Morkel destroys Australia, Proteas lead the series 2-1
Morkel destroys Australia, Proteas lead the series 2-1
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On Sunday, Australian cricket's day of shame ended in a humiliating 322-run defeat by Proteas on the fourth day of the third Test at Newlands. South Africa set a mammoth 430 to win for the visitors. In reply, Australia were bowled out for a paltry 107 runs in their second innings, with fast bowler Morne Morkel taking five wickets for 23 runs. It was a fittingly dismal end to the match for Australia after they were caught up in a ball-tampering scandal on Saturday which sent shock waves through the sport. Skipper Steve Smith was subsequently banned for one match by the ICC, just hours after he and vice-captain David Warner had stood down from their positions for the remainder of the match. "It's been a horrible 24 hours for us, I want apologize to our fans and those back home," said stand-in skipper Tim Paine.

The Australians had already woken to bruising criticism from their own chief executive and prime minister, as well as condemnation from around the cricket world. It followed the admission by Smith and young batsman Cameron Bancroft that they had deliberately tried to change the condition of the ball on Saturday. The day seldom got any better.

Brief scores: South Africa 311 (Dean Elgar 141*; Pat Cummins 4-78) & 373 (Aiden Markram 84; Pat Cummins 3-67) beat Australia 255 (Cameron Bancroft 77; Morne Morkel 4-87) & 107 (David Warner 32; Morne Morkel 5-23) by 322 runs.

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