AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST TEST, DAY TWO
SCORE: Australia 218 and 4-35. South Africa 152 and 99. Australia received by six wickets.
SUMMARY: Nineteen wickets tumbled on a rare second day on the Gabba wherein either side’ pacemen ran amok.
Led by captain Pat Cummins, Australia’s quicks saved their foot on the throat of South Africa’s batsmen to arrange victory inside two days.
The Proteas began the day properly to bowl Australia out for 218 after they resumed day two on 5-145 of their first innings. Left-arm speedster Marco Jansen (3-32) broke by early to take away Cameron Green (18) and Travis Head (92) to get his aspect again within the recreation.
The guests then collapsed with all of 4 of Australia’s front-line bowlers in peak type.
Cummins (5-42) was at one level on a hat-trick, whereas Scott Boland (2-14) eliminated his two victims in three balls. The bowlers’ show vindicated Cummins’ determination to ship South Africa in after profitable the toss.
Proteas spearhead Kagiso Rabada (4-13) got here after the Australian high order as they chased 35 to win, in a warning shot forward of the subsequent two Tests.
MAN OF THE MOMENT: Mitchell Starc. His three hundredth Test wicket was a trademark inswinger that was far too good for Rassie van der Dussen, who was bowled by the gate. The dismissal showcased simply how good the 32-year-old Starc is. Batsmen all all over the world know the supply is coming, however surviving it has so usually proved a bridge too far.
KEY MOMENT: Temba Bavuma was on 29 and main a second innings fightback of types with Khaya Zondo when a fizzing offbreak by Nathan Lyon trapped him in entrance. Bavuma reviewed and DRS revealed the ball was skimming leg stump. The Proteas have been 3-47 and simply 19 runs behind Australia on the time. The Bavuma wicket ended any likelihood the guests had of setting a aggressive whole.
STAT OF THE DAY: 91. The variety of years since a Test completed inside two days on Australian soil previous to this Gabba match. That was again in 1931 when Australia beat the West Indies by an innings and 122 runs on the MCG.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “He’s done it again. Uncanny.” Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith on Fox Cricket after Proteas left-armer Marco Jansen took a wicket within the first over of a spell for the twelfth time in his brief Test profession.
