Australia’s bowlers are ‘machines’, but Proteas batters are hungry to hit back, says Bedingham

David Bedingham acknowledges the Proteas need to dig deep when they face Australia in the upcoming second Test. After struggling in the first match, which ended in a 214-run victory for Australia, Bedingham stated the South African batters are eager to bounce back and level the series. Bedingham said, "There have been lots of chats around it, but I think the one thing we can do is try and bounce back."

He emphasized the importance of top-order batters staying at the crease for longer periods than they did in the first Test. In Durban, when the Proteas were eight wickets down, Bedingham noted it became easier to score runs, and the presence of specialists or all-rounders could have further pushed the opposition. However, they had to rely on lower-order players Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, and Anrich Nortje to take advantage of the conditions.

Bedingham said, "When Kesh and Simon were batting, maybe around the 68th over in the first innings, I’m not saying they (Australia) were tiring but the ball was a lot softer and it looked a lot easier." He added, "If we could have maybe been four or five down there, then maybe the game would have looked different, so it's just about trying to take them to 80, 100 or 120 overs."

While Bedingham recognized the intimidating nature of Australia's bowling attack, he expressed hope that the Proteas could perform better against them in the upcoming Test.