Elgar: "The negatives outweigh the positives, it was a pretty weak performance"
"I wanted to see us with a fighting chance and to be able to give the Aussies a tough time"
25/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2022
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
189 & 204 (68.5 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
575/8d
Player of the Match
25/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2022
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
189 & 204 (68.5 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
575/8d
Player of the Match
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"They tried to dominate when the ball wasn't doing much but we were hitting the right areas"
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