CENTURION was everything Durban was not — hot, steamy, sunny and sexy. For Proteas coach Russell Domingo, the game had everything he wished for last season and could not buy for any amount of money.SA’s 204-run win was their most complete Test performance for more than two years, aside from last summer’s dead rubber against England. After the former holders of the Test mace slumped to seventh in the international Test rankings, suffering series defeats to India and England in the process, a lot of pressure was on Domingo.The reality was that the Test team had not had their best players fit at the same time and this Test proved it. And with AB de Villiers likely to return within a month, there will be a lot more optimism going into the Test series in Australia in November, which will be preceded by five one-day internationals in SA in September.Dale Steyn, who finished with 5/33 in the second innings and 8/99 in the match, and opening bowling partner Vernon Philander made a huge diff...
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