Live Cricket Scores: Australia hunting early wickets as rain stays away on day three against South Africa
Australia are poised to take complete control of the Test after a strong session of play on a rain-affected day two. Stay up to date with all the action with our live blog.
Australia are poised to take complete control of the Test after a strong session of play on a rain-affected day two.
However, Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma is digging deep and is his side’s best chance of halting the tourists’ charge.
Can Australia grab five wickets in the morning session and get batting in the best conditions?
Stay up to date with all the action with our live blog.
Key events
1 hour ago - 04:19 PM
How’s that!
Aaron Kirby is reporting live.
Jansen 50!
The all-rounder makes a crucial half century and in some fashion.
His counter attack was at times as beautiful as it was brutal, especially his driving.
Jansen’s knock is moving the home side towards 200.
SA 6-180
The golden arm
Matt Renshaw is into the attack to provide some part-time off-spin.
Interesting to see if there’s any turn.
SA 6-174
How’d that miss!?
Cummins has pushed Jansen back with the short ball and then fires a yorker in.
It just misses off stump!
SA 6-173
Just over!
Jansen takes on the Cummins short ball and it just gets over deep square leg for six!
Marco is not going to take a backwards step as he moves to 40 from 29.
He’s making the pitch look very flat.
SA 6-163
Forced change
Jansen has forced Cummins to drop himself back halfway at mid-off to stop the boundary.
The all-rounder is just hitting the ball too well to take advantage with the single at the moment.
SA 6-151
Smacked!
Boland pitches up to Jansen and he drives him over mid-off for six.
Watch out in the stands!
SA 6-146
Half century
Bavuma guides one off his hip to the fine-leg rope and brings up a fine half century.
He has had to work hard for every one but it’s a great captain’s knock with his team under pressure.
SA 6-140
Changing the game
Jansen appears to be batting on a different deck.
He is dealing in boundaries off Starc and Boland.
He’s played a great cover drive and one straigh down the ground.
He’s 21 from 12.
SA 6-135
Under edge
Marco Jansen fishes at a wide full delivery first ball and gets an under edge through the slips for four.
He’s not going to be digging in with Bavuma.
SA 6-118
How’s that!
Starc goes short to Mulder and it gets very close to gloves as he bails out of a shot.
Australia review but the first replay shows it glance off the helmet on the way to Renshaw at first slip.
However, Ultraedge shows a spike as the ball passed the gloves!
Brutal delivery from Star and Mulder departs for an unlucky 13.
It’s also wicket 450 for the big left-armer!
SA 6-110
