Australia fight back in a first test before bad light ends play
Smith’s first test in South Africa after sandpapergate Smith scored 25 on his first test appearance in South Africa since the 2018 tour that led to his one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal known as “Sandpapergate”.
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw led an afternoon fightback to see the tourists to 187-6 before bad light brought a premature halt to play on the opening day of the first test against South Africa on Friday.
The umpires took the players off one hour before the scheduled close as windy and gloomy conditions coincided with South Africa bringing back the pacy Anrich Nortje into the attack and when he sent a bouncer over Renshaw’s head, play was immediately halted after the light meters were consulted.
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