Summary

  • Third Test, day two, Cape Town

  • Jansen removes Renshaw (74) and Green (65) on the stroke of tea

  • Renshaw & Green shared century stand for third wicket

  • Spinner Harmer dismisses Head (41) and Labuschagne (0) in his first over before lunch

  • Australia reply to SA's 329 on day one

  • Series level at 1-1

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By Ffion Wynne

  1. Aus 194-4

    Trail by 135

    Run out chance!

    Ah, Alex Carey is a lucky, lucky man.

    Josh Inglis dabs into the leg side and there's confusion between the pair after cries of 'yes, no' which results in Carey being stranded halfway down the pitch.

    The throw comes in from mid-wicket and he's a gonner with a direct hit, but it's just wide. Nervy start for the Australians...

  2. Aus 193-4

    Bit of a wayward start from Harmer, drifting down the leg side perhaps as a result of the left and right-handed combination of this partnership.

  3. Right then, after that dramatic end to the session, the players are back out there.

    Simon Harmer, who inflicted a double-wicket strike of his own earlier today, resumes with Alex Carey and Josh Inglis in the middle for Australia.

  4. Brilliant Jansen leads South Africa fightback

    Australia 191-4, trail by 138

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    Another gripping session in this deciding Test match, where both teams have had periods of dominance but neither are able to really seize control of the game.

    Resuming after lunch on 90-2, Cam Green and Matt Renshaw dominated most of the session, though both had strokes of luck - Green survived a close call at slip on 22 and Renshaw had umpire's call on his side for an lbw appeal on 49.

    But they remained calm and added 126 for the third wicket to frustrate South Africa even further, before Marco Jansen - who is having an incredible series - turned things around.

    On the brink of tea, Renshaw nicked behind for 74 (and tried to get away with not walking!) and Green was caught at slip for 65.

    The evening session will resume at 13:30 GMT with Josh Inglis and Alex Carey tasked with Australia's rebuild.

  5. Tea - Aus 191-4

    Trail by 138

    No wicket this time for Marco Jansen but it is a maiden.

    For so long a session that was Australia's ends right in the balance again.

  6. Aus 191-4

    Alex Carey isn't going to do anything silly here. Two balls to go in the session.

  7. Aus 191-4

    Yorker from Jansen. His line is just off this time.

  8. Aus 191-4

    Graeme Smith is ticking on TV commentary that South Africa and Harmer have allowed Australia easy singles in this over.

    But Harmer has done his job in getting the over done in time for Marco Jansen to have another.

  9. How's stat?!

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    That Matt Renshaw wicket was Marco Jansen's 100th in Test cricket. He is the fourth-fastest to reach the milestone in terms of South African bowlers, and it's an illustrious list of names to join.

    1. Vernon Philander - 19 matches
    2. Dale Steyn - 20
    3. Allan Donald, Kagiso Rabada and Hugh Tayfield - 22
    4. Marco Jansen - 24

  10. Aus 185-4

    Inglis 0, Carey 0

    Alex Carey ducks the last but that's Marco Jansen's second wicket maiden in a row. With Harmer bowling at the other end he'll probably have chance for one more before tea too.

  11. Aus 185-4

    Beaten again outside off.

  12. Aus 185-4

    Marco Jansen is on it here. Alex Carey is pushes and missing. The Newlands crowd is alive again.

  13. Alex Carey joins Josh Inglis, who is also yet to score. Game on!

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Green c Harmer b Jansen 65 (Aus 185-4)

    Time for another breakthrough, he said! One brings two for Marco Jansen and South Africa. We wondered why the big left-armer was not bowling and he's turned this game again on his return.

    This ball doesn't do loads but, angling from over the wicket, there's enough to find the edge. This one certainly carries to Simon Harmer in the slips.

    Renshaw gone. Green gone. South Africa back in it.

  15. Aus 185-3

    Are you a walker, Steve? I don't think I would be.

    There are little more than 10 minutes before tea. Time for another breakthrough.

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    Aussies love giving the Poms stick for not walking; but as an Aussie that is shocking he stood his ground having smacked it!

    Steve

  17. Aus 184-3

    Trail by 145

    One Yorkshireman replaces another.

    Here's Leeds local and Coventry fan Josh Inglis, back in the team after Steve Smith's injury.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Renshaw c Rickelton b Jansen 74 (SA 184-3)

    Massive spike! The South Africa fans roar. Matt Renshaw has run it off the face of the bat as he tried to lift a Marco Jansen bouncer over the keeper.

    Jansen, fresh from climbing to the top of the world bowling rankings, does strike.

    Renshaw is one for the Stuart Broad club of non-walkers.

  19. South Africa review

    What's this?! It sounded like a regulation nick behind from Matt Renshaw as he played an upper cut.

    But the umpire has said no...

  20. Aus 184-2

    The Green-Harmer contest also continues to be intriguing but, with the one slip the only close catchers, there does not appear much threat of Green getting out.