With so much to deal with on and off the field, no Proteas player will want to go into the series with any question marks over their preparation.🏏Read more here👇
ALL SMILES: Lungi Ngidi, in particular, will be very pleased with his preparation ahead of the first Test in Australia. Picture: Getty Images
The Proteas effectively acclimatised to local conditions in their warm-up match against the Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane, and now it is down to the serious business of completing preparations for the first Test against Australia, starting at the Gabba in the early hours of Saturday morning. Test series against Australia are always intense and among the most demanding examinations South African cricketers face.
The Proteas effectively acclimatised to local conditions in their warm-up match against the Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane, and now it is down to the serious business of completing preparations for theTest series against Australia are always intense and among the most demanding examinations South African cricketers face.
It was Australia who lost the plot though in the last Test series between these two great rivals, the Sandpapergate affair marring the 2018 rubber in South Africa.With so much to deal with on and off the field, no Protea will want to go into the series with any question marks over their preparation. Which is why it was most heartening to see captain Dean Elgar lead from the front with a century in
, and Kyle Verreynne, Rassie van der Dussen and Theunis de Bruyn get good scores with the bat, while Temba Bavuma spent extended, much-needed time at the crease. With the ball, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada looked particularly sharp.
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