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Proteas Pummel the Poms
South Africa has given England a sound beating, winning the second Test by 10 wickets. They required just 9 second innings runs to secure victory. The series started encouragingly for England – they dominated the first two innings. It’s been all South Africa since then – they have scored 924 runs for the loss of just 13 wickets. It looks like South Africa will consolidate its rank as number two Test team. On the other hand, England will slide to 5th if Sri Lanka can beat India at home.
Next match: Sri Lanka versus India starts on Wednesday. The first Test in Colombo will feature trial by video.
Three Cheers for Lord Sheffield
Some of us never stopped calling it the Sheffield Shield. Now everyone can officially call Australia’s domestic first class cricket trophy by its rightful name. But don’t thank Cricket Australia. God Bless Sanitarium and Weet-bix. Weet-bix is the new Sheffield Shield sponsor and having shown strong support for cricket in recent years, Sanitarium have chosen not to gratuitously brand the trophy.
Australian first class cricket can now continue a tradition that was severed in 1999 after 107 years. Lord Sheffield is pleased. I’m pleased. Three cheers for Weet-bix.