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South Africa arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch has served as a sobering reality check.
South Africa arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in their first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday served as a sobering reality check. Captain Dean Elgar refused to make excuses, blaming neither losing the toss, the 10-day quarantine on arrival in New Zealand, nor the matter of head coach Mark Boucher facing a May disciplinary hearing over charges of racism. "Being a touring party, we are always going to be up against home conditions and rightly so," Elgar said of having to bat first on a Hagley Oval pitch that had a nice covering of grass and offered plenty of assistance to the always relentless Blackcaps' pace attack. "If the shoe was on the other foot, we would like to have utilised it to our strength."
The Proteas, thrashed by an innings and 276 runs in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, lasted less than seven sessions against the world champions at the Hagley Oval.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in their first test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday served as a sobering reality check.
WELLINGTON : South Africa arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in their first test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday served as a sobering reality check.
Johannesburg - Dean Elgar bemoaned a lack of intensity from his players following South Africa’s embarrassing first Test defeat to New Zealand at Hagley Oval on Saturday.
To compound the Proteas' already substantial number of woes in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, they've also found no answer to the longstanding problem that is their opening partnership.
The Proteas needed something special to get back into the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Friday, but they instead endured another nightmare day.