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Third Test live updates: Inglis ton puts Aussies in front at lunch despite quick wickets

Lachlan Harper and Liam O'Loughlin

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Time for lunch

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Cooper Connolly and Nathan Lyon walk off not out and the score is 8-411 at the break.

The lead is 82 runs.

Simon Harmer finishes at 4-104 and will be in search of a five-wicket haul when play resumes.

“Pretty even session, South Africa will be very pleased ... plenty of work still to be done,” Simon Katich said on SuperSport.

Starc now departs

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It’s been a good session for South Africa.

Gerald Coetzee now has his first wicket of the match with Mitchell Starc and bangs his hands into his head.

“That will make him feel a lot better ... you can see the emotion coming out of him, a lot of frustration built up from yesterday,” Graeme Smith said on SuperSport.

Starc’s dismissal came from a big drive and edging behind. He goes for 11 and Ausralia is 8-402.

WATCH: Inglis brings up his ton

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Cummins fired too

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The finger is up and Pat Cummins has been given out lbw off Kagiso Rabada’s bowling.

He’s reviewed it straight away but it didn’t look convincing.

Cummins was on his toes so height is the question.

Ball tracking comes in and it’s umpire’s call for hitting the bails and Cummins is on his way.

One brings two, like always

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Alex Carey is gone!

It’s been a constant theme across Australia’s innings that one wicket means the other isn’t far away, and it’s happened again.

Simon Harmer does the job again, with a sharp catch taken at slip after Carey prodded forward and edged the ball.

Inglis now gone!

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Josh Inglis is out!

He’s nicked behind off Simon Harmer’s last delivery and Ryan Rickelton juggles the catch.

Inglis walks off to an applause after making 102.

“An almighty partnership between Inglis and Carey, match defining, potentially series defining,” commentator Cam Ponsonby said on TalkSport’s coverage.

It’s a ton for Josh Inglis!

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And he’s brought it up with a reverse sweep through point!

The century comes off 132 balls and his second Test ton after making one on debut against Sri Lanka.

“Brilliant innings,” Graeme Smith said on SuperSport.

The replay shows Inglis was fired up in his celebration too.

“A cathartic exhale,” Pommie Mbangwa said.

Alex Carey has a life!

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Kagiso Rabada is looking dangerous!

He’s just had Alex Carey dropped in the slips by Simon Harmer who now has a cut to his ring finger.

The ball just went under his hand and looks like it’s cut his nail.

Carey plays on.

“Tough chance when they’re dipping like that,” Simon Katich said on SuperSport.

“Bit of luck there for Alex Carey.”

Carey avoids a big full toss

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Marco Jansen has let one rip.

The ball slipped out of the left-arm quick’s hand and was wide enough to the legside to avoid Alex Carey’s head.

Fair effort from Rickelton to stop four byes.

Nervous moment for Carey

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Jansen opens up the day with ball in hand for South Africa.

Carey sees out the first few balls before driving through the off-side for a single.

Inglis also drives for a single as he pushes towards a century.

Nearly a wicket from the final ball of the over as Carey inside edges it and almost chops onto his stumps, but it narrowly misses and races away.

Alex Carey nearly chops on. Fox Cricket

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