Farewell Hash, you will be missed a lot more than we think
The ever-calm Amla will be remembered by many for that memorable day-and-a-half at the WACA
Having dodged a bullet in Brisbane thanks to a Jacques Kallis century and the loss of a day to rain, and then survived a barrage of gunfire in Adelaide where Faf du Plessis batted throughout the final day for a debut hundred in the company of AB de Villiers, SA arrived at the WACA ground in Perth confident their fortunes would change.
It was November 30, 2012, and Graeme Smith won the toss on a Perth “belter”. It was a grudge series alright with Smith having become the first SA captain to win a series on Australian soil four years earlier. Michael Clarke, having scored a double century in the opening Test and in the form of his life, was not going to let it happen again...
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