10 days ago · South Africa
Rabada misses out on South Africa side for first Test vs Australia
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. BBC Sport, Sky Sports Football, ABC Australia, and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to South Africa. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 09:27 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Rabada misses out on South Africa side for first Test vs Australia”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada misses out on the first Test of the three-match series against Australia in Durban as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in June.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- New development reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Aussies hit back at ex-players in build-up to first South Africa Test
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
South Africa fast bowler Rabada to sit out first test against Australia
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Rabada misses out on South Africa side for first Test vs Australia
- Picked up by BBC Sport
Australia's first Test in South Africa since sandpapergate - scorecard
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBCAustralia's first Test in South Africa since sandpapergate - scorecard
- Sky Sports FootballRabada misses out on South Africa side for first Test vs Australia
- ABCAussies hit back at ex-players in build-up to first South Africa Test
- Channel NewsAsia LatestRabada in contention to play for South Africa in first test