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Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Veteran Nic Maddinson gets Test shock recall as Australia bats first in Durban

Part of the story Why Australia’s Test series in South Africa is must-watch cricket

WAtoday Roy Ward, Daniel Brettig
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From the report

Follow along live as Australia and South Africa begins their Test series in Durban.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline.

  • WAtoday Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Veteran Nic Maddinson gets Test shock recall as Australia bats first in Durban
  • ABC News (Sport) Live: Heads nicks off as Maddinson gets slice of luck in Test recall
  • The Age Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Nic Maddinson to open batting as Aussies pull selection surprise
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Steve Smith, Aussie cricketers count down to Durban Test
  • The Guardian Australia (Sport) South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live
  • ABC News (Sport) Everything you need to know as Australian Test cricket returns tonight
  • The West Australian How Australia’s last Test series in South Africa became infamous
  • The West Australian MITCHELL JOHNSON: Combined Australia-South Africa Test XI from players who played Test cricket from 1981
  • The West Australian Why Australia’s Test series in South Africa is must-watch cricket
  • WAtoday Cameron Green out of Durban Test, Connolly and Maddinson in duel for spot

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A summary of WAtoday’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

Brisbane Times, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesper 100 wordsSourcingMood
WAtodayas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 33-word summary of this report.
ABC News (Sport) 76.8 2.7 16 23.4
The Guardian Australia (Sport) 91.3 1.0 51 34.5

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7 outlets from 4 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score. Compare how 7 outlets covered it.

ABC News Live: Heads nicks off as Maddinson gets slice of luck in Test recall Niral 76.8 · mostly calm writing Brisbane Times Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Veteran Nic Maddinson gets Test shock recall as Australia bats first in Durban summary only, not scored The Age Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Nic Maddinson to open batting as Aussies pull selection surprise summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Australia vs South Africa cricket LIVE: Steve Smith, Aussie cricketers count down to Durban Test summary only, not scored The Guardian Australia South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live Niral 91.3 · calm writing The West Australian How Australia’s last Test series in South Africa became infamous summary only, not scored