Gqeberha, Oct. 16 -- Australia secured a confident 214-run win in the Durban Test, the opener of the three-game series against South Africa, and continued their dominant run in the ICC World Test Championship 2025/27.
While spin had its say, it was the pacers who made the most of the conditions, especially Australia's senior paceman Josh Hazlewood, who picked 6/49, as the Proteas were bowled out for 206 in the final innings.
The South African pitches support pace and bounce, but Durban had enough turn to warrant playing a spinner. Thus, Australia's experienced trio: Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Hazlewood made their presence felt at various stages in Durban, but Scott Boland, who averages merely 18.58 with the ball, sat on the bench as...