The tourists’ ineptitude with the bat is in stark contrast to the potency of their bowling although the MCG pitch could help reduce the disparity
South Africa batter Temba Bavuma departs for 38 runs on on the opening day of the first Test at the Gabba.South Africa batter Temba Bavuma departs for 38 runs on on the opening day of the first Test at the Gabba.verywhere you look there is decay. Things that once worked no longer do as they should. Rare success stories are inflated beyond their merit. Failures are greeted with accepting shrugs. Short term fixes are in short supply.
The current ineptitude is made worse by three important factors. Firstly, it wasn’t always like this. The Proteas had won all three of their previous visits to Australia and did so with a cluster of batters that would instantly be the most important figure among this crop. In 2008 Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were well supported by Neil McKenzie and a young JP Duminy whose 166 at the MCG remains one of the most iconic knocks by a South African.
One might make the case that it’s never been as good. And that is why these low contributions from the batters are met with dismay.
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