Steven Smith (capt) of Australia during day 2 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia at PPC Newlands on March 23, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Getty ImagesCricket Australia sent a letter of complaint to their South African counterparts on Friday over what coach Darren Lehmann called "disgraceful" verbal abuse aimed at his players by the crowd in the third test at Newlands. "I think it’s been disgraceful, you are talking about abuse of players and their families, it’s not on anywhere in the world," Lehmann told reporters after the second day's play. We have written to Cricket South Africa, we will wait to see their response." "They (the crowd) have got to be better than that when they come to international events, it’s just disgraceful,” Lehmann added.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 23, 2018 17:15 UTC