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Australia's selection choices backfire in South Africa Test series

Australia lost the series two to one and slipped below South Africa in the ICC Test rankings; the selectors have not yet been asked to explain.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
Published 3:16 AM ET, Monday, November 2, 2026

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First reported by The Guardian: “Australia’s bizarre selection choices backfired – predictably – in South Africa. It’s time for a reality check | Geoff Lemon”, with reporting from Daily Waadaa (reprinting AFP), Archyde and Citizen.
Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 3:16 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

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The GuardianAustralia’s bizarre selection choices backfired – predictably – in South Africa. It’s time for a reality check | Geoff Lemon
Daily Waadaa (reprinting AFP)'Disgraceful' Australia face reckoning after South Africa humbling November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
ArchydeAustralia's Test team faces scrutiny over selection and leadership facts used on air
Citizen'Disgraceful' Australia face reckoning after South Africa humbling facts used on air

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAustralia needed two hundred eighty-eight to win in Cape Town on day five, and got bowled out for one hundred eleven.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the third Test. They lost the series two to one after leading one-nil.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Guardian's Geoff Lemon calls the selection choices bizarre and predictably backfiring. Picking a team nobody can explain is spiritually Florida.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFact check: South Africa is not in Florida.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody understands the ballot, and the result surprises everyone but the person who filled it in. Textbook.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDavid Warner called it utterly disgraceful on TV. Ninety-nine in Gqeberha, one eleven here. The selectors are the comments section.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlorida Man rating, four alligators. And the selectors get to pick the fifth.