Proteas joke about lack of Dizzy spells

A productive day for The Courier-Mail’s Ben Dorries who apparently discovers the South Africans have been giggling at the omission of Jason Gillespie.

The bemused Proteas rate Gillespie as one of the world's finest quicks and are stunned they have not had to face him all summer. Sources close to the South Africa side say relieved batsmen have poked fun at the omission of the 30-year-old, cracking jokes at team meetings.

Dorries also says generators are on standby at Newlands after power shortages hit Cape Town.