LIVE: Major issue that doomed tourists

Australia comes into the Sydney Test holding an unassailable 2-0 pb successful the series, and adjacent allowing for the location side's wounded concerns, erstwhile skipper Mark Taylor isn't expecting a South African revival implicit the adjacent fewer days.

"We were precise acrophobic astir South Africa's batting, and we've seen thing successful the archetypal 2 Test matches to alleviate that issue," helium said connected Nine's Outside the Rope.

"I can't spot however they're going to cobble unneurotic capable runs to interest Australia successful this Test match.

"Dean Elgar is their champion equipped player, he's got 13 Test lucifer hundreds, the remainder of the team, the remainder of his team, the champion they've got is one.

"I can't spot however South Africa are going to get retired of the problems they're successful until they find batsmen who tin marque hundreds to triumph them Test matches."