Harmer Backs South Africa to Secure Series Win After Thumping Australia in Gqeberha

Simon Harmer played a key role for South Africa in winning the second Test in Gqeberha. Apart from spin bowling, his batting in the first innings was exceptional due to which the Proteas managed to put up a big score on the board.

With this victory, Harmer is now looking to put Australia under more pressure in Cape Town, where the series will ultimately be decided. He said the Proteas had shown strong character after being beaten in Durban, which will help them play with more confidence against Australia in the third Test.

"To be 1-0 down and to be able to turn it around and then to be 40 for 4 and be able to turn that pressure and put it on them and then to realize that actually, they are human and if we bowl well and put them under pressure, there is the possibility that we can get on top of them, was really nice to see," said Simon Harmer.

"Durban was a tough few days for us with our backs against the wall and there was nowhere to go. It was nice for us to turn it around and to be able to put them under pressure." added Simon Harmer.

Harmer then spoke about the batting failure in Durban, saying that everyone in the team knew they hadn’t played well enough to meet the demands of the situation.

"If you look at the dismissals, it was quite evident there weren't a lot of good balls that got us out but we managed to find ways to get out," said Simon Harmer.

"And the most frustrating thing in Durban was knowing that there were a couple of guys that had come either back into the Test team or out of position, and we weren't able to exploit that," added Simon Harmer.

Harmer then revealed the motivation of the team, saying they came into the second Test with an aim to bounce back and show strong character in tough moments.

"There was a lot of motivation and fire burning in the belly of a lot of the boys that we didn't put our best foot forward and that we didn't lose on our terms in Durban," said Simon Harmer.

"The character that Marco showed in that first innings, both with bat and ball, and KG today and Wiaan everybody stepped up. When the team really needed somebody to break it open, they were able to do that. We'll take a lot from this win and a really good feeling to go into Cape Town 1-1." added Simon Harmer.