Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
70 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 221/10

  • Josh Hazlewood1 (4b)
  • Kagiso Rabada19-7-53-3
  • Keshav Maharaj20-3-92-3

1:15pm Hazlewood to start. Three slips and a gully.

Joe Yates: "..and that's where this game no longer resembles Kolkata 2001."

Dev: "Is it the team that's about to bat that decides the roller ? If so then why wouldn't anyone choose the heavy roller?" --- Yes. A heavy roller could sometimes cause the soil to break up in dry conditions, for one...

James: "If I was Faf I would look to bat again and get a 500+ lead then give Australia 30 minutes or so before lunch tomorrow. "

Iain Climie: "Paine deserves considerable credit for making those runs; he's been chucked in the deep end with a concrete life jacket this week. "

sankar4787: "Oh what a catch that was!!! Reminiscent of a certain Van Persie of the dutch..."

Kunal: "That's the most breathtaking act Dean Elgar has ever done on a cricket field. No scratching about on that one. What a catch!!!"

Raza: "Being one bowler short South Africa cannot enforce follow on .. they have to bat again and give some target to Aussies."

1:05pm That's Elgar's 50th Test catch, Firdose tells me. He's the fourth-fastest South African to that mark. Whew. He's run straight off the field after taking it, so that should solve the follow-on mystery; South Africa unlikely to enforce it. Yep, they've opted for the heavy roller. A 267-run lead for South Africa. They were on the field longer than they would have liked today, and they have a wounded Morkel on the field. Hard to think of the follow-on under these circumstances. And Australia have Tim Paine and Pat Cummins to thank. What a gritty partnership between the two, with half-centuries to boot. Have they kept Australia in with a slim chance of something resembling a respectable result?

69.6
W
Rabada to Paine, OUT, get out of here Dean Elgar! What a catch! Sensational. Sprints back some ten yards from mid-off, keeps the ball in his sight while looking over his shoulder, and then puts in a full-length dive after following the swerve to his right. Unbelievable stuff. Paine stepped out and looks to slap this over midwicket. It was a short ball and he ended up slicing it. Elgar had so much to do there and he did it all perfectly. Just stunning.

TD Paine c Elgar b Rabada 62 (161m 96b 7x4 2x6) SR: 64.58

69.5
4
Rabada to Paine, FOUR, short of a length ball at leg stump, tickled fine. Too simple
69.4
2
Rabada to Paine, 2 runs, good length outside off, turned into the square leg region with soft hands. Tactically placed to allow a second as deep square sprints in
69.3
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, struck in front but that's probably going over. Length ball slanting in at middle stump and he can't get the flick away
69.2
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, full outswinger outside off, left alone
69.1
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, good length outside off, left alone

END OF OVER:
69 | 8 Runs | AUS: 215/9

  • Josh Hazlewood1 (4b)
  • Tim Paine56 (90b)
  • Keshav Maharaj20-3-92-3
  • Kagiso Rabada18-7-47-2
68.6
0
Maharaj to Hazlewood, no run, beaten outside off. This is a slider from Maharaj, pushed through flat on a length outside off and he can't defend it

Chris: "Don't think I've ever seen a batsman turn down a run on 49! Incredible team first play by Paine."

68.5
1
Maharaj to Paine, 1 run, tossed up at off stump, driven calmly to long-off
68.4
6
Maharaj to Paine, SIX, bye bye! A monster hit from Paine to bring up a valiant fifty in his first Test as full-time captain. Tossed up on middle stump, he sets himself up by getting the front leg out of the way and clobbers this way over the midwicket boundary
68.3
1
Maharaj to Hazlewood, 1 run, length on middle stump, pushed towards long-on off the front foot
68.2
0
Maharaj to Hazlewood, no run, inside edge zips past short leg. Plenty of extra bounce on that as he pushes forward to defend this length ball on middle stump
68.1
0
Maharaj to Hazlewood, no run, good length on off stump, defended on the front foot

Slip and short leg but the rest of the field has plenty of singles on offer

END OF OVER:
68 | (maiden) | AUS: 207/9

  • Tim Paine49 (88b)
  • Josh Hazlewood0 (0b)
  • Kagiso Rabada18-7-47-2
  • Keshav Maharaj19-3-84-3

Paine trusts Hazlewood to play out Maharaj.

67.6
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, late outswinger and he allows it to pass in the corridor
67.5
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, past the outside edge as he pushes ahead to set himself up for a field maneuvering. Brings the bat down late as this swings away in the corridor
67.4
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, length ball down leg side, can't get bat on the flick

Peterwarrington: "I think Paine is again guilty of not playing enough shots once the wickets start falling." --- Well he's only been out there two overs after lunch and two wickets have fallen

67.3
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, length outside off, left alone
67.2
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Paine's perfect hook shot still amazes me every time...

67.1
0
Rabada to Paine, no run, superb shot, but he won't take the run. Short ball at off stump and he gets in position so quickly to play the hook and find deep square

END OF OVER:
67 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AUS: 207/9

  • Tim Paine49 (82b)
  • Keshav Maharaj19-3-84-3
  • Kagiso Rabada17-6-47-2
66.6
W
Maharaj to Sayers, OUT, got him at backward point. Another easy catch offered, gratefully taken. Short ball wide outside off, but with a hint of extra bounce on this pitch. Means Sayers gets a thick outside edge as he looks to cut. Amla doesn't have to move. Takes it comfortably

CJ Sayers c Amla b Maharaj 0 (5m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Wasi Mohsin: "Dean Elgar after catch acting or is it required to get down on the grass tumbling." --- He lost balance when he stretched upwards.

66.5
0
Maharaj to Sayers, no run, good length outside off, left alone
66.4
0
Maharaj to Sayers, no run, good length at off stump, defended on the front foot

By the way, Morkel was out during lunch and bowled a few balls

66.3
1
Maharaj to Paine, 1 run, short and wide outside off, chopped to sweeper cover
66.2
0
Maharaj to Paine, no run, length on off stump, tapped to extra cover where Faf gets cheers for stopping it

Australia 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21JA BurnsMT Renshaw
2nd13UT KhawajaJA Burns
3rd34JA BurnsPSP Handscomb
4th20SE MarshPSP Handscomb
5th0MR MarshPSP Handscomb
6th7TD PainePSP Handscomb
7th4TD PainePJ Cummins
8th1NM LyonPJ Cummins
9th0CJ SayersNM Lyon
10th19NM LyonJR Hazlewood