South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live

Updates from the final match of the series at Newlands First ball in Cape Town is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEDT/8.30am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email For those pondering why that batting sequence would be questionable, consider this. Travis Head: lots of runs as opener in his second innings of matches, bugger all the first time he bats. Matt Renshaw: was supposed to be the opener, then got bumped to five, made a ton first Test, had a poor second Test, and now has been moved back up top. Marnus Labuschagne: playing for his spot, no hundreds in three years, keeps making 30s on this tour and then getting out. Josh Inglis: is not Steve Smith, who is out with a stiff neck. Cameron Green: coming back in after an injury layoff, still trying to prove himself as the genuine article with the bat at this level. Alex Carey: mostly poor run since moving to six, averaging 20 in his last seven Tests. Cooper Connolly: spare-change pick to have him batting at seven, in the squad as a future talent, never made a first-class ton. Continue reading...