The real summer of cricket gets under way in Brisbane as Australia, fresh off a series sweep over the West Indies, take on the Proteas in what is always an intriguing match-up. Follow live
Erwee with the first boundary off his bat and the shot of the morning, lovely on drive from Cummins down the ground. Scott Boland now into the attack after four overs from Starc.
Few know this deck better than former Australian and Queensland skipper Allan Border. After opting to bowl first he says Aussies will want three or four wickets to validate the decision.Wicket: Starc strikes with massive scalp Not his finest delivery and in keeping with a start that’s sent the red ball off line more than once, but there’s bounce from the left-armer and he moves to 297 with his all-time record.Elgar is a massive scalp in the context of this shallow South African batting line-up, he’s the only one with multiple Test centuries and he’s filthy with himself. Rightly so, soft dismissal from an opening batter of his experience.
Pat Cummins takes the new ball from the opposite end coming around the wicket to the left-handers, first two balls swing down leg with a bit of contact on the batter and are away for four leg byes apiece.
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