Australia in trouble hopes for a change in fortune against South Africa

An Australian team that still feels the effects of the balloon falsification scandal in Cape Town will face its demons against the United States. South Africa in an international series of three games beginning in Perth on Sunday, November 4. The teams meet for their first match. The international clashes that have unfolded since the bloody test series ended in Johannesburg in April with the reputation of Australia in ruins and three of its players sent home in dishonor. While seven months have pbaded, Australian cricket is struggling to break out of Newlands' nightmare and the publication of a review of the crop this week has reopened wounds.

As the board struggles to restore its credibility, Australia's Aaron Finch hopes to restore some confidence in the national team with victories against the Proteas in this series. The behavior of both teams on the field will be closely examined, given the declared hostility of the Test series, which South Africa comfortably won 3 to 1.

David Warner remains banned from Former captain Steve Cameron and Cameron Bancroft. party in the scandal of falsification of the ball, which saw Bancroft filming trying to hide a piece of sandpaper in his pants when focusing. Although Warner and box office goaltender De Kock have no other chance, Proteas captain Faf Du Plessis is expecting an icy welcome from Australian crowds.

Australia enters the series with a dismal record, having won only two of theirs. The last 18 ODIs completed, a race that includes a 5-0 whitewash in England. England and Wales, just seven months away from the World Cup, dropped to sixth place in the standings.

Leaving aside the distractions of Longstaff magazine, Australia was hit with an injury Friday, leaving Finch to leave the group. ground with a bruised finger after being hit on the glove by a Mitchell Starc delivery during training. However, he was allowed to play after a scan.

Finch, Chris Lynn, D Arcy Short, Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head will be responsible for taking stock and letting their bowlers take over.

Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins recovered from the injury to join Starc in the most powerful attack in Australia, while Dale Steyn will lead Kagiso Rabada and the emerging talent Lungi Ngidi in a formidable fast bowling unit for Proteas. While bowling will be dominated mainly by Pacers, Australia and South Africa also have good casters. Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi are quite capable of triumphing over the best.

South Africa, ranked fourth, may have better relative health, but it is also rebuilding itself and not two of its most experienced players. in the injured drummer Hashim Amla and the versatile JP Duminy. They will also miss AB de Villiers, who retired from international cricket in May, in the batting department.

Du Plessis, Kock's Quinton, Aiden Markram and David Miller will have to face Australia's strong bowling unit, while Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks and Farhaan Behardien will be looking to plead their case for the 2019 World Cup. 19659004] The visiting team enters the series in favor of 3-2 wins in Sri Lanka and 3-0 against Zimbabwe at home. However, they fought against India earlier this year when they lost 1 to 5 against Virat Kohli's men in their own backyard.

It will be sunny and sunny in Perth, but you can expect Starc, Cummins, Rabada, Ngidi and Steyn to be light.

The Squads

Australia: Aaron Finch (Capt), Alex Carey (Week), Josh Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Travis Head , Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Arcy Short, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (Capt), Farhaan Behardien, Quinton Kock (Week), Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi , Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn.

First published: November 3, 2018, 1:46 pm IST