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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Facing a deficit of 528 runs three days into a Test for which expectations \u2014 from the outside at least \u2014 were very low, the Proteas are philosophical about their plight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is definitely a wicket we can try to look to survive. It will be a tough task to do it for two days, but that is the hand we have been dealt,\u201d Keegan Petersen mused after the conclusion of the third day\u2019s play in Mt Maunganui on Tuesday.The gulf in class and experience between the two teams has been frighteningly evident over the course of the three days. From Kane Williamson providing proof of his status as one of Test cricket\u2019s great batters to Rachin Ravindra’s burgeoning talent and New Zealand\u2019s overall street-smarts, it has made it a humbling experience for the Proteas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough couple of days. We\u2019ve seen enough of Kane now,\u201d said Petersen.Williamson\u2019s historic performance, becoming the fifth player from New Zealand to score hundreds in both innings of a Test, has provided evidence of the magnitude of the task facing the South Africans.<\/p>\n

In pure numerical terms Williams has outscored the South Africans 227 runs to 162, he\u2019s batted for nearly 70 overs \u2014 just three shy of the total South Africa managed in their first innings \u2014 and has spent almost 10 hours at the crease, nearly double the time the South African innings lasted.<\/p>\n

Williamson, said Petersen, had provided the template for how to be successful on a tricky pitch, where pace is lacking, and as the South Africans will find out over the last two days, the bounce is increasingly staying low.<\/p>\n

Patience was another big lesson the Kiwi great provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked at Kane and how he went about his first innings. He took a bit of time. It\u2019s not a free-flowing wicket, there\u2019s not much in it, but it will take you time to score runs,\u201d said Petersen.<\/p>\n

Petersen batted for more than two hours to make 45, his highest Test score since scoring 64 against Bangladesh in Gqeberha two years ago. He got out chasing runs while batting with the tail, so his dismissal is forgivable. David Bedingham\u2019s wasn’t.Much has been made of the South African players\u2019 first class experience, a point Petersen reiterated on Tuesday, but Bedingham, who made 32, batted like he is a rookie, which in Test terms he is, but not first class cricket. He has played 88 matches and while most have been at provincial and county level, he\u2019d have learnt in that time that patience is crucial.<\/p>\n

He showed none of it on day three at Bay Oval, as in the sixth over of the day he played an ugly hoick, getting a leading edge and offering a simple catch to mid-off. It was not the kind of dismissal expected from a player with that much talent, but there were signs late on the second day already that Bedingham was growing frustrated as his favourite boundary option through the cover region was being blocked by New Zealand\u2019s well placed field. Where Williamson created the means to pick up singles to keep his score ticking, Bedingham continued to seek the boundary and when he didn\u2019t find it, gave his wicket away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something new to all of us. I haven\u2019t played many Tests and I\u2019m trying to find my feet too. Hopefully they can learn from this experience and take it forward,\u201d said Petersen.<\/p>\n

The cards the Proteas are playing with made compiling a winning hand a difficult task anyway, and that was before they even boarded the flight in Johannesburg. They haven\u2019t helped themselves by making an error in terms of selection \u2014 and not picking a frontline spinner for the first Test \u2014 then dropping both Williamson and Ravindra before they\u2019d reached their hundreds in the first innings and batting with too little nous on what was a good surface.<\/p>\n

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