SAF 1ST

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Dean Elgar. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, inside edge, caught by Carey. First wicket! A strangle down the leg side to get rid of the Proteas skipper.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Rassie van der Dussen. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Carey. Edged and gone! Cummins has his first for the Test match.

OUT! Caught. Scott Boland to Sarel Erwee. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to gully, caught by Green. Boland in action. Sharp catch in the gully.

OUT! L.B.W. Scott Boland to Khaya Zondo. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. Four down! A review couldn't save Zondo.

OUT! Bowled. Mitchell Starc to Temba Bavuma. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, inside edge. Dragged on! Starc breaks the 100-run partnership.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Green. Jansen throws his wicket away to the spinner.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip, caught by Smith. Australia on a roll. Good low catch from Smith.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Kyle Verreynne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Smith.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Anrich Nortje. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Gloved to silly point, caught by Head. Turn and bounce for Lyon gets Nortje.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, Spliced to gully, caught by Green. Catching practice! That's Tea on Day 1. South Africa are bowled out for 152 in two sessions. Aussies were just relentless and kept taking wickets at regular intervals. Mitchell Starc and Lyon picked up three wickets each. Verreynne was the only man to show some fight for the Proteas. Join us back in a while for Australia's innings.

AUS 1ST

NEW BALL. OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to David Warner. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Fended, Spliced to short leg, caught by Zondo. Unlucky for Warner! Great start for South Africa.

OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip, caught by Elgar. Jansen gets the big wicket of Labuschange.

OUT! Caught (Sub). Anrich Nortje to Usman Khawaja. Seaming away back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, thick edge to third slip. Nortje gets Khawaja with some sheer pace.

OUT! Bowled. Anrich Nortje to Steven Smith. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Absolute peach to dismiss a Class player.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Scott Boland. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Verreynne. Edged and gone! Rabada picks up the Nightwatchman, which will be Stumps on Day 1. The Proteas blew away the top order, but Travis Head and Smith stitched a 100-run partnership to recover the innings. Another two wickets at the end will make South Africa happy with their effort. Join us back tomorrow for Day 2. Cheers.

OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Cameron Green. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third slip, caught by Erwee, by Maharaj. Erwee takes a good catch. One shot is too many for Green.

OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Travis Head. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, Gloved, caught by Verreynne. Head misses out on his hundred.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler. Good low catch from Ngidi.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Nortje. Another one bites the dust.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by van der Dussen. Excellent catch! Australia are bowled out for 218 and has a healthy lead of 66 runs. Travis Head top scored with 92. For Proteas, Kagiso Rabada picked up four wickets, and Marco Jansen picked up three. Join us back in a while for South Africa's innings.

SAF 2ND

OUT! L.B.W. Pat Cummins to Dean Elgar. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, hit pad. Dead in front! Cummins gets the Skipper.

OUT! Bowled. Mitchell Starc to Rassie van der Dussen. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. That's the beauty of Mitchell Starc. 300 Test wickets for Starc.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Sarel Erwee. Seaming away back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Green. That's a screamer from the tall man. Cummins gets his second.

OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. Nathan Lyon breaks through. Bavuma's resistance comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Scott Boland to Kyle Verreynne. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to second slip, caught by Smith. Verreynne is out for a duck. Boland gets the danger man.

OUT! Bowled. Scott Boland to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Bowled him! Scotty is on a roll once again.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, outside edge, caught by Carey. Another one! Starc comes back and removes Maharaj for the second time in this match.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Carey. Cummins gets his revenge against Rabada.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Anrich Nortje. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to gully, caught by Green. Two in a row. Australian Skipper is on fire.

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, outside edge to first slip, caught by Warner. That's it. South Africa are bowled out for just 99. Australian bowlers were relentless and kept taking wickets at regular intervals. The Skipper Cummins ended up with a five-wicket haul. Boland and Starc got two each. Australia needs just 34 runs to win the Test Match. Join us back in a while for the chase.

