Third Test live updates: Carey survives nervous moment as Inglis eyes century
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Nervous moment for Carey
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
Play underway in Cape Town
Inglis and Carey heading out to the crease now for day three in Cape Town.
The hosts will be desperate for early wickets because if these two keep rolling, the Proteas could be facing an uphill battle in this Test.
‘Average’ display from Proteas
Mark Waugh has delivered a blunt assessment of the Proteas’ day two display.
“South Africa were pretty average with the ball I thought, they looked tired a few of their bowlers,” he said on Fox Cricket.
“They didn’t get much from the spinner, Rabada was disappointing and Australia have cashed in on a good batting track so far.”
Rabada, a long-time spearhead of the attack, finished day two with 0-81 off 18 overs and bowled just one maiden against the Aussies.
Kagiso Rabada. Getty Images
Smith injury saga continues
The situation surrounding injured vice-captain Steve Smith has continued.
Smith was a late withdrawal from the third Test, with plenty of conflicting reports and uncertainty surrounding who made the decision.
The 36-year-old was injured in Gqeberha but all signs pointed towards him playing against the Proteas in Cape Town, even right up until game day.
It was reported that Smith withdrew himself, before Cricket Australia revealed he had a cervical facet joint injury, which ruled him out of the match.
AAP’s Scott Bailey has now revealed Smith took a painkilling injection as a last-ditch bid to play through his neck issue, but it only made things worse.
Australia’s Steve Smith receives medical attention during day four of the second Test. AP Photo
Another clear day in Cape Town
More clear skies today in Cape Town!
The forecast says tops of 21 degrees and sunshine all day, with no rain predicted.
Play starts in one hour.
Controversy as Green dismissal overturned
Cameron Green cemented himself in the Australian middle-order with a well-made 65 against South Africa, batting in a 126-run partnership with Matthew Renshaw.
But he was given a life earlier in the day, when the third umpire overturned a catch in the slips.
In the third over after lunch, Green – then on just 22 – tentatively pushed at a good length ball from Gerald Coetzee and succeeded only in getting an edge to Simon Harmer at slip.
The Proteas celebrated, but Green stood his ground. After a brief consultation, the on-field umpires sent it upstairs to third umpire Chris Gaffaney.
Replays from front-on appeared to show the ball touching the ground, but the side-on view was less conclusive.
Cameron Green was given not out after the third umpire determined this catch had not carried to slip. Fox Sports
Warner’s scatching Marnus assessment
David Warner delivered a scathing assessment of Marnus Labuschagne’s form slump after his latest failure in Cape Town.
Labuschagne’s Test career is hanging by the thinnest of threads after he made a five-ball duck against South Africa at Newlands.
“His form slump has gone from here to there. It’s not like it’s been here, dropped a little, and he’s come back again and scored runs. This is a proper slump,” Warner said during the Fox Cricket broadcast on Wednesday.
Marnus Labuschagne walks off after being dismissed in Cape Town on day two. Getty Images
Welcome to the blog!
Welcome to nine.com.au’s LIVE coverage for day three of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town.
After a poor start, the Aussies are now in control at 4-330 and already hold a first innings lead with six wickets in the sheds.
Josh Inglis (85*) and Alex Carey (51*) will resume at the crease when play begins at 7.30pm AEDT tonight.
Josh Inglis. Getty Images
Inglis closes in on unlikely ton
Josh Inglis is closing in on an unlikely century, after overcoming a finger injury and earning a recall to the Test team in Cape Town.
While he already has a ton to his name, the right-hander has been forced to sit on the Aussie sidelines more often than not in the past couple of years.
Injuries, batting order reshuffles and uncertainty over the XI has meant that while Inglis was always around the squad, his opportunities were limited.
Now, the 31-year-old is just 15 runs away from adding to his maiden century against Sri Lanka last year, in a series that looked easy at times for batsmen.
But you have to wonder if Inglis would have played earlier in this series, whether he could have made a significant impact with the willow.
Josh Inglis goes down the pitch. AP Photo/Halden Krog
