South Africa vs Australia 2018: 5 positives for the Proteas

South Africa performed really well as a team

South Africa put on a complete team performance

The emphatic 3-1 win over a strong Australian team more than anything was a complete team effort for the Proteas. It wasn’t the individual brilliance of a single player but the collective brilliance of many players which ensured that they played so well.

Dean Elgar was resilient and contributed a lot at the top of the order and he was ably supported by Aiden Markram who seems to have finally arrived on the international scene. Hashim Amla had a quite series with the bat but others like Temba Bavuma, AB De Villiers, and Faf du Plessis ensured that Amla’s poor form didn’t impact the team’s performance.

The bowling unit hunted together. Each and every bowler did his part in ensuring Australia never got away with the game. No Australian batsman scored a century in the whole series. Vernon Philander, KG Rabada, Morne Morkel, Lungisani Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj were relentless and were too good for the Australians.

In times where usually the individual brilliance of a few players generally wins teams games, the Proteas were outstanding as a team and that was really pleasing to see.