<p>The entire second day's play in the first cricket Test between Australia and South Africa was washed out in Brisbane today.<br /><br />Match officials called the day's play off at 4:00 pm (0600 GMT) after the pitch remained under covers throughout the day.<br /><br />The last full day's wash out at the Gabba ground was back on November 29, 1983 on the final day of Australia's second Test with Pakistan.<br /><br />South Africa went to Friday's first day stumps at 255 for two with Hashim Amla not out on 90 and Jacques Kallis on 84 after winning the toss.</p>.<p>The Proteas suffered a significant blow overnight with confirmation that batsman JP Duminy was out of the three-Test series with an Achilles injury.<br /><br />The lower-order batsman was warming down by kicking a rugby ball around with teammates on the Gabba playing field after stumps when he suffered the injury.<br /><br />Duminy's loss poses an immediate problem for the Proteas, who went into the first Brisbane Test without a recognised spinner after preferring seamer Rory Kleinveldt to leg-spinner Imran Tahir in an all-pace attack.<br /><br />Duminy's off-breaks would have come in handy to add balance to the South African bowling attack, which will be spearheaded by Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Jacques Kallis and Kleinveldt. </p>
<p>The entire second day's play in the first cricket Test between Australia and South Africa was washed out in Brisbane today.<br /><br />Match officials called the day's play off at 4:00 pm (0600 GMT) after the pitch remained under covers throughout the day.<br /><br />The last full day's wash out at the Gabba ground was back on November 29, 1983 on the final day of Australia's second Test with Pakistan.<br /><br />South Africa went to Friday's first day stumps at 255 for two with Hashim Amla not out on 90 and Jacques Kallis on 84 after winning the toss.</p>.<p>The Proteas suffered a significant blow overnight with confirmation that batsman JP Duminy was out of the three-Test series with an Achilles injury.<br /><br />The lower-order batsman was warming down by kicking a rugby ball around with teammates on the Gabba playing field after stumps when he suffered the injury.<br /><br />Duminy's loss poses an immediate problem for the Proteas, who went into the first Brisbane Test without a recognised spinner after preferring seamer Rory Kleinveldt to leg-spinner Imran Tahir in an all-pace attack.<br /><br />Duminy's off-breaks would have come in handy to add balance to the South African bowling attack, which will be spearheaded by Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Jacques Kallis and Kleinveldt. </p>