Live cricket scores: Australia’s Test series against South Africa comes down to final day

That is surely his last innings in Australian colours.

On a length and he shoulders arms as the ball comes back in and flicks his back pad.

He reviews but the ball is shown to be clipping the off stump. He might say he’s unlucky, but you can’t not play a shot to that ball.

Australia two down inside the first over and we could be in for a quick finish.

First runs of the day as Head flicks an easy single off his hip.

GONE! Caught down the leg side.

Disastrous start for Australia as Rabada strays on the pads and Renshaw can only tickle it fine straight through to the keeper.

South Africa are ecstatic as Australia’s best batter of the tour is gone straight away. Renshaw will consider himself a touch unlucky, but what a start for the home side.

Now then. Marnus to the crease, perhaps for the last time in Test cricket?

Rabada tales new ball with Travis Head on strike.

After four days in the blistering sun dark clouds have moved over Cape Town just in time for South Africa’s bowling cartel to get to work.

Having offered little outside of Mitch Starc’s stunning second new ball burst late on day one, the conditions today could see some swing come into play.

Ever since taking the opening reins in Perth, Head has an incredible fourth-innings record as an opener, averaging more than 60 in third and fourth innings.

His tempo could see Australia wipe out a good chunk of the deficit while the ball is still hard and new, but if he falls early it will be a massive blow.

If the visitors are to chase down their target of 288, it will be the second-highest fourth-innings chase at Newlands.

Australia successfully chased down 334 in 2002 thanks to an unbeaten ton from Ricky Ponting, but it’s fair to say Steve Waugh’s team boasted a lot more batting firepower than today’s line-up.

Still, wickets have not been easy to come by this Test, but whether Australia can keep up with the required scoring rate of 3.3 throughout the day on a slow pitch is another matter.

South African centurian Ryan Rickleton revealed his thoughts on what to expect.

“I think it’s going to be a grind,” he said at the end of yesterda’s play.

“It definitely felt quite slow, and when the ball was soft it was difficult to beat the infield.”

“For Australia to score at three runs an over throughout the day would be a big ask on a slower, lower and deteriorating wicket.”

Hello and welcome to the final day of the enthralling series between South Africa and Australia.

What has already been one of the best Test matches in recent memory is set to come to an epic conclusion with Australia needing to pull off a mighty chase on day five to secure the series, while South Africa need to take 10 wickets on what is still a good batting deck.

The threat of spinner Simon Harmer looms large for both teams with scoring not easy to come by on a slow wicket.

We’re just under 30mins away from the start of play and given the twists and turns over the first four days don’t rule out anything.