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?
TD Paine c Elgar b Rabada 62 (161m 96b 7x4 2x6) SR: 64.58
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
Chris: "Don't think I've ever seen a batsman turn down a run on 49! Incredible team first play by Paine."
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.
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
Paine's perfect hook shot still amazes me every time...
END OF OVER:67 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AUS: 207/9
- Tim Paine49 (82b)
- Keshav Maharaj19-3-84-3
- Kagiso Rabada17-6-47-2
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.
By the way, Morkel was out during lunch and bowled a few balls