So, that’s it for us from Mackay, at the Great Barrier Reef Arena – a rare stadium named after a world heritage site whose caretaker government is content to see it destroyed for fossil fuel profits. Ah, the beauty and the wonder of the Adani balance sheets. The third and final match will also be here on Sunday. We’ll see you then.
Three catches for the sub fielder Bosch, which is unusual. Ngidi got the star figures in the end, 5 for 42 after cleaning up the tail. But Nandre Burger started them off with a frugal spell and Head’s wicket, before coming back to get the important Carey. Burger took 2 for 23 from six. Muthusamy took 2 for 30 from eight. No wickets for Maharaj tonight after his haul in game one, 0 for 40 from eight, while Mulder took 1 for 31 from five. The South Africans have been the more stable outfit, twice putting together a solid score before defending it by a big margin, even if they dropped a lot of catches tonight. Australia have some thinking to do about their ODI approach. Honestly, it just feels like they’ve been flat in these games, perhaps struggling to get enthused about a winter series without a lot of context.
