Hobart - Australia’s newspapers‚ often considered part of the challenge touring teams face in the country‚ aimed their guns inward on Wednesday in the wake of SA’s Test series triumph. The noise‚ loud enough after SA’s win in the first Test at the Waca in Perth‚ reached a crescendo on Wednesday. The headline on the back page lead of the country’s only national daily broadsheet‚ The Australian‚ on Wednesday read: "Disgrace to the baggy green". "Australia captain Steve Smith is‚ like the Australian public‚ sick of it‚" wrote seasoned journalist Peter Lalor. "He’s embarrassed‚ angry and disappointed. He has questioned the commitment of his team and says there needs to be changes. "Smith is sick of leading a side that talks a good game only to fall on its face every time it is called on to walk a good game. "If it were Allan Border there would have been blood on the walls‚ but Smith is a gentler breed of man." Lalor also made it onto the front page with a piece that referenced SA’s 5-0 ...
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