AUSTRALIA might rue leaving behind experienced bowlers after the Proteas again tore their rookie bowlers apart to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.SA won by 142 runs after setting Australia 362 to win, but the tourists never got close, succumbing to 219 all out. The Proteas batsmen were simply ruthless, while Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn complemented them with tidy bowling.Rilee Rossouw was the early aggressor, almost in competition with his partner Quinton de Kock, who was the centurion in Centurion. But Rossouw was also the wicket Australia felt they would get soonest; the question was, at what cost? By the fifth over he had hit six boundaries but had also played and missed a couple of times.However, Australia got De Kock’s prized scalp, taking the crowd somewhat by surprise. The precocious opener was feeling a little left out, having hit just two fours for his 22 in 23 balls faced. He tried to loft John Hastings over Chris Tremain at mid-wicket on but did n...
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