Graham Manou

South Australia's brave push to stay in contention for the Sheffield Shield final may be futile despite their outclassing of Western Australia

South Australia held the upper hand against an ailing Queensland as the visitors finished the second day 337 behind

Andrew McDonald did his chances of a South African trip no harm with a six-wicket haul that helped Victoria claim first-innings points despite Graham Manou's first century of the summer. At the close, Victoria had extended their lead to 281 thanks largely

Younis Khan made a golden duck in his first Sheffield Shield match for South Australia but his captain Graham Manou steadied the Redbacks, who made 313 against New South Wales

Graham Manou, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been appointed South Australia's captain for 2008-09

Nathan Adcock and Shane Deitz have not been offered first-round contracts with South Australia

Tasmania narrowly escaped with a draw with two wickets in hand after Graham Manou's declaration set up a cracking finale at Adelaide Oval

South Australia's selectors have axed Nathan Adcock from the Pura Cup team and handed the captaincy to his deputy Graham Manou

Graham Manou's magnificent escape plan helped South Australia ensure a genuine fight after the Bushrangers initially hijacked the Redbacks' first innings in Melbourne

Graham Manou has recovered from a finger injury and will take Shane Deitz's spot for South Australia's FR Cup match with Western Australia

Graham Manou starred with 190 and Jason Gillespie made his first Pura Cup century as the pair built a record stand that helped South Australia to 482 at Bellerive Oval

Graham Manou was unbeaten on 99 at stumps, pushing South Australia to 7 for 303 after Brett Geeves rattled the top order with his first Pura Cup five-wicket haul

Michael Dighton ensured South Australia's poor start to the season continued, making 90 as Tasmania raced to a six-wicket win with 11 overs to spare

Darren Lehmann could miss the next six weeks of South Australia's season after suffering a hamstring injury in the Twenty20 victory over Queensland

Darren Lehmann will lead a strong South Australian side containing two veterans of the 2005 Ashes, Jason Gillespie and Shaun Tait, when they take on England in the final warm-up fixture before the first Test at Brisbane

Graham Manou, the South Australia vice-captain, has been dumped for the Redbacks' three-day tour match against England starting on Friday

Two key South Australia players, Graham Manou and Matthew Elliott, have come in to the Pura Cup squad for the match against Victoria

Graham Manou has been ruled out of South Australia's Pura Cup season opener against New South Wales as he attempts to make a full recovery from a stress fracture in his right foot

The South Australia leadership pair of Darren Lehmann and Graham Manou has been reappointed for the 2006-07 season