I think it's a valid excuse to some extent . There can be no doubt that home ground offers advantage...and that having beaten a team offers a psychological advantage . The Australians talk up their psychological dominace over south africa via warne and co , but you won't allow for it extended to this too ? With that said I don't think it'll matter this time around....facing the new south african attack (which is ripping through everyone) offers a few psycholigcal demons of it's own for Australia . Where as not facing warne and mgrath is a such a release of pressure than everything else will seem like a walk in the park for our guys. That'll even things out nicely ...all the pressure is on you .
The boxing day test is a big thing in south africa too ...but you earn more revenue (which of course we share in) so it's unlikely it will change (you touring here first) . Regarding rugby south africa have done much better since it's changed (you didn't notice the two finalist last year were south african)? In rugby we hold all the revenue ....new zealand and australia combined are small fries in terms of rugby revenue compared to south africa .
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and de Villiers doing the right thing at the moment, waiting for the pitch to settle before flaying the Indian attack.
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