****AUSTRALIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA****

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Date	Match Details
Thu Mar 1 - Mon Mar 5 10:00 local | 08:00 GMT	South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test  Kingsmead, Durban
Fri Mar 9 - Tue Mar 13 10:00 local | 08:00 GMT	South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test  St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
Thu Mar 22 - Mon Mar 26 10:00 local | 08:00 GMT	South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test  Newlands, Cape Town
Fri Mar 30 - Tue Apr 3 10:00 local | 08:00 GMT	South Africa vs Australia, 4th Test  The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

 

[chanu@ntrfan]

1st TEST :

AUS CHOOSE TO BAT.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Theunis de Bruyn, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Morne Morkel

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith(c), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

 

What to expect: The weather should be fine throughout the Test. There is much intrigue over the wicket after spicy wickets marked the Indian series. However, the pitch is tipped to produce more balance between bat and ball with the Kingsmead pitch traditionally one of the slowest surfaces in South Africa. Spinners have also had much success there over the years.

[chanu@ntrfan]

Australia’s Test record in RSA in the post-apartheid era:
2013/14 Australia won 2-1 in SA
2011/12 Australia tied 1-1 in SA
2008/09 Australia won 2-1 in SA
2005/06 Australia won 3-0 in SA
2001/02 Australia won 2-1 in SA
1997/98 Australia won 2-1 in SA
1993/94 Australia tied 1-1 in SA
*1986/87 SA won 1-0 in SA (Unofficial Test series)*

South Africa’s record in Australia since 2005/06
2016/17 SA won 2-1 in Australia
2012/13 SA won 1-0 in Australia
2008/09 SA won 2-1 in Australia