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Proteas set Twitter alight

Cape Town - South African sports stars were all a-twitter about the brilliant performance from the Proteas against Australia in the second Test.

"Don't mind me - I am doing cartwheels in the garden !! #Proteafire" - Bob Skinstad

"We are the no1 team in the world... we showed why! other teams would have crashed in after the humiliating defeat in 1st test. NOT US!!!! - To all Protea doubters...u know who u are...eat humble pie!!!" - Mark Boucher

"Proteas, boom!!! Brilliant display!!! Best in the business!!!" - John Smit

"#Proteas, you flippen beauties! What a way to come back. See you at Newlands!" - Ryk Neethling

"@cutmaker @markb46 @jacqueskallis75 @GraemeSmith49 Awesome effort today, well played & congrats. See you in Capetown guys #1-1" - Shane Warne

"High Class win from SA... Proving why they are the best Test team in the World ... #Bouncebackability #SAvAus." - Michael Vaughan

"Well done Proteas. Was ridiculous to see what people were saying after the first test. There is a reason why this team is number 1.Well done." - Jacques Kallis

"So proud of our #proteas today really bounced back @ABdeVilliers17 @GraemeSmith49 @amlahash @DaleSteyn62." - Chris Dry

"Sunday afternoon sport is fantastic, let it never end..." - Kyle Brown

"What an effort by the #proteas such fight after the 1st test,brilliant how they handled the defeat with humility & fought back courageously." - Gary Gold


"I wonder what the Australian newspaper that printed this just last week has to say about this test?" - Ryk Neethling

(Posted via Twitter)


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