New Zealand will take heart from the rained-out first test
against South Africa, but the visitors reckon they'll be
stronger in the second match starting in Hamilton on
Thursday.
The South African cricket team arrived on these shores with a
bang today, signalling their intentions for their upcoming
tour in the very first media conference.
Fast bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn shared nine
wickets as Sri Lanka again struggled in South Africa to be
bowled out for 180 on day one of the first test.
Australia was impressive in every department to power to a
93-run win over South Africa in the rain-affected first
one-day international at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
A swashbuckling eighth-wicket partnership of 64 from 30 balls
between Wayne Parnell and Juan Theron propelled South Africa
to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Australia in the
second Twenty 20 international on Sunday.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe took four wickets today as South Africa's
fast bowlers blasted India out for 154 for a 135-run win in
the first one-day international.
The All Whites have been on a magic ride at the World Cup but the attraction of being in South Africa, and in particular the city of Johannesburg, has run out for Chris Rattue.
Jaws gaping, razor-sharp teeth bared, the great white shark
launches after the tuna bait and smacks into the metal cage
holding a row of wetsuit-clad tourists.
