Maharaj makes steady emergence from pacers' shadows

When South Africa's quest for a third straight victory over Australia begins some time on Monday, it will do so with an unusual expectation: that the spinner carry them to victory at the Wanderers. The Proteas have not fielded a spinner in their last three Tests at the ground, when green pitches have been the norm, and in the match when they last picked a spinner - against India in 2013 - spin took 4 for 341 in the match.

But this is not a normal Wanderers pitch, and