2nd Test South Africa vs Australia Live Streaming
2nd Test South Africa vs Australia Live Streaming
If the mutual tours constituted one big series the score would be 2-2, which highlights just how closely matched these teams are. Instead, Australia hold a 1-0 lead and with victory in Durban they can claim the series and retain the No. 1 Test ranking, which looked like disappearing across the Indian Ocean following South Africa’s triumph in Australia.
The short four-day turnaround after the Wanderers Test probably favours South Africa, whose more mature attack is used to bouncing back quickly after tough five-day contests. Australia’s young fast men left Johannesburg sore and exhausted but happy with their result and if they can regain their spark by Friday they will enjoy the pace and bounce at Kingsmead. The result might be unpredictable but all anybody can hope for is as tight a game as these teams have become used to putting on recently. If the contest between bat and ball is anywhere near as even as it was in Johannesburg, the fans will be in for a treat.
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South Africa haven’t changed their line-up at all in the four Test they have played against Australia recently and despite the loss in Johannesburg that’s a trend that is likely to continue. Their 12-man squad lost Lonwabo Tsotsobe to injury and Albie Morkel was included as his replacement. But the coach Mickey Arthur is keen to back his existing pace attack on the bouncy Durban pitch and the spinner Paul Harris is also expected to retain his spot despite never having played a Test at Kingsmead.
South Africa (likely) 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.
Australia (likely) 1 Phillip Hughes, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Marcus North, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Andrew McDonald, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Peter Siddle, 11 Ben Hilfenhaus.
