Australia
Stumps
South Africa
| 4/475 No play Friday due to rain |
| 0/109 (31.0) | *Harmer | O: 131.0 | Renshaw* | 5 (11) |
| 1/119 (28.0) | Rabada | RR:3.11 | Khawaja | 195 (368) |
| c. sub b. Rabada |  | 128.3 4/468 |  | Head 70(59) |
| c+b. Maharaj | | 109.1 3/356 | | Smith 104(192) |
| c. Verreynne b. Nortje | | 46.6 2/147 | | Labuschagne 79(151) |
| c. Jansen b. Nortje | | 3.4 1/12 | | Warner 10(11) |
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| First Innings: Australia | 4/475 | RR: 3.11 | O: 131.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.T. Khawaja not out | 195 | 368 | 19 | 1 | 52.99 |
D.A. Warner c. Jansen b. Nortje | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
M. Labuschagne c. Verreynne b. Nortje | 79 | 151 | 13 | 0 | 52.32 |
S.P.D. Smith c+b. Maharaj | 104 | 192 | 11 | 2 | 54.17 |
T.M. Head c. sub b. Rabada | 70 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 118.64 |
M.T. Renshaw not out | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
A.T. Carey+ | |||||
A.C. Agar | |||||
P.J. Cummins* | |||||
N.M. Lyon | |||||
J.R. Hazlewood | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 6) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 475 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.S. Rabada | 28.0 | 3 | 119 | 1 | 4.25 |
| A. Nortje | 22.0 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 2.50 |
| M. Jansen | 25.0 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 3.16 |
| K.A. Maharaj | 25.0 | 1 | 108 | 1 | 4.32 |
| S.R. Harmer | 31.0 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 3.52 |
Australia aren’t just battling South Africa at the SCG – needing to take 20 wickets in three days of play, they’re starting to race the clock to secure their fifth consecutive Test win this summer. Join The Roar for live scores from 10am (AEDT).
An Aussie declaration is looming after two straight days of play were impacted by bad light in Sydney. Usman Khawaja finished Day 2 unbeaten on 195 – whether Pat Cummins allows him to reach his maiden Test double-century remains to be seen.
With the ball, spin twins Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar will hope to coax some life out of a benign SCG pitch, while Cummins and the returning Josh Hazlewood will take the new ball. The Proteas have just one score in excess of 200 this series, but they’ll back themselves to do better here.
Game information
Venue: SCG
First ball: 10am (AEDT)
TV: Fox Cricket, Seven Network
Streaming: Foxtel Go, Kayo Sports
Betting: Australia $1.70, draw $2.25, South Africa $51 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Australia
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
South Africa
Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
I'll come out of retirement then...as long as she is the same vintage as she was in Romancing the Stone.
Stuart Thomas
Expert
I love it....Mr T cricket!
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
How dare you suggest such an outrageous allegation! Shame on you! Kathleen Turner will captain the T20 team before Ashton ever does
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
He has a higher average than even the great Ben Dwarshuis.
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
You certainly aren't all darlings in SA
Clear as mud
Guest
Khawaja to be fined by the leadership group for public pressure on the skipper to let him get 200? Of course not, those days are gone. And he’s not Maxwell
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Yeah for number 10 or if you're Darren Sammy
Rellum
Roar Guru
It could as be simple as he wasn't partying hard enough
Big Daddy
Roar Rookie
There's also an Alan Davidson oval or park at Narara on the Central Coast . He was born into cricket as his uncle ( Wal Clifton ) I think played for West's- Sydney.
JGK
Roar Guru
We haven’t scored enough not to have to bat again if South Africa can bat for the remaining time. So 3 less overs isn’t going to make much difference.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
And I’m not counting Bradman. #1 George Giffen (and he played for my Norwood Redlegs) #2 Joe Darling #3 Clem Hill #4 Vic Richardson #5 Ian Chappell ——— At least 4 of them fought the man for the betterment of the team. They are amongst our very best leaders of men. ——— You can’t get as many good leaders from the other states. And as you can gather we’re a feisty mob in SA.
JGK
Roar Guru
Interesting even if it was from Mo. I would have picked Love out as being one of the more inoffensive type of people.
Micko
Roar Rookie
There was a good point made (by someone?) that Michael Bevan could be considered one of the unluckiest ones. Peaked in his 30's but never got given more test opportunities. Michael Hussey on the other hand didn't debut until he was in his 30's and got a chance to have a lengthy career.
Clear as mud
Guest
he would just bowl himself all day (pretty average leadership record, too)
Clear as mud
Guest
Fabulous guy. we used to sidle up to him at the cricketers' club in the early 80s. always up for a chat. and a drink. my daughter plays AFL on his oval at it always make me smile.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
But we've had the best Test Captain's. We punch much higher than NSW on a per capita basis.
Clear as mud
Guest
Trumble, Spofforth, Bannerman, Murdoch, Trumper. not much else tho
Clear as mud
Guest
i have no idea what that is meant to mean
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
That's a good average in T20.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Dwarshuis will be too busy as Ambassador to the UN, Minister for Immigration and Test coach and Chief Selector