"It has been a really tough tour, to say the least."Those were the words of Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj following another disappointing day for the South Africans in Australia. READ | Proteas on the ropes after another dismal dayWhen play was stopped due to bad light and rain at the end of day two of the third Test in Sydney on Thursday, Australia were standing tall at 475/4.
The Proteas, as was the case on day one, took just two wickets all day and there is no reason to believe that Australia will not march on to another Test win and a 3-0 series whitewash in the coming days.
Outplayed in all departments, this has been a tour to forget for skipper Dean Elgar and his charges. They really don't get much worse.
Maharaj, too, has endured a nightmarish series, and when he eventually had centurion Steve Smith out caught and bowled on Thursday, he had remarkably claimed his first wicket of the tour. "I don't think I've changed too much," Maharaj said on his struggles."I've been working really hard.