Captain Faf du Plessis and David Miller scored centuries as the Proteas beat Australia by 40 runs in the third and deciding ODI in Hobart as the visitors took the series 2-1.
David Warner has accepted that he will serve all of the 12 months that he was banned following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa earlier this year.
The Proteas wasted a golden opportunity to wrap up the three-match ODI series against Australia when they went down to a seven-run defeat in Adelaide on Friday in pursuit of what was a moderate target on a good batting surface.
Australia have decided to rest Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle for the one-off T20I against the Proteas and the three-match series against India that follows.
Shane Warne has slammed the new buzzwords in Australian cricket and also urged the national side to find their best captain to lead the team on and off the field.
The Proteas bowlers put Australia’s vulnerable batting unit to the sword as the visitors secured a comfortable six-wicket victory in the first of three ODIs at the Perth Arena on Sunday.
Australia batsman Chris Lynn thought they played “reckless cricket” in the recent T20I against Pakistan but wants to put it right in the upcoming ODI series at home against the Proteas.
Former Australia batsman Simon Katich feels Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft should see out their suspensions despite a push by the Australian Cricketers??? Association (ACA) to have the bans overturned.
The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) said the bans on Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft should be reduced in the wake of the review of the ball-tampering scandal.
