Dean Elgar has been dragged over the coals by cricket trustworthy after committing a “cardinal sin” throughout the opening session on day one on the MCG.
The South African skipper received his want when Australian captain Pat Cummins received the toss and elected to bowl, however hours later it was one-way visitors for the Aussies.
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Many had been sceptical when Cummins received and elected to ship the guests in, however by the point lunch rolled round it had proved a masterstroke.
Aussie cult hero Scott Boland received proceedings underway when he caught the sting of Sarel Erwee for 18.
Cameron Green took the second when Theunis de Bruyn tried a pull shot, solely to ship it excessive into the sky.
But it was the third wicket of skipper Elgar that had followers up in arms and lots of believing the second Test was all however determined.
Elgar turned the third-highest run scorer in Test cricket to by no means be run out when he eclipsed 5000 runs.
That file shortly slipped away when he tried a dangerous single in opposition to the arm of Marnus Labuschange.
The primary Test batter collected the ball and shortly rotated his physique earlier than throwing down the stumps on the bowler’s finish, leaving Elgar effectively wanting the crease.
Justin Langer couldn’t consider what he had seen unfold throughout the opening session from South Africa.
“The great Allan Border once told me, Test cricket is about five days of cricket. What we have seen in this first session, we have seen some pretty dumb cricket from South Africa,” Langer mentioned on 7 Cricket.
“A poor decision by the captain to take on Marnus in the first session. A cardinal sin. Run- outs in Test cricket are a cardinal sin. Then what happens, Bavuma next ball. All of a sudden a run-out. We have seen some poor decisions by South Africa today. As Ricky (Ponting) said, Bavuma could have left that ball with the extra bounce here every day of the week. There’s five days of cricket. De Bruyn’s dismissal, poor decision making. This has not been great batting by South Africa all morning.”
Cricket followers had been simply as brutal on the South African skipper for his determination making throughout the opening day’s play.
To make issues even worse for the South Africans, Temba Bavuma was despatched packing the very subsequent supply to depart them at 4/58 getting into the lunch break.
Originally printed as South African skipper torched after committing Test cricket ‘cardinal sin’
