The Proteas ended an arduous tour to Australia with a draw in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Maharaj registered a fifth Test half-century before he was trapped lbw by the impressive Josh Hazlewood for 53. Harmer followed soon after, bowled off the inside edge by Hazlewood for 47, who finished with 4/48.
Dismissed for 255, still 220 runs in arrears, Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee returned to the centre of the SCG midway through the afternoon session to start SA’s second innings. Elgar again looked all at sea against Cummins, jabbing at balls outside off stump and jumping around against deliveries targeting his body. For the fourth time in the series he was dismissed caught down the leg-side, on this occasion for 10.
Serious questions will need to be asked by the South African selectors about Elgar’s position, especially the captaincy, ahead of the West Indies series. His decision-making in the field has lacked creativity and his stubbornness about using just six batters, despite the Proteas’ struggling to score runs, has let the team down.
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