Give us more Tests plead Zimbabwe after two-day flop

By Adam Ellis

Gentle giant: Morne Morkel starred for South Africa with the ball
PICTURE: Getty Images

TEST cricket’s first scheduled four-day match for more than 40 years required just two to complete as South Africa swept Zimbabwe aside in Port Elizabeth.
After Proteas opener Aiden Markram’s second ton in four Test innings had allowed stand-in skipper AB de Villiers to declare, seemingly unnecessarily early, at 309-9, Zimbabwe’s batsmen were overwhelmed in this one-off day-night encounter.
An attack led by Morne Morkel swept them out for 68 and 121 r...

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