shaun Pollock [ Audio ]
• Courtney Walsh - who has taken 494 Test wickets - talks about the make-up of the West Indies side [ Audio ]
• Colin Croft's first Test preview [ Audio ]