Cricket:SA baffled by 'inconsistent bounce' at Newlands: 'Never seen a pitch that quick on day one'-04-Jan-2024

South Africa were surprised by the pace of the Newlands pitch on the first day of the New Year's Test but both stand-in captain Dean Elgar and batting consultant Ashwell Prince stopped short of out-and-out criticism of the surface.

"It (The pitch) generally plays a little bit slower and as a batter you can adjust to that. This one just seemed to get quicker as the session went on," Elgar told Star Sports in his post-match interview.
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