The Proteas took four quick wickets to peg Australia back to 181-4 at lunch on day two of the first Test in Perth, but fast bowler Dale Steyn is off the field with a shoulder injury.
The Proteas were bowled out for 242 before a David Warner blitz saw Australia close on 105-0 on day one of the first Test in Perth.
Quinton de Kock’s 84 lifted the Proteas to 242 as the top order struggled on day one against Australia in Perth.
A top-order collapse saw the Proteas struggle to 78-4 by lunch on day one of the first Test against Australia in Perth on Thursday.
The Australian selectors have gone with Peter Siddle as one of the three mainline seamers to meet the Proteas in the first Test in Perth, starting Thursday.
Dale Steyn is relishing the prospect of playing at a venue which has provided the Proteas with so much success. In preparation for the first Test against Australia in Perth…
Joe Mennie, the man who was taken for 82 on ODI debut against South Africa this month, has been included in their Test squad.
Keshav Maharaj has pressed claims for a Test debut in next week’s opener against Australia, after taking three wickets in the drawn tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide.
The Proteas piled on the runs on day one of their second tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide thanks to centuries from Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis.
New Zealand have won the seven-match ODI series 5-2 after beating the Proteas Women by 126 runs at Boland Park in Paarl.