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Cape Town – Graeme Smith studiously avoided dropping hints about South Africa’s team composition for the Test series decider against Australia at his captain’s press conference at Newlands here on Friday.
Getting the mix right could be crucial to the Proteas’ chances of becoming the first SA side since 1969/70 to win a home series against these opponents.
Reading between the lines – though even that can be hazardous at times – it would appear that the chances of specialist spinner Robin Peterson being included have only receded, if anything, and that with cooler and possibly slightly moist, overcast conditions tipped for the first two days’ play, the hosts will stick to a four-seamer principle and put their turning faith in part-timers JP Duminy and Dean Elgar.
