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What heads have to roll after Aussie Test team's South African disaster?

26K views · 1d ago · 48:40

South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 6: Heads have to roll, right? After Australia's batting got ripped to pieces two Tests running, nobody can argue that the problems were not evident. Yet they were not addressed by those in charge. What can be done with this team from here to address issues of structure and of succession, for the huge 10-Test burst that comes up next? To end our series coverage, Adam and Geoff run through the issues.

Aussie batters humiliated again | TFW Daily

46K views · 2d ago · 29:32

South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 5: It promised so much, but only the home team delivered. Kagiso Rabada breathed fire, and Simon Harmer worked the scalpel. Australia’s batters simply had no answer, and from a position of potential greatness, now face weeks of speculation after a crushing defeat. Bharat Sundaresan joins Adam Collins to pick over the carcass for the final time in front of Table Mountain at Newlands, Cape Town.

An all-time classic finish is in store | TFW Daily

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South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 4: South Africa’s batters continued the ebb and flow of an engrossing series, setting up a classic finish on the fifth day of the deciding Test. Ryan Rickleton and Wiaan Mulder swung the pendulum back to the hosts. All four results are possible in a Test and series that's already a modern classic. Bharat Sundaresan joins Adam Collins in front of the iconic Table Mountain from Newlands, in Cape Town.

Nathan Lyon ain't past it yet, as Cape Town classic continues | TFW Daily

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South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 3: The hits just keep on hitting. Each day of this Test has had a buffet on offer, and it hasn't been the bowling. Australia began with the slenderest of leads, and had to build something, then South Africa had their chance to respond. Bavuma grows in stature, Cummins excels without luck, and Lyon shows that he can still reach his best. Don't miss the rest of this one.

Aussies draw level in looming Cape Town classic | TFW Daily

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South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 2: A day that could shape the next few years of international cricket. Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, and Matt Renshaw all made their mark on a day that went to the tea break with the same pattern of fluctuating fortunes, not least for the under-fire Marnus Labuschagne. Geoff Lemon joins Adam Collins from Newlands in Cape Town.

The best day of Test cricket since _____?

21K views · 5d ago · 30:40

South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Day 1: Injury dramas and controversial selections set the stage for a day that featured match-turning partnerships and game-changing collapses. It was high-octane, then sedate, then back to chaotic, and the capacity crowd followed every thrill and spill. Bharat Sundaresan joins Adam Collins in front of the iconic Table Mountain from Newlands, in Cape Town.

Scott Boland – Australia’s best last week, dropped tomorrow? | TFW Daily

21K views · 1w ago · 33:38

Guest: Scott Boland

South Africa Australia Daily, 3rd Test, Cape Town Preview: Australia go into tomorrow’s series-deciding 3rd Test with more questions than answers. Who plays, and in what order? Gerald Coetzee has been named to replace Anrich Nortje, suggesting South Africa won’t let up on its confrontational approach as Australia return to the scene of their lowest ebb, looking for a first series win in the rainbow nation in 12 years.

Why won't Test teams pick openers who actually open? | TFW Weekly

15K views · 1w ago · 1:05:18

Season 21, Episode 3: This week, Daniel Norcross joins Geoff to ponder upcoming winter and the conventions of naming storm systems, as we tell ourselves that we'll talk about something other than just South Africa and Australia, then inevitably do that anyway. Also this week, 400s in run chases, 400s in first-class cricket, a weird story about Megan Schutt, and Jimmy Anderson reaches the end of his county run. Or does he...

Some fight, but Australia never deserved to save that Test | TFW Daily

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South Africa Australia Daily, 2nd Test, Gqeberha Day 5: It wasn't supposed to go that deep. But then, a nightwatchman isn't supposed to bat all day. And a team's fourth seamer isn't supposed to bowl the best deliveries. The unexpected came around in various ways in the push to the finish line at Gqeberha. What a Test match, defying the rain.