A recent conversation with an acquaintance revealed that her baby’s first word was "tuck". "He’s trying to say ‘truck’, we think," she said. Or maybe something else? Starting with ‘F’ … "Could be," she said. "I am Australian, after all." Faf du Plessis might differ with that assumption. "When I first started playing against Australia they were the toughest team to play against because their personalities were of guys who competed by being verbal," Du Plessis said on Sunday before boarding a flight bound for Perth, where SA will play the first of three Tests during November. "If you look at the Australian team now, their personalities have changed. They don’t have those aggressive guys that are at you the whole day, swearing the whole day." Du Plessis should know what he is talking about, having played 28 matches against Australia in all formats since 2011. "We play a similar brand of cricket now," he said. "We are very competitive but we respect each other’s personal … whatever it i...
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