This time though, the Proteas are strengthened by the return of former captain, Faf du Plessis as well as fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje.
Proteas fans would have felt hard done by losing opener Themba Bavuma to a hamstring injury for this series opener against the Aussies. Bavuma, together with his captain Quinton de Kock, scored 224 runs between them in the three opening partnerships against England. The good news for local fans, however, is that South Africa’s campaign will be boosted by the return of two senior players, Du Plessis and Rabada.
“Obviously it brings a lot of experience to our team and obviously they can help guide the younger players in the team. It’s great to have them back obviously, they bring in fresh energy,” says De Kock. This series will see Australian opener David Warner back on South African soil for the first time since he and De Kock had an altercation on the stairwell leading to the players dressing rooms, during lunch on the fourth day of the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban in March 2018.“We haven’t had any real conversations, me and him have moved on from there. Any way we look to just play cricket, we both love to play really hard but I don’t think anything will happen.
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