Persistent Sydney rain sees Usman Khawaja stranded on 195, and narrows Australia's victory path for a 3-0 series sweep over South Africa.
[#PinkTest]has been postponed to now take place pre-match tomorrow, Day 4. Due to the Sydney weather, the pre-match ceremony of Jane McGrath Day at the NRMA Insurance— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January is historically a wetter month in Sydney than November and December, but Cricket Australia officials have indicated moving the Test is not on the cards. The Sydney Test could fit that bill given the weather, with no Test after it for another month and Australia's twin-spin attack allowing for the majority of the workload to be shared by slower bowlers. Australia's bid to secure a series sweep over South Africa and a guaranteed spot in the World Test Championship final has been dealt a blow, with day three of third NRMA Insurance Test rained out. That had set the stage for Australia to bat big in the first innings and eye a potential follow-on scenario if they were able to roll through South Africa cheaply.
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“Particularly now with the pink Test in its 15th year and the positive impact. “I know Australia won’t want to lose that first Test match in Brisbane, but it hasn’t been that well attended the Brisbane Test match either. “It just seems to always rain in the Test match. A quartet of miserable security staff stood by the boundary rope, shivering in the cold. We just put up with it, work around it.” It’s become an all-too-familiar sight for the New Year’s Test.
The outlook for the weekend is more promising and Australia should resume their first innings on Saturday on 475-4, with Usman Khawaja 195 not out and ...
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Jane McGrath Day festivities at SCG postponed due to awful weather · Fans want new year's Test held in a different city after years of problems ...
'Particularly now with the pink Test in its 15th year and the positive impact. We saw 30,000 people come out yesterday,' he said on Thursday. Shane Warne put his finger on the problem last summer when he suggested Sydney hold the first Test of the summer rather than the last, because 'it always seems to rain' in early January The stands should have been packed for Jane McGrath Day - one of the highlights of the cricket calendar - but festivities had to be postponed until Saturday due to the weather [Sydney](/news/sydney/index.html)'s habit of turning on wet weather for the annual new year's Test has finally worn thin with fans and experts, many of whom are calling for the event to be moved away from the harbour city. Cricket fans call for New Year's Test to be taken AWAY from Sydney after another rain disaster - and Shane Warne predicted the problem last summer
As the rain continued to fall at the SCG on day three of the Test match against South Africa, cricket fans and commentators began to question the scheduling ...
“Particularly now, with the pink Test in its 15th year and the positive impact (it has). “I know Australia won’t want to lose that first Test match in Brisbane, but it hasn’t been that well attended the Brisbane Test match either. “I think I would have this Test in early December in Sydney, I would make it a pink ball Test to match the pink Test - this has become the pink Test, so make it day-night. “I would bring the summer to its climax in Adelaide, and I would probably make that a pink ball Test as well.” “I would finish (the Test summer) in Adelaide - I would defer to those who study weather patterns as a starting point,” Whateley said on radio. [SCG](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket) on day three of the Test match against South Africa, cricket fans and commentators began to question the scheduling of the summer of [cricket](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket).
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Heavy rain washed out the third day of the already weather-disrupted third and final test between Australia and South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground on ...
It left Australia unable to add to its imposing first-innings score of 475-4 and Usman Khawaja stranded on his overnight score of 195 and tantalizingly close to ...
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