Gabba under fire after bowlers 'run rampant'

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Australia has "run rampant" astatine the Gabba to stun South Africa and triumph the archetypal Test wrong 2 days.

But determination was a precocious twist to the intriguing match, with Kagiso Rabada taking 4 speedy wickets to person the hosts shaking earlier they inevitably chased down the measly target.

It's lone the 2nd clip a Test lucifer successful Australia has finished without a 3rd time being required.

Day 2 started with Marco Jansen breaking the concern of Travis Head and Cameron Green by dismissing some of them successful 1 over.

Australia was bowled retired for a lowly 218 - conscionable 66 runs wide of the Proteas - but it was aft that the madness genuinely started.

South Africa was rolled for 99 runs, leaving the Aussies with a tiny target.

Australia achieved the chase, but not earlier losing 4 wickets, including embattled David Warner who fell for 3.

Warner retired cheaply again arsenic Australia adjacent retired win

"Never for 1 2nd did I deliberation we would beryllium packing up the trucks and the suitcases aft time two... not astatine all," New Zealand large Ian Smith said successful commentary.

"I thought some teams would bat amended than they have."

Smith and his chap commentators sounded little than impressed with the batting connected show successful Brisbane.

"(Australia) are genuinely moving rampant present astatine the Gabba," Adam Gilchrist said astatine 1 point.

While the bowling was bully and the batting not truthful much, the absorption successful the aftermath volition nary uncertainty autumn connected the pitch.

Even by the extremity of time 2 the platform was greenish with a dense covering of heavy grass.

"I bash deliberation this has been tipped excessively heavy successful the bowlers' favour connected this occasion," Gilchrist said.

Kerry O'Keeffe suggested the Gabba curators whitethorn person immoderate questions to reply connected Monday.

"I consciousness the transportation is going to beryllium the back-page lead, I deliberation that's the story," O'Keeffe said connected Fox Cricket.

"Was it a suitable transportation for these 2 powerhouses to spell astatine each other?"

South African large Shaun Pollock replied, "I would accidental no".

"You bash consciousness the curators got it somewhat wrong."

Mark Waugh said precocious successful the day, "the transportation is conscionable a small excessively juicy, isn't it?".

"I would person to accidental this transportation would get a below-average rating, unfortunately."

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