Watch Australia\u2019s Tour of South Africa Live & Exclusive on Fox Cricket, available on Kayo Sports | Don\u2019t miss the Summer of the Century. Get 50% off Kayo Premium for 6 months. Min cost $23 for 1 month. New & returning customers only. Offer ends 31 Oct 2026. Sign up today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rain played havoc with the opening two days of the second Test in Gqeberha, with just 12.2 overs possible on day one as Australia held South Africa to 2-20.<\/p>\n Things weren\u2019t much better on day two, with a wet outfield delaying play, before just 30 overs were possible.<\/p>\n But with so much time already lost to rain, South Africa\u2019s decision to keep batting deep into day three frustrated Cummins, according to Harmer.<\/p>\n \u201cI love getting into a bit of a battle,\u201d Harmer said. \u201cWhen myself and Temba (Bavuma) were batting, a lot of time we had lost to rain.<\/p>\n \u201cSo yeah, he basically said to Temba that \u2018you\u2019re making the wrong decision\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI think your golden boy, Patty Cummins, got a bit riled up with how long we were batting for…<\/p>\n \u201cThen Matthew Breetzke, who came in, he had a few things to say, which I didn\u2019t think went down too well.\u201d<\/p>\n When pressed on the details, the South African spinner took the opportunity to fire another cheeky shot at the Australian captain.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n Three glaring questions in Smith\u2019s return to Cape Town as kryptonite laid bare<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Simon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eba86c66610ebae87b1e5fb2ef6e2777.jpeg\")
Simon Harmer has added fuel to the fire ahead of the third Test.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n