DELICATELY BALANCED: Starc masterclass and Proteas mistakes give Australia an edge at Newlands
Australia edged a fascinating day one of the third Test against South Africa, dismissing the Proteas for 329.
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Australia edged a fascinating day one of the third Test against South Africa, dismissing the Proteas for 329.
Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse the many permutations for Australia's first Test at Newlands since 2018.
Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will replace the injured Anrich Nortje for the third Test against Australia starting at Newlands on Tuesday.
Marnus Labuschagne is set to play and Steve Smith has been challenged to push through a neck injury as the selectors ponder the inclusion of Cooper Connolly and Nathan Lyon for a showdown with South Africa.
It’s an eerie feeling wandering through the same dressing room where Australia’s sandpaper shame played out eight years ago, as members of the Test team are about to learn.
If Marnus Labuschagne had not been told that he will be missing from Australia’s team for the Newlands Test match, then he certainly looked like someone who knew his future was very much up in the air.
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