{"id":81893,"date":"2016-11-11T06:12:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T04:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-australian-xi-for-second-test-voges-ruled-fit-to-play\/"},"modified":"2016-11-11T06:12:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T04:12:36","slug":"sa-news-australian-xi-for-second-test-voges-ruled-fit-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-australian-xi-for-second-test-voges-ruled-fit-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: Australian XI for second Test: Voges ruled fit to play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theroar.com.au%2f2016%2f11%2f11%2faustralian-xi-for-second-test-voges-rule-fit-to-play%2f&#038;c=15415397031749775&#038;mkt=en-us\">Australian XI for second Test: Voges ruled fit to play<\/a>: Adam Voges has been cleared to play in the second Test against South Africa starting tomorrow in Hobart, but Steve Smith and the Australian selectors have held back on naming the side\u2019s final XI. Questions had surrounded Voges\u2019 fitness after he pulled &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theroar.com.au%2f2016%2f11%2f11%2faustralian-xi-for-second-test-voges-rule-fit-to-play%2f&#038;c=15415397031749775&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.espncricinfo.com%2faustralia-v-south-africa-2016-17%2fcontent%2fstory%2f1065670.html&#038;c=14218736005892217181&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8216;I&#8217;m not sure what Graeme Smith knows about Australia&#8217; &#8211; Steven Smith<\/a>: Faf du Plessis has distanced the South Africa team from former captain Graeme Smith&#8217;s warning that Australia is on the wane following a string of defeats. Smith listed loss of confidence, the rotation policy, a packed schedule and the struggles of Steven &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.espncricinfo.com%2faustralia-v-south-africa-2016-17%2fcontent%2fstory%2f1065670.html&#038;c=14218736005892217181&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thenewage.co.za%2fvilification-of-a-good-man%2f&#038;c=2171405153519578564&#038;mkt=en-us\">Vilification of a good man<\/a>: The year is 2014 and electricity supply has fallen behind. Eskom has switched off the power across South Africa in an attempt to stabilise the national grid. The mines are unable to operate, meaning that productivity levels are at record lows. Retailers &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thenewage.co.za%2fvilification-of-a-good-man%2f&#038;c=2171405153519578564&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwwos.nine.com.au%2f2016%2f11%2f11%2f12%2f32%2fgive-maxwell-a-crack-barry-richards&#038;c=4563508699260826195&#038;mkt=en-us\">Give Maxwell a crack: Barry Richards<\/a>: &#8220;He just seemed the logical guy for me,&#8221; said Richards, who averaged 72 in his only four Tests before South Africa was shut out of international cricket due to apartheid. &#8220;But you need to talk to him a little bit more about how to bat in a Test match.&#8221;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwwos.nine.com.au%2f2016%2f11%2f11%2f12%2f32%2fgive-maxwell-a-crack-barry-richards&#038;c=4563508699260826195&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fwires%2fafp%2farticle-3926144%2fRain-thwart-Australian-fightback-vs-South-Africa-2nd-Test.html&#038;c=1985670005933231923&#038;mkt=en-us\">Rain may thwart Australian fightback vs South Africa in 2nd Test<\/a>: Skipper Steve Smith said on Friday he may play with just four bowlers as rain threatens Australia&#8217;s chances of rebounding from their mauling against South Africa in the second Test from Saturday. Heavy downpours are forecast through to Monday&#8217;s third day &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fwires%2fafp%2farticle-3926144%2fRain-thwart-Australian-fightback-vs-South-Africa-2nd-Test.html&#038;c=1985670005933231923&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hindustantimes.com%2fcricket%2frajkot-pounding-harbhajan-singh-says-spinners-tried-too-many-things%2fstory-er9YJjT1NDL9le3MlkQ1fL.html&#038;c=507828866866937302&#038;mkt=en-us\">Rajkot pounding: Harbhajan says spinners tried too many things<\/a>: Since then, spinners have held sway on turning tracks in wins over Australia (4-0), West Indies (2-0), South Africa (3-0) and New Zealand (3-0). On the Rajkot pitch, the 103-Test veteran said: \u201cI haven\u2019t seen the wicket, (but) I have seen the score &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=601FEDD36CC145C58D02B0370B38A1F4&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hindustantimes.com%2fcricket%2frajkot-pounding-harbhajan-singh-says-spinners-tried-too-many-things%2fstory-er9YJjT1NDL9le3MlkQ1fL.html&#038;c=507828866866937302&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian XI for second Test: Voges ruled fit to play: Adam Voges has been cleared to play in the second Test against South Africa starting tomorrow in Hobart, but Steve Smith and the Australian selectors have held back on naming the side\u2019s final XI. Questions had surrounded Voges\u2019 fitness after he pulled &#8230; Source: &#8220;South [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[11050,830,3926,7259,3651,4084,21671],"class_list":{"0":"post-81893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-australian","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-play","10":"tag-ruled","11":"tag-second","12":"tag-test","13":"tag-voges","14":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}