South Africa faces uphill task after Carey’s maiden hundred
The HinduDean Elgar’s weary South Africa side faces a difficult task to avoid a big defeat in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with two days of play remaining. “It was huge courage from him.” South Africa bowling coach Charl Langeveldt said South Africa’s only hope to save the match would be to “bat time." “Kagiso wasn’t on song.” Earlier, South Africa started strongly as Nortje struck twice in the third over of the day, bowling Travis Head and David Warner in consecutive deliveries. Medium-pacer Green is unlikely to bowl again in the match because of a broken finger and pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is nursing a finger-tendon injury on his bowling hand which could result in him playing a limited role in South Africa’s second innings.