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Third Test live updates: Warner shreds ‘terrible, disgraceful, deplorable’ Australia

Damien McCartney and Lachlan Harper

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Simon Harmer causing havoc here.

Pat Cummins hasn’t played a shot and been hit on the pads.

South Africa appeals but it’s given not out.

Temba Bavuma reviews but it’s going nowhere near hitting the stumps. Cummins survives.

To be a fly in the dressing room

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Right now Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood have the pads on ready to go out next.

Do we reckon there’s much chat between them and the batters right now?

Cricket’s back after lunch too, by the way.

Warner: ‘Is there a wine tour this afternoon?’

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David Warner has gone from the top rope at lunch.

“I’m just upset, it’s terrible, it’s un Australian, there’s no fight whatsoever, it’s disgraceful ... it’s on the line and this is the way they’re playing, it’s deplorable,” he said on Fox Cricket.

“The batters have let the bowlers down all series, yes Renshaw showed fight in the first Test but I think the batters have been disgraceful.

“I don’t know what headspace they’re in at the moment. Is there a wine tour this afternoon? I have no idea.”

Mark Waugh was equally as disappointed with what he saw.

“You’ve just got to throw the ball down the other end at the moment. That was a terrible two hours of batting, that was immature,” he said.

Kerry O’Keeffe added the attitude from the Australians in the morning suggested this was never going to end well.

“It was mindless, the tactics, shot selection and turning down of singles,” he said.

“There was a sense of doom today ... the way they walked to the crease, everything was negative.”

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The Proteas are celebrating

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Mitchell Starc looks like he might be out caught at bat pad!

The South Africans are convinced but there’s going to be a check for a bump ball.

Well the replay shows there was definitely no bump ball. He’s hit the ball straight into his pad off the inside edge and Starc is gone for a 25-ball duck.

The score is now 7-60.

Lunch has been called too.

South Africa wants the rugby

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The fans might get their wish with Stormers vs Ulster starting this afternoon.

Fans at Newlands. SuperSport

Respect on the Simon Harmer name

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Starc dropped!

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Simon Harmer’s luck has ended!

The off-spinner grabbed the edge of Mitchell Starc and it went off the gloves of Ryan Rickelton straight to first slip.

The catch couldn’t be taken though, it would’ve required unbelievable reactions.

Green farming the strike

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With over two sessions left, Cameron Green is now trying to keep the strike.

He hit a delivery from Gerald Coetzee to deep point and stayed at the crease.

The commentary box can’t make sense of it with so long left in the day.

Harmer spinning South Africa to victory

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Cooper Connolly has now departed for a second-ball duck.

Harmer’s delivery turned from outside off stump and Connolly attempted to drive but faintly edged the ball behind.

It’s 6-42 and this is frankly getting ridiculous now.

We Will Rock You is getting an extended play out there too.

Pack it up

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Well this is just embarrassing really.

Alex Carey as reverse swept Simon Harmer to Marco Jansen in the gully with the big fast bowler diving forward and taking a brilliant catch.

It’s 5-42.

Carey gone for two and Cooper Connolly comes out now.

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