Proteas jump to the rescue of Faf du Plessis as 'lollygate controversy escalates

South African skipper Faf du Plessis has been in the firing line for the most part following the ongoing ‘lollygate’ scandal that is proving to be one of the stains that seems to be taking over the tour given the fact that the Proteas have clinched the series courtesy of their win in the second Test at Hobart.

With the third and final Test match at Adelaide being the one that is pending, it seems quite clear that the controversy is something that is expected to stretch into a few more weeks.

The incident that previously occured at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart where South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis had used his lolly mint lip gloss to weather the ball quite a bit before he actually went ahead and gave it to his bowlers as they struck timber as the Australian batsmen perished like a few nine-pins.

Hashim Amla, the former South Africa skipper had previously come out in du Plessis’ defense has come back yet again following the incident at the airport wherein a gentleman from the Channel Nine network wsa tackled by a bodyguard associated with the Australian team.

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Hashim Amla’s tweet read: “Disappointed.. such provocative behaviour from reporters.Let a man walk in peace.Ask with manners n courtesy and u prob will get a response.”

Neil Manthorp, a South African journalist also went on to lash out at the South African media stating that the South African players were certainly not used to being under such kind of pressure from the media. His tweet read: “Very unfortunate over-reaction but might be worth knowing that aggressive, mic-in-face reporting just doesn’t happen in SA sport.”

Disappointed.. such provocative behaviour from reporters.Let a man walk in peace.Ask with manners n courtesy and u prob will get a response.

— hashim amla (@amlahash) November 21, 2016

Very unfortunate over-reaction but might be worth knowing that aggressive, mic-in-face reporting just doesn't happen in SA sport. ?

— Neil Manthorp (@NeilManthorp) November 21, 2016