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Easy path towards that game. And of course, all those South Africans came out and Zoe won. How much does this prove that that wasn't a fluke? Well, I think that's exactly what Temba Bavuma says. He says it's just so nice to be able to hopefully quieten the critics for a while because, as you say, the Proteas did have an easier, a reported easier path to that World Test Championship final, whereas other teams didn't. But I think.

It's one of those performances we will remember for a very long time because to be four wickets down going into the final day, only defending 280 on a fifth day of Test cricket and Australia putting in phenomenal performances over the whole series. It really, really was a tough one. And you just look at the way. So, firstly, kudos to Milda and Rickelton, who on that centuries, yeah, both got centuries. That was crucial. But then for Caja Rabada and Marco Jansen.

It just came out absolutely blazing in the opening overs because it was that opening, that opening hour of play was going to make all the difference. But, but, I mean, when last could you ever say ultimately, though, for all of that, it was the spinner, right? Simon Harmer. What, six for 16 or something? Yeah, match figures. Yeah, insane. Yeah, it was all round. This is the thing. Yeah. Then you go, okay, it was Janssen in the first innings. It was this one. It was that one. It was just so.

Lovely to be able to not pinpoint one crucial part of a Proteas player's individual performance that made the difference. It was a whole lot of individuals coming together, and it just made for phenomenal cricket. And that's exactly what Coach Shukri Conrad says: they finally have the belief. There's a genuine belief that these guys can go on and do special things, you know, and we've got to remind them all the time. And until it plays out, I think then they go and say, Well, okay, you weren't just trying to pump our tires at every turn. We