Accurate use of sentence structure

1. Save for a: But so far this series, save for a couple of hours in Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon, Dhoni has been a huge disappointment," he said.
2. -- --: Use of double hyphen to add additional points: Hayden, speaking after the publication of the Argus report into the state of Australian cricket, also highlighted consistency of selection -- something England were once notorious for lacking and which has been a problem for recent Australia sides -- as a key reason behind the rise of Andrew Strauss's team.
3. Sic: It is used just after a word or a phrase to notify the quote is literally, exactly cited as it has been written or said. You shouldn't change someone else's error if you are quoting them, but using [sic] lets the reader know that you are aware of the mistake. For example, Even after batting so poorly we managed 80 (sic. 85).