AUS 2ND

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, down leg side backing away driving, well timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Maharaj. Taken! Khawaja finds the fielder.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to David Warner. Seaming away length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, outside edge to third slip, caught by Erwee. Rabada has Warner as his bunny.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Verreynne. Rash shot from Smith. Australia are three down quickly.

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head. Short, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Gloved, caught by Verreynne. What's happening? Rabada has four. Head is out for a golden duck.

Over 49. no runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. South Africa: 152/10(rr 3.10)

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Over 48. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. South Africa: 152/9(rr 3.17)

Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, off stump backing away cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Starc.

Nathan Lyon to Lungi Ngidi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 3 runs, dropped catch by Starc, run save by Starc.

Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Warner.

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne, appeal made for L.B.W.  Poor decision from the umpire.

Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Over 47. 1 run. Bowler: Pat Cummins. South Africa: 148/9(rr 3.15)

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Pat Cummins to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Boland.

Over 46. 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. South Africa: 147/9(rr 3.20)

Nathan Lyon to Lungi Ngidi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Nathan Lyon to Lungi Ngidi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Boland.

Over 51. 1 run. Bowler: Kagiso Rabada. Australia: 218/10(rr 4.27)

Kagiso Rabada to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Kagiso Rabada to Alex Carey. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

Over 50. 3 runs. Bowler: Lungi Ngidi. Australia: 217/9(rr 4.34)

Lungi Ngidi to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zondo.

Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Rabada.

Over 49. 1 run. Bowler: Kagiso Rabada. Australia: 214/9(rr 4.37)

Kagiso Rabada to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by van der Dussen.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

APPEAL! Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, hit body to gully for no runs, fielded by Bavuma, appeal made for Caught.  Pat Cummins survives!

Kagiso Rabada to Alex Carey. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

Kagiso Rabada to Alex Carey. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, run save by Zondo.

Over 48. 8 runs. Bowler: Lungi Ngidi. Australia: 213/8(rr 4.44)

Over 38. 4 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. South Africa: 99/10(rr 2.61)

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

Pat Cummins to Lungi Ngidi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Over 37. 1 run. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. South Africa: 95/9(rr 2.57)

Mitchell Starc to Khaya Zondo. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Mitchell Starc to Khaya Zondo. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Mitchell Starc to Khaya Zondo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Mitchell Starc to Khaya Zondo. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Mitchell Starc to Lungi Ngidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

Mitchell Starc to Lungi Ngidi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Over 36. 12 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. South Africa: 94/9(rr 2.61)

Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Length ball, down leg side deep in crease Slog, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

APPEAL! Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Caught.  Good decision from Gaffaney.

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, bottom edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

Pat Cummins to Khaya Zondo. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

Over 35. 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. South Africa: 82/9(rr 2.34)

Over 8. 11 runs. Bowler: Anrich Nortje. Australia: 35/4(rr 4.38)

Wide Anrich Nortje to Cameron Green. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to fine leg for 5 runs. That's the winning runs brought up with five wides. Australia win by six wickets. Just a crazy game of Test cricket finishing in two days. South Africa gave the Aussies a little scare by picking up four wickets, but didn't have enough runs on the board. Australia lead the series 1-0. Travis Head is the Player of the Match for his counter-attacking 92 in the first innings. Cheers.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Wide Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to fine leg for 5 runs.

Over 7. 9 runs. Bowler: Kagiso Rabada. Australia: 24/4(rr 3.43)

Kagiso Rabada to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, shy attempt by Zondo, fielded by Bavuma.

Kagiso Rabada to Cameron Green. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.

Wide Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to third man for 5 runs.

FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Over 6. 4 runs. Bowler: Anrich Nortje. Australia: 15/2(rr 2.50)

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Spliced to short leg for no runs, fielded by Zondo.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to point for no runs, fielded by Maharaj.

Anrich Nortje to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Zondo.

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