HOBART (AUSTRALIA) - Australia were fighting to avoid one of their lowest first innings in a home Test after a disastrous opening morning facing the South African bowlers in the second Test in Hobart on Saturday. Australia just managed to scrape past their lowest-ever first innings total of 42 in a home Test made against England in 1888. Australia began disastrously with David Warner guilty of needlessly chasing a wide ball and edging to a jubilant Quinton de Kock in Philander's opening over. The South Africans earlier named Kyle Abbott in their only change in the absence of injured strike bowler Dale Steyn. Australia dropped all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and gave Test debuts to batsman Ferguson at No.6 and paceman Mennie, while Burns replaced injured opener Shaun Marsh.

Source: Bangkok Post November 12, 2016 03:00 UTC