15 instances of cheap Test totals since 2008

#2 South Africa: 83 vs England, Johannesburg 2016

A spell of 5/1, which culminated into figures of 6/17 for Stuart Broad, finished South Africa for 83 in their own backyard in 2016

Brief Scores: England 323 (Root 110, Stokes 58; Rabada 5/78) and 74/3 (Cook 43, Hales 18; Elgar 2/10) beat South Africa 313 (Elgar 46, Amla 40; Stokes 3/53) and 83 (Rabada 16; Broad 6/17, Stokes 2/24) by 7 wickets

Just two months after India knocked them over for 79 – though it was understandable that the track was a treacherous one – the visiting England side skittled them out for 83 in AB de Villiers’ first Test as South Africa’s captain.

Ten behind in the first innings, Stuart Broad cast his magic in a spell of 5/1 – indeed, 5 wickets for 1 run – in final figures of 6/17, sending back the entire top six of South Africa’s line-up at Johannesburg, including the prized scalps of de Villiers and Hashim Amla. All England required was 74 to take an unbeatable lead in the series, which they eventually did inside three days.

#1 Australia: 85 vs South Africa, Hobart 2016

Brief Scores: South Africa 326 (de Kock 104, Bavuma 74; Hazlewood 6/89) beat Australia 85 (Smith 48*; Philander 5/21, Abbott 3/41) and 161 (Khawaja 64; Abbott 6/77, Rabada 4/34) by an innings and 80 runs

Almost all fans woke up to the highlights of Australia’s first innings after they were done and dusted for 85 on the first morning under cloudy skies at Hobart. Their captain Steven Smith was the only man standing on 48* amidst a flurry of strikes by Kyle Abbott and Vernon Philander around him. Australia lost by an innings, and as it turned out, introduced three debutants in the next Test, which was a dead rubber at Adelaide.

Callum Ferguson and Joe Mennie made their debut in this game, and like Joe Burns and Peter Nevill, are yet to play another Test for Australia, as Adam Voges announced his retirement shortly after being dropped for the Adelaide game.