South Africa entered the final day of the series and the third Test against Australia needing a further 314 runs to pull off an improbable win – but given their heroics in the first Test in Perth, a possible one.

The England and Wales Cricket Board last night held an emergency conference call meeting to decide on the next move in the ongoing dispute between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores, England's captain and coach respectively. During the meeting the board may well have decided on the action they will take with the warring parties and an announcement is expected before the end of the week.

Suddenly Graham Ford is the hot favourite to be the next coach of England. Some bookmakers put him at odds-on last night, others placed him at the head of a field in which Ashley Giles, retired as a player for all of two years, was in second place.

Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 465 runs in the second Test in Chittagong yesterday, recording the fifth-highest victory margin in Test history to sweep the series 2-0 thanks to a memorable performance by Tillekeratne Dilshan, who was named man of the match and series.

Mushtaq Ahmed will coach Sussex as well as England's spin bowlers for three months next summer.