Can Australia v South Africa clash match some of the great Bellerive Oval Test matches?

WHEN you play a word association game with the word ‘Hobart’ it’s natural to think ‘Yachts’ or ‘Consanguinity’ - but ‘Cricket’ should come to mind too.

THERE’S hopefully no better cure to Australia’s current ails then a visit to a ground where they have enjoyed plenty of Test success.

Indeed Fortress Bellerive has only been breached once in 12 attempts. New Zealand - with Doug Bracewell proving the unlikely hero - stunned the hosts in 2011 in a seven-run victory.

Nine wins - four by over 200 runs and two others by an innings - shows just how dominant they have been.

It’s helped that it’s usually the second Test of every second (or sometimes fourth) summer after the Gabba - where Australia hasn’t been beaten since 1988.

So this one - after a heavy WACA defeat - will be even more interesting.

Here are some of the best.

Originally published as Can Australia v South Africa clash match some of the great Bellerive Oval Test matches?