New players free of scars: Smith

Handscomb came to the wicket after Steve Smith, the captain, was caught behind for 40 off Kyle Abbott with two runs to win.

He also delivered three or four of his inspirational speeches during the Test, and in a week that Nugget also received Honorary Life Membership from the South Australian Cricket Association, it was fantastic that we could celebrate a win with him.

“I will remember it for winning the series”. I think that is just part of riding the wave of what has happened.

Added to the way Australia batted was the team’s best fielding display for some time.

Chief selector Rod Marsh retired, and five players were discarded.

Debutants Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb contributed with impressive performances but Nic Maddinson made a duck in his only innings and thus could be under pressure to hold his spot.

“It’s been awesome. I’m just trying to embrace it all, and have a lot of fun”, Renshaw said. It shows a lot about his character and what he’s willing to do. Du Plessis’ day one declaration was the earliest example. It was the start Australia needed to get to 383.

But Australia fought hard throughout the pink-ball contest, especially man of the match Usman Khawaja in a first-innings knock of 145 that spanned nearly eight hours.

Lehmann was coy about whether Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood, Australia’s spearheads, would be rested during the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee series starting on December 4.

Despite a Stephen Cook century, the tourists were bowled out for 250 at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

A security guard shoved an Australian media member into a glass door in an incident at Adelaide Airport, Cricket South Africa claiming the reporter in question had harassed Du Plessis.

Like all of us, he’s just got to keep improving and he showed precisely that with his player of the match effort in Adelaide. “You can’t get ahead of yourself with the pink ball”.

They may have been disappointed that their left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi did not prove the trump card he was primed to be but du Plessis was pleased to see the improvement from one innings to the next. He scored an unbeaten 118 in the first innings, when he was booed as he walked onto the field and when he reached his century.

One day shy of his 34th birthday Cook may be relatively new to Test cricket, but he does have over a decade’s worth of first-class experience behind him. He says he has been unfairly labeled a cheat for doing something that cricketers all over the world have done. In fact, South Africa’s opener is arguably the most self-condescending cricketer on the global circuit at the moment.

Handscomb, stationed at gully, completed a fine low catch to dismiss Faf du Plessis late on day three. I think it’s a good opportunity for this side to play a little bit together and continue to improve and know each others’ games, get better as a team.

Domingo confirmed that the totemic de Villiers would return as skipper for the home series against Sri Lanka if he has recovered from his elbow injury but paid tribute to the contribution of his temporary replacement.