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27 October 2026

Australia’s worst first session since Edgbaston 2005 dissected

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Australia’s worst first session since Edgbaston 2005 dissected

Pat Cummins chose to bowl on a flat Newlands pitch against South Africa, mirroring Ricky Ponting’s infamous decision 21 years earlier ...

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