Elgar not buying Aussie nice-guy act
SOUTH AFRICA opening batsman Dean Elgar doubts Australia can keep up their ‘docile’ approach as the tourists head towards a heavy defeat and a series loss in the fourth and final Test. Australia will try to bat out the final day from 88 for three, chasing a massive 612 for victory. Following the ball-tampering scandal, new skipper Tim Paine said his team would cut out some of the boorish behaviour with which they had become synonymous in recent years. ‘It’s odd,’ Elgar said after scoring 81 yesterday. ‘I have played quite a few Tests against Australia and it’s definitely been the most docile since I started playing Test cricket. I’m pretty sure it’s not going to last very long. ‘You have to have a tenacious approach in Test cricket. Nice guys come second.’