Australia and South Africa prepare to face off in the Boxing Day Test, which will hopefully last longer than two days. Follow live.
Sun 25 Dec 2022 at 11:34pmIt's allowed to go past. The decision to bowl first will be examined all day today, but it's failed its first test, as it appears Starc slipped on the crease off the first ball.
After a couple of balls outside off, Elgar gets the first runs of the game with two off his pads. And the crowd erupts as local boy Scott Boland comes around from fine leg to field it. More runs off the toes for Elgar. Cummins chased after it pretty gently as the South Africans got back for three. Remember the Aussie skipper struggled with that quad against the West Indies.
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