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Australia bat first as Maddinson returns after beating cancer

Global Published 9 October 2026, 13:45 · archived 9 Oct 2026

DURBAN: Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat on the opening day of the first test ​against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday as Nic Maddinson returned ‌to the team after beating cancer. The tourists named the 34-year-old Maddinson as replacement for injured Cameron Green in a fairytale return after his return from testicular cancer. It ​is the only change from their last test, a win over ​Bangladesh in Mackay in August. “He is settled where his game ⁠is at,” said Cummins of the choice of Maddinson, whose last test ​cap was a decade ago and who got the nod ahead of al...

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