South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day five
44th over: Australia 74-8 (Cummins 3, Lyon 4) Rabada is back. Huge cheer! They want him to bowl at Cummins, who he has a suffocatingly good record against, but he gets to bowl at Lyon instead. Probably has a good record against him too. Lyon pulls him for four, though! Great shot, in control, along the ground, gaps abound with bat-pad catchers both sides of the wicket. Rabada started the over with an overstep, as well.
TL;DR
- Australia's batting order is struggling, with frequent wickets falling.
- Pat Cummins and Cameron Green are attempting to build a resilient partnership.
- The article discusses contentious selections and the selectors' reasoning.
- South Africa's bowling attack, particularly Harmer and Rabada, is proving effective.
- There is commentary on the state of Test cricket and the performance of both teams.