Rusty or something more? South Africa's concern after Australia loss
First Test, Durban (day five of five)Australia 390 & 314-6 dec: Renshaw 82; Nortje 2-56, Maharaj 2-56South Africa 284 & 206: Markram 75; Hazlewood 6-49Australia won by 214 runsScorecardSouth Africa's 12-match unbeaten run came to a shuddering stop with defeat against Australia in Durban, but were they simply rusty or is there more to read into a Test match in which they were outclassed across the five days?
In the first innings, Stubbs, two overs after Wiaan Mulder had been bounced out, top-edged a pull to fine leg, and in the second he played a loose drive on one.
Mitigation for this latest Test also comes from the fact this is their first in almost a year and the majority of their batters played one domestic red-ball match to prepare.
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