South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live
Get in touch with an email 2nd over: Australia 5-0 (Renshaw 5, Head 0) All 12 balls so far have been faced by Renshaw, after that sixth-ball single.
Key points
- Mitchell Starc took six-for as Australia recovered to dismiss South Africa out for 329 on a topsy-turvy day Among the Australia’s four changes for this Test, there’s still no proven replacement opener for Usman Khawaja, who has been on media street lately with his book coming out to coincide with an Australian Story episode.
- Aiden Markram, Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (capt), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada.
- You’d best believe the mountain is hulking over the shoulder of the ground like a suspicious bouncer.
1st over: Australia 5-0 (Renshaw 5, Head 0) Lovely bounce and carry from Rabada with the new ball.
The sun is shining again, the sky brilliantly blue, it looks a lovely day on the Cape.
Additional details
- Jansen does beat his edge at one stage, getting movement away, but Renshaw doesn’t follow the ball.
- When Jansen ends the over going short at the body, Renshaw gets gloves underneath it.
- Updates from the final match of the series at Newlands Any thoughts?
- He carries on as he played in Durban, leaving wherever possible.
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