A number of Australian players were subjected to verbal abuse from fans, including references to players’ families, Australia coach Darren Lehmann claimed, telling reporters that Cricket Australia had officially complained to its host, Cricket South Africa. It’s not on at a cricket ground anywhere around the world, not just here. Newlands authorities also reportedly ejected other fans for what they deemed offensive actions, which included songs directed at Australia players and T-shirts with slogans. Cricket South Africa acting chief executive Thabang Moroe said in a statement that officials planned to increase security at the ground. Cricket contests between Australia and South Africa have crossed the line before this series, although this one has been particularly ill-tempered.

Source: National Post March 23, 2018 13:09 UTC