Plenty of starts, no half-centuries: the Proteas were bowled out for 284 on Sunday, and Australia reached 33 without loss, 139 ahead, before bad light ended play early again.
Author: Lehlohonolo Scheepers
Lehlohonolo Scheepers
Lehlohonolo writes about South African sport for a living and thinks about it the rest of the time — football, rugby, cricket. Match reports, previews, profiles, the features that take a week. He is the reason ScoreLine's copy is clear, and the reason it gets checked twice before it reaches you. He supports Kaizer Chiefs, so he understands better than most that a result is never just a result. Gold and black, every weekend, no matter what the table says.
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