Clinical South Africa thrash Australia in second Test

After humiliating Australia in the second Test of the ongoing three-match series, Proteas stand in skipper Faf du Plessis has asserted that the Steve Smith-led side had made a mistake by sending an under-strength team to South Africa for a five-match ODI series in September and October.

Although well-placed, the visitors remain wary of Australia.

It should aid our cricketers in preparation against touring nations when it comes to the global summer, but it isn’t doing much for us at the moment.

“It’s hard enough to get them in this position, so we’ll do everything we can to keep them there”.

He added: “I need players that are willing to get in the contest and get in the battle and have some pride in playing for Australia and pride for the Baggy Green”.

“I am embarrassed to be sitting here, to be perfectly honest with you”.

Australia must have had flashbacks to their first-innings 85 when Burns fell off the fourth ball, strangled down leg side and given out to Kyle Abbott (2-55) after a review.

He wants debutants Callum Ferguson and Joe Mennie gone, along with Peter Nevill, Nathan Lyon, Adam Voges and Joe Burns.

7 – Instances of Australian opening batsmen scoring one or less in two innings put together in a home Test.

De Silva made his highest one-day global score off 75 balls as his side reached their target in less than half the allocated time after Zimbabwe were bowled out for 154 in 41.3 overs.

“You only have to look at the difference between someone like Steve Smith batting in both innings compared to the bulk of the team”, he said. “We need to find a way to be successful, because what we are doing at the moment is not working”.

“I guess we shouldn’t be surprised given the amount of collapses we’ve seen the last few years, but to witness that this morning is very, very disappointing.”

Speaking at the post-match press conference on Tuesday, Lehmann said, “There’ll definitely be change”.

Cape Town – Former Australian batsman Mike Hussey has slammed the Australian side following another woeful display in the second Test against the Proteas in Hobart.

“Outside of that, everyone has got to make some runs and take some wickets so it’s a really important four days of Shield cricket”.

“You’ve got to have an eye to the future as well”.

With Usman Khawaja and captain Steven Smith starting day four having batted well the previous day, Australia would have had hopes of going past South Africa’s first innings total and eventually giving the away team a target to hunt down.