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- Updated: July 30, 2016
Vernon Philander, who is eyeing a Test return for South Africa, expressed concern about the pink ball after using it for the first time against Australia A in Brisbane. South Africa A are on a recce trip down under, ahead of a Test tour in November, which will include a day-night Test in Adelaide and, so far, their bowlers have found the going tough, even during the day.
Australia A racked up 302 for 5 in the 88 overs bowled on the first day, and Philander explained that most of those were bowled with a soft ball. “The pink ball is a bit similar to the Duke, except that when we got past 30 overs, the ball got extremely soft. That’s the only negative about it,” he said, though he did not go so far as to suggest that he will be anti-day-night Test, which some of his team-mates were when the fixtures were being decided. “We are all excited about the pink-ball game, and as long as we can improve the ball, we will have a good future with the pink ball.”
Before South Africa agreed to play the Test under lights, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and …
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