Let’s hope fans fill cricket stadiums
Judging by the poor attendance of spectators during the first three days of the first Test between the Proteas and Australia, the top two ranked teams in the world, you would have never guessed South African fans had been starved of Test cricket at home for 641 days.
Only Newlands and SuperSport Park in Centurion get big crowds in for Test cricket, so why the poor attendance, especially for a team playing Test cricket at home for the first time since becoming world Test champions last year?
It led Cricket South Africa to move the popular Boxing Day Test from its traditional spot in Durban to Centurion a few years ago.
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