Australia have held another group huddle in the middle of Newlands ahead of a day that can deliver them the series over South Africa. While the tourists are ahead in the game, they will be wanting to get quick wickets this morning to minimise the dimensions of the chase they confront on a dry pitch that is starting to do plenty for spin and a little more for pace.
As South Africa spinner Simon Harmer said:
“The series is at 1-1, and it’s going to boil down to getting the ball in the right area the most amount of times. Just trying to keep it as simple as possible, understand the occasion, enjoy it, enjoy the pressure and hopefully do something spectacular.
“We’ve got two very capable batters at the crease and still a lot of batting to come, so there are going to be casualties along the way, and you just hope that little things start to go your way, and you can get to a score that will give us a chance to bowl them out in the fourth innings.
“It’s clichéd and simplistic, but the most important part of this game for us is the first hour tomorrow [Thursday] morning.”
