Shaun Marsh had a pain in the backside. Now he is hoping to be exactly that to the Proteas in their bid to win their white-ball series in Australia. Marsh missed the first one day international in Perth on Sunday because of surgery to an abscess that grew close to where the sun don’t shine: on his buttock. But the Aussies are hopeful he will be fit to take guard at No 3 in Adelaide on Friday and help them level matters to set up a decider in Hobart on Sunday. And how they need him to. In Perth their batting stank — they were 8/3 and 89/7‚ and flushed away for 152 in 38.1 overs. The pitch was‚ admittedly‚ fresh as a burst of air freshener. But that did not stop SA winning by six wickets with more than 20 overs to spare. Not for nothing is Marsh nicknamed SOS: he scored two centuries in the ODI series against England in June. All good‚ except that Australia lost both games — as they have 10 of their 11 ODIs in 2018. Still‚ vice-captain Alex Carey hopes Marsh will “probably play a bit ...
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