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Well, what a rollicking game of cricket that was!
Well, what a rollicking game of cricket that was!
Australia somehow lost the second T20 in South Africa overnight after needing just 35 from 28 balls with eight wickets in hand and David Warner on 59 not out.
After dominating South Africa by 107 runs on Friday night in Johannesburg, Australia now seek to gain an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Join The Roar for live scores and updates from 11:30pm (AEDT).
The deep issues facing South African cricket have been reinforced in a record T20 loss to Australia that was torn to shreds by the local media.
Night T20s in South Africa are a tough ask for Australian fans: this one started at 3 am in Sydney and Melbourne and finished at 3 am in Perth.
The Australian spinner missed his second by a “whisker”.
The Australian men’s cricket team are back in action for the first time since January, taking on the Proteas in the first of three T20s in South Africa. Join The Roar for live scores from 3am (AEDT).
Australia made a dominant start to their tour of South Africa last night by thrashing the Proteas in the first T20I on the back of an Ashton Agat hat trick and a solid batting performance.
The much-awaited limited overs tour begins, with Australia taking on South Africa in what will be our first visit to the country since the infamous ball-tampering scandal. Here is The Roar’s guide to live streaming the limited overs series, or watching it on TV.
The former Australian captain was quickly given plenty of boos.
The former Australian captain was quickly given plenty of boos.
The former Australian captain was quickly given plenty of boos.
David Warner has no intention of clearing the air with Quinton de Kock after their stairwell stoush during Australia’s last visit to South Africa, but both men have played down the likelihood of tensions reigniting between the two nations.
David Warner has no intention of clearing the air with Quinton de Kock after their stairwell stoush during Australia’s last visit to South Africa, but both men have played down the likelihood of tensions reigniting between the two nations.
David Warner has no intention of clearing the air with Quinton de Kock after their stairwell stoush during Australia’s last visit to South Africa, but both men have played down the likelihood of tensions reigniting between the two nations.
Australia are used to arriving in South Africa to battle an intimidating opponent overflowing with stars.
As Australian cricket this week tried to exorcise the demons of Johannesburg, Faf du Plessis might look back more fondly on the last time the Aussies were in town.
A high-scoring shootout looms when Australia begin their three-match T20 series in South Africa on Friday.
Australia has returned to South Africa, the scene of the most humbling and confounding event in its cricket history.
South Africa have opted against touring Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 international series, claiming they need to manage players’ workloads.
Australia have picked their strongest possible white-ball squads for this month’s six-match tour of South Africa in an effort to break their run of nightmare tours of that country.
Matt Wade and Mitch Marsh are competing for the last spot in Australia’s batting line-up for this year’s T20 World Cup, after being included in the squad for this month’s tour of South Africa.
Glenn Maxwell and Mitch Marsh headline the four inclusions in the 14-man squads named to play South Africa for a six-match limited overs tour later this month.
Australia played a few ODIs against India earlier in the year, right? It wasn’t some strange, pointless dream I had where Cricket Australia agreed to three matches that bifurcated the summer after they saw all the money the BCCI loaded up on trucks?
Australia played a few ODIs against India earlier in the year, right? It wasn’t some strange, pointless dream I had where Cricket Australia agreed to three matches that bifurcated the summer after they saw all the money the BCCI loaded up on trucks?
Australia played a few ODIs against India earlier in the year, right? It wasn’t some strange, pointless dream I had where Cricket Australia agreed to three matches that bifurcated the summer after they saw all the money the BCCI loaded up on trucks?
Well, what a rollicking game of cricket that was!
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Nice write up Paul; I too watched the game and concur with pretty much all you have to say… how about that crowd eh ? …(more)