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[ad_1] South African captain Dean Elgar criticised an "unsafe" Gabba wicket after his side lost the first Test to Australia inside two days in Brisbane on Sunday. The Australians recorded a six-wicket win over the Proteas late Sunday after 19 wickets fell on the second day on a green pitch that offered plenty of bounce and movement to both teams' pace attacks. In all, 34 wickets fell in two days, which led Elgar to ask the umpires whether the surface was safe to play on as Australia was edging towards victory."I did ask the umpires how long it goes on for before it is essentially unsafe," he said. "That's where the umpires' discretion comes in -- it's not up to us players."After 34 wickets toppled inside two days, Elgar described the wicket as a hostile batting track. "The nature of the ...