The second Test between Australia and South Africa kicks off on Friday at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.
There is plenty of feeling between the two sides after a spiteful clash in a first Test that was dominated by the Australians.
Video has emerged of a confrontation between Australian Vice-Captain David Warner and South African Quinton de Kock which will add fuel to the fire.
There were plenty of send offs by the Australians as well with Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon controversially getting among the action.
This sets the scene for an entertaining and important Test match for both teams.
Head To Head Betting
Australia will head into the second Test as warm favourites at $2.00 from the hosts at $2.75, while you can get $5.00 for the match to be drawn.
The South Africans were comprehensively beaten in the first Test and were never really in the contest.
A superb 143 from Aiden Markram and bowling figures of 9/225 were the highlights for the hosts but there will need to be more contributors if they are to bounce back here.
In particular, the South African middle order will need to find runs especially the skipper Faf du Plessis.
The Australians seem fired up for this series and they have started this series extremely well.
There were many contributors with the bat but it is very pleasing to see Mitchell Marsh strike while the iron is hot and continue his good form.
Cameos from the skipper, Warner, Bancroft and Shaun Marsh was encouraging but they will need to turn those scores into hundreds to keep their lead in the series.
Mitchell Starc took 9 wickets and was the most dangerous player with the ball in the first test.
When Starc can get the ball swinging late, he is a very tough prospect to play and the South African batsmen are going to have a very tough time of it over the coming weeks.
With Mitchell Starc swinging the ball and the Australian batsmen full of confidence I think the Australians will be tough to beat again.
Back Australia To Win @ $2.00
Top Australia 1st Innings Runscorer
Steve Smith ($3.25) is a clear favourite in this betting market from David Warner ($4.50), Usman Khawaja ($6.00), Shaun Marsh ($6), Cameron Bancroft ($7) and Mitchell Marsh ($8).
Although the skipper did not make a big score in the first Test, he was seeing the ball pretty well.
Look for him to set his side up with a big score in the first innings of the second Test match.
Back Steve Smith @ $3.25
Top South Africa 1st Innings Runscorer
The Top South Africa 1st Innings Runscorer is a far more competitive betting market and there is very little between AB de Villiers ($4), Hashim Amla ($4.50), Dean Elgar ($5.00), Aiden Markram ($5.50) and Faf du Plessis ($7.00).
It is well known that A.B Devilliers is not one of the Australians favourite players in world cricket and there always seems to be a bit going whenever they play each other.
He made a nice unbeaten 71 in the first innings of the first Test and he will be keen to be out in the middle making runs against the Aussies and setting his side up to level the series.
Back AB de Villiers @ $4
Man Of The Match
Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc are on top of the Man Of The Match betting market ($7) from AB de Villiers ($9), David Warner ($9), Josh Hazlewood ($10), Pat Cummins ($10), Kagiso Rabada ($10) and Nathan Lyon ($10).
With Mitchell Starc fired up and reverse swinging the ball late, it is tough to go past the tall left hander to dominate this Test match.
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