THE Grand Canyon of class between SA and New Zealand yawned wide as the second test hurtled to an epic conclusion at St George's Park yesterday.
SA surged to victory by an innings and 193 runs just more than half an hour before lunch on the fourth day.
That gave them the series 2-0 - the Proteas won the Newlands test by an innings and 27 runs inside three days - and it marked the first time SA have won two tests in a rubber since 2008-09, when they also thrashed Bangladesh by an innings twice.
They have now won their past five series.
The fact that only 15 sessions of play were completed out of a possible 30 in the two tests further illustrates the home side's superiority.
"I'd like to think we've outplayed them comprehensively," Graeme Smith said. "We've been really professional bar one or two (dropped) catches in Cape Town.
"We've played a really high standard of test cricket. Every headline you look at talksabout complacency, but the guys are hungry to do well."
The outlook was bleak on the other side of the fence, from where Brendon McCullum said: "Yes, it should hurt. But we have a pretty good blueprint of how the best team in the world goes about their cricket, and we need to improve."
Proteas outclass Kiwis again
THE Grand Canyon of class between SA and New Zealand yawned wide as the second test hurtled to an epic conclusion at St George's Park yesterday.
SA surged to victory by an innings and 193 runs just more than half an hour before lunch on the fourth day.
That gave them the series 2-0 - the Proteas won the Newlands test by an innings and 27 runs inside three days - and it marked the first time SA have won two tests in a rubber since 2008-09, when they also thrashed Bangladesh by an innings twice.
They have now won their past five series.
The fact that only 15 sessions of play were completed out of a possible 30 in the two tests further illustrates the home side's superiority.
"I'd like to think we've outplayed them comprehensively," Graeme Smith said. "We've been really professional bar one or two (dropped) catches in Cape Town.
"We've played a really high standard of test cricket. Every headline you look at talksabout complacency, but the guys are hungry to do well."
The outlook was bleak on the other side of the fence, from where Brendon McCullum said: "Yes, it should hurt. But we have a pretty good blueprint of how the best team in the world goes about their cricket, and we need to improve."
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