AUSSIES UPBEAT
Paine brims with confidence ahead of second Test
The Aussies arrive in the Bay with a spring in their step, having gone 1-0 up in the four-match series
Australian wicketkeeper Tim Paine is expecting similar conditions to those experienced in Durban for the second Test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. The Aussies arrived in the Bay with a spring in their step, having gone 1-0 up in the four-match series after a 118-run win in Durban on Sunday. There were two major differences between the sides in the opening exchange of the series: Australia’s ability to extract more runs from their lower order and Mitchell Starc’s devastating reverse swing. The strapping left-arm fast bowler ran through SA’s tail, taking 9/109 in the match. Paine expects the ball to reverse again, and it remains to be seen if the South Africans have come up with a plan to counter Starc. "It’s been quite slow [in the past]. It’s been favourable conditions I suppose for reverse swing so we expect probably something similar to what we got last week. "But if not we have to adapt quickly and whatever conditions we get, it’s about starting well‚" said Paine. "We go...
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