Proteas strike twice in one over
A superb run out from Temba Bavuma and a wicket in the same over from Kagiso Rabada has left Australia on 84-2 at tea.
A superb run out from Temba Bavuma and a wicket in the same over from Kagiso Rabada has left Australia on 84-2 at tea.
The Proteas batted for just three more overs after lunch to hand Australia 539 for victory.
Fifties from Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander allowed the Proteas to get to 508-7 by lunch on day four.
The Proteas will force Australia to chase a record total as they look to press home the advantage in the morning session on day four.
JP Duminy has described his career-defining innings of 141 on the third day of the first Test against Australia as a ‘step in the right direction’.
Proteas bowler, Vernon Philander, says the rest of the bowling attack will be ‘motivated to deliver’ in Dale Steyn’s absence.
David Warner was undone by the commentator’s curse after Mark Nicholas mentions that he’s never been dismissed in the 90s.
From 158-0 to 244 all out, an incredible fightback from the Proteas has seen them restrict Australia’s lead to just two runs.
The Proteas took four quick wickets to peg Australia back to 181-4 at lunch, but Dale Steyn is off the field with a shoulder injury.
The Proteas were bowled out for 242 before a David Warner blitz saw Australia close on 105-0 on day one in Perth.
Quinton de Kock’s 84 lifted the Proteas to 242 as the top order struggled on day one against Australia in Perth.
Fifties from Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock carried the Proteas to 175-7 by tea on day one on the first Test in Perth.
Keshav Maharaj makes his debut, as the Proteas choose to bat first in the first Test against Australia at the Waca.
Kagiso Rabada won’t back down to the sledging the Australians are famous for and remains confident for the Test series Down Under.
Keshav Maharaj (3-59) and Morne Morkel (2-67) give selectors something to think about after their stand-out performances against South Australia XI.