The Proteas’ fightback has begun with the 1-0 home test series win over New Zealand. They will face far greater challenges when they travel to Australia in November and when they host a resurgent Sri Lanka side in December.It remains to be seen if SA can win those series and climb the test rankings over the next few months.Right now, in the wake of the Proteas’ series victory against New Zealand, SA fans should be happy with the team’s positive start to the 2016/2017 season and encouraged by the form of many individual players.The most significant performance in the recent test series was that of Dale Steyn. SA’s premier fast bowler missed six of the Proteas’ eight tests last season due to injuries, and many started to wonder if the 33-year-old would ever recover his fitness and form.In the first test against New Zealand in Durban, Steyn answered his critics with a fierce spell of fast bowling that yielded the wickets of openers Martin Guptill and Tom Latham. Steyn moved up a gear i...
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