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
2 hours ago - 04:19 PM
How’s that!
Aaron Kirby is reporting live.
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
Change of angle
Starc is into the attack and looking to push across Mulder as he did late last night.
The all-rounder got through by the skin of his teeth to end day two but the going looks easier so far this morning.
SA 5-110
Short-ball challenge
Cummins gets his bouncer spot on and the Proteas skipper has to bail on the pull shot.
It was perfectly directed but Bavuma did very well to quash his instincts to pull it.
SA 5-106
Pretty flat
Neither Boland or Cummins have got any real seam out of the wicket early here.
Boland has got a shadow of movement but it’s more that his length is just challenging.
SA 5-103
Boland on
Scott Boland gets first rights for the day as he has 4-31 from his 14 overs.
He has been dangerous in every over he has bowled.
SA 5-97
