Test cricket in winter could become a reality in South Africa after the experiment to host New Zealand out-of-season in August was declared a success by players and administrators alike. The Durban debacle aside, SuperSport Park in Centurion produced a good pitch and pristine outfield, and drew sizable crowds on all four days.We want to play Test matches at home as much as possible so if that means we have to do it in the winter, we are all for it. Especially in Centurion, Faf du Plessis, South Africas stand-in captain, said. Everything about the field was really good. The weather was really good, the pitch played well and the outfield was beautiful.The possibility of dead pitches was one of the reasons why cricket in winter hadnt been mooted by Cricket South Africa previously. Dry winters everywhere except the Cape - where rain makes it difficult to play - leave surfaces barren. But at Centurion, a significant grass covering ensured assistance for seamers throughout.This was a great Test wicket - you had all the different combinations and all the factors come into play, du Plessis said. Day one, your seamers must play a big role, the wicket must move around and you must be tight as a batting unit. Day two and three must be good batting conditions and then day four and five must bring its different challenges. Maybe the only thing we didnt see in this match was spin on day four and five, and also, we didnt see reverse swing. It didnt happen because the outfield was beautiful, nice and lush, so those are the only things we didnt see.Kane Williamson, who regarded South Africas first innings total as being hugely influential in the outcome, was a little more measured in his praise of the pitch, which thought may have deteriorated a little too quickly. Batting became progressively difficult as uneven bounce became a factor from the second day.What both captains agreed on was that the outfield was as pleasant to play on as it was to look at. The playing area was re-laid with winter grass for this Test after both South Africa and New Zealand complained of the outfield being too hard, during an ODI series in July-August 2015.The de-seeding process, which involved planting different grass to the usual summer carpet, took place in April. It was far different to the work done at Kingsmead in Durban, where the outfield was decompacted in June, making it hard to recover in time for the first Test.That doesnt mean Durban is completely unsuitable for winter cricket. Had flash floods in July and unseasonal downpours on the second day of the first Test not taken place, more play may have been possible. Durbans warm days could be factored in while drawing the winter schedule. However, it is likely that concentration of out-of-season activity is likely to be on the Highveld where clear skies and mild sunshine are a guarantee.One venue that is particularly keen to continue hosting winter cricket is the SuperSport Park. Its like asking a kid if they want ice-cream, Jacques Faul, Titans CEO said. We would definitely do it again. We considered it a huge success.While the stadium did not see a sell-out crowd, the local association was happy with the numbers they got. Faul put down the response to proliferation of sporting activities at this time of year, which includes rugby. Attendance swelled to 9000 on days one and two - a Saturday and Sunday - and dropped to around 3500 on day three and 2000 on day four.Thats what we budgeted for, Faul said. We would have liked to start on Friday but that was impossible because of the regulations about the number of days teams needs between Tests. Ideally, we would like to have it Friday to Tuesday. 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The woman claims the three entered her apartment and had sex with her while she was blacked out after drinking tequila at Roses rental house earlier and other booze she had before she got there.Rose testified he was raised by a single mother, who was his mentor and had taught him to respect women.When attorney Waukeen McCoy began to ask Rose a question by saying that since his mother had taught him manners, Rose snapped back in a rare display of emotion during an otherwise unflappable matter-a-fact testimony.Was that a joke? he said. Dont be playing on my mom like that, bro.The central issue in the trial is consent and a lawyer for the woman spent much of his time trying to show that she never agreed to have sex with Rose in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, 2013, not to mention his two friends.Rose said he assumed consent based on their past, a text message she sent out of the blue that morning saying he made her horny and her behavior throughout the day and night.Attorneys for the woman showed video taken of Rose in June testifying at his deposition in which he said he didnt understand the word consent.When asked by his own lawyer, he said he was nervous at the deposition and he defined consent as both parties being in agreement. He said the woman had consented all the previous times they had sex over an 18-20 month period.The Associated Press is not naming the woman because it generally does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault.Although they had split up a couple months before, he said he took her suggestive text as offering consent.No is no. Im never going to fforce myself upon anyone, Rose said.dddddddddddd When she sent me texts like that 99 percent of the time it ended up in sex, so what do you expect?The string of text messages the day of Aug. 26 and into early the next morning have been a key feature of the trial, providing a timeline and also helping the woman recreate what she says she blacked out.Three text messages sent by the woman that the defense said it didnt receive until Friday could get the case tossed out or have it end in mistrial.U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald blasted the plaintiffs lawyer for being unbelievably careless producing exhibits.Roses lawyers alleged evidence tampering because messages in their clients favor were withheld, including a profane message the woman sent to Rose at 1:36 a.m. in which she referred to him as babe and asked why he didnt have sex with a friend she brought to his house earlier.The womans lawyers said all texts had been disclosed to the defense.Fitzgerald gave lawyers until Wednesday morning to prove they had been shared with the defense.A mistrial could push a new trial into the NBA regular season, Fitzgerald said.Rose said he has permission from New York Knicks President Phil Jackson to miss the next three preseason games until the trial is concluded.Testimony concluded for the day with Randall Hampton, Roses personal assistant and co-defendant, being called to the stand by the womans lawyer to show inconsistencies and contradictions in their testimony.Hampton said his boss has a poor memory and provided a conflicting account about the evening at Roses house.Hampton said the woman had sex with him and Rose at the Beverly Hills house. Rose testified that the woman initiated trying to have oral sex with him while she was having sex with Hampton.Hampton, however, said Rose initiated that act and then later had sex with the woman on a bed at a poolside cabana.He has a hard time remembering things, Hampton said of Rose, who he said is like a brother to him.When asked if he was concerned about having sex with Roses ex-girlfriend, Hampton said he never saw her as a girlfriend of Roses even though he booked trips for her to visit the point guard in Chicago and Philadelphia.To have sex, Hampton said, thats what I was booking the flights for. ' ' '