Aussies v. Proteas Test series.

[Donny]

Warm-up match v SA Invitational XI, Sahara Park, Benoni, Feb 22-24

First Test Kingsmead, Durban, March 1-5.

Second Test St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, March 9-13

Third Test Newlands, Cape Town, March 22-26

Fourth Test Wanderers, Johannesburg, March 30-April 3

[Donny]

Aussies squad: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird, Jon Holland, Jhye Richardson.

At last, Holland gets a gig - even if he only plays the warm-up match.

[Donny]

Bird left the field, against Q'land, with a hamstring strain.

[Donny]

If he is to be replaced, who goes in ?

Tremain and Boland - outside chances.

Feldman took 9fa against Tas. but probably too old, at 33.

Sayers and Mennie are still thereabouts.

[Donny]

Quicks in Shield cricket, this season.

Scott Boland 29 wickets @ 22.10
Chris Tremain 28 @ 22.21
Luke Feldman 26 @ 17.76
Jackson Bird 26 @ 19.19
Gabe Bell 24 @ 19.79
Sam Rainbird 22 @ 25.86
Joe Mennie 21 @ 26.66
Michael Neser 20 @ 20.00
Simon Mackin 20 @ 32.45

[Donny]

Sth. Africa A all out 220.

Cummins 4/32
Hazlewood 3/40
Marsh 2/50
Starc 1/37

[Donny]

Aussies 3/73. Bancroft 24*.

[Pies4shaw]

5/146. A Croft and Marsh S (45 and 25)fell in quick succession to Hendricks.

[Donny]

9/299. Lyon 38.

Cummins 42*, Hazlewood 8*.

[Donny]

Haz and Cummins have added 20 for the last wicket.

Haz has 17 of them.

[Donny]

Tea. 9/323.

Cummins 54*, Haz 25*

[Donny]

All out 329. Cummins 59*, Haz 26.

Hendricks 5/83.

SA A 0/15.

[Donny]

SA A 0/55.

[Pies4shaw]

Cummins was the only player to reach 50 in either first innings. Good effort to get 104 for the last two wickets. In fact, they got to 329 after being 7/178.

[Donny]

SA A 5/144.

Starc 4/32.