When Australia takes on South Africa in a Test match starting on Saturday for the first time since the controversial “Sandpaper-gate” series, they will encounter one of cricket’s most aggressive pace attacks.
When Australia takes on South Africa in a Test match starting on Saturday for the first time since the controversial “Sandpaper-gate” series. They will encounter one of cricket’s most aggressive pace attacks. Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, and Marco Jansen are all available for the tourists. And they can all bowl at the Gabba in Brisbane at speeds of up to 140 kph (90 mph). That stands in stark contrast to the West Indies. Who failed to threaten the hosts in two consecutive defeats by scores of 419 runs in Adelaide and 164 runs in Perth.
Meeting South Africa would be a “good test,” according to Steve Smith. Who will relinquish the Australian captaincy to a healthy Pat Cummins.
Hopefully we can maintain the way we’ve begun the summer
Smith, who will face off against the visitors for the first time in red-ball cricket since he was expelled in disgrace during the cheating incident of 2018, said, “Hopefully we can maintain the way we’ve begun the summer.”
World cricket was shocked by Australia’s attempts to sandpaper the ball during a Test match in Cape Town. In the aftermath, Smith and David Warner received a one-year ban.
Smith claimed that everything was firmly in the past.
“We’ve been hardworking and played in the correct spirit in the cricket we’ve played over the previous four and a half years,” he remarked.
Therefore, nothing will change for us; we will just carry on as usual and, hopefully, play some enjoyable cricket.
Smith had a double century against the West Indies and is in excellent form. But his batting average of 41.53 in nine Tests against South Africa is among his lowest.
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