South Africa vs Australia 2018: 1st Test, day 1 - 5 things we learnt from the day

#1 Durban's poor turnout

Durban's turnout has been good in ODIs but not so much in Tests

In am an enthralling day of Test cricket, a sore thumb that stuck out at Kingsmead was the appallingly low turnout at the ground. Being a working day, there was scarcely anybody at the ground despite the high-profile nature of the series. Add to this the fact that at Durban the day gets darker pretty quickly and you wonder how good a Test venue this is.

Unlike Newlands or Wanderers, Durban isn't the most South African of pitches and is much sub-continental than many wickets in the country. The consistently poor turnout, bad light late in the day almost every time and a surface where Keshav Maharaj comes on to bowl in the 11th over on day 1 together mean that Durban, once an iconic venue, is losing its sheen.

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