Australia defeated South Africa in the second Test©AFP
South Africa captain Dean Elgar was critical of his team’s performance against Australia in the Boxing Day Test, calling the innings defeat a “Hammering” by the hosts. David Warner, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon were the stars for Australia, helping their side crush helpless South Africa with an innings and 182 runs in the second Test of the three-match series at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at Thursday. With this, Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The series victory is the first for the Aussie team against Proteas at home since 2005/06.
The Proteas skipper said the team took a beating in the second test and there is a lot to think about going forward.
“It’s not easy at the moment. That was a bit of hammering. We have to think a lot again. There are a few positives coming out of this test, but not much,” said the skipper. .
Elgar highlighted the team’s inexperience with the bat as the main reason for the team’s poor performance in the recent past. He noted that the team had a great batting lineup in the past and that the current hitters should raise their hands to cement their place in the team.
“Because of the inexperience with the bat in hand, we lost a lot of batters in recent years and that played a role. But that also gave a chance for the newcomers to come out, perform and make a lasting claim to this batting group .” ‘ said the left-hander.
However, the skipper hoped for a turnaround in the third test to be played in Sydney.
Describing the loss, he said: “It absolutely hurts us at the moment. There’s a lot to play for (in Sydney), South Africa is a proud cricketing country and 2-1 sounds a lot better than 3-0.”
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