Reversal of fortune: Hazlewood says old-ball swing ‘crucial’ to South Africa triumph

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 16, 2026

Eight years after Sandpapergate, reverse swing is again playing a role in Australia’s Test series in South Africa, with old-ball movement a key to Josh Hazlewood’s first Test heroics and to the looming recall of Kagiso Rabada.

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