4.57pm That unravelled quickly after Green broke through with Verreynne's wicket. South Africa lose 5 for 10 to be bowled out for 189. Australia won the toss and raised a few eyebrows after electing to bowl first. They reduced South Africa to 67 for 5 before Verreynne and Jansen added 119 runs for the sixth wicket. Both batters got to fifty before another collapse followed with Green being the wrecker-in-chief. The 23-year-old finishes with 5 for 27 and gets his name on the MCG honours board. Warner, playing his 100th Test, will be out soon.
Jigar: "what a perfect time for the All rounder to step up.. Starc was injured and could not have bowled effectively. "
Tom: "Does this mean we won't have people calling for Green to be dropped just yet?"
Ray: "And there's the difference - Australia has had a tail that can contribute more than 10 runs for the last five wickets for a long time. Think we could take that back to Bobby Simpson's insistence on the tail needing to know how to bat."
L Ngidi b Green 2 (5m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Mitch: "I'm calling it now. The scene is set for a Warner special in the last hour "
Andrew: "Green kept contributing with his catching even though he wasn't having a great summer with bat or ball. Now he's getting some reward for his bowling, hopefully he can take the confidence into his batting. Very handy player."
Cam Green searching for his first Test match five-for
END OF OVER:68 | (wicket maiden) | SA: 186/9
- Lungi Ngidi0 (3b)
- Anrich Nortje0 (0b)
- Nathan Lyon17-3-53-1
- Cameron Green10-3-24-4
Craig Morzenti : "Still looking for all those armchair critics that thought bowling first this morning was a bad idea...may still be eating humble pie from the Tea Break"
Ngidi the last man in
KA Maharaj c Cummins b Lyon 2 (18m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.22
Lyon to continue after the break
Thanks, Gnasher. Green has four and now Australia will want to keep South Africa to below 200.
DJ: "Green reminds me of Andy Bichel. Might be an improved version."
Caleb: "Once again South Africa is losing wickets in clumps. Those two looking great and then one falls, then the others. They lost 3 for 2 early today, and they lost wickets in clumps in the first test too. "
END OF OVER:67 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | SA: 186/8
- Keshav Maharaj2 (6b)
- Cameron Green10-3-24-4
- Nathan Lyon16-2-53-0
And that they take drinks. Big push from Cameron Green and Australia are right back on top. They will expect to bat this evening. To take you to the close it's by to Ashish
K Rabada b Green 4 (5m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80.00
Mustafa Moudi : "MCG has now picked most wickets this test which is being played at MCG. I mean Millionaire Cameron Green!!"
