Till then, this is me, Ashish Pant, signing off on behalf of Andrew McGlashan and Ranjith. Ciao! Here's Pat Cummins, the Australia captain: The win is right up there. We have had a number of great contests against South Africa over the years. It's really sweet and something to be proud of. The way the two veterans of our side, David Warner and Steve Smith batted in the heat was as gutsy a performance in the heat. And then for Starc to bowl through injury, and Green to bat like that - we are really proud of that effort.
South Africa was tasked with scoring at least 386 to make Australia bat again, and their second innings couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. Facing his third delivery of the day, Proteas captain Dean Elgar gloved a Cummins delivery down the leg side with Carey taking a smart catch low to his right. Cummins dudded by DRS and 3rd umpire? | 01:30It was a devastating mode of dismissal for Elgar, who had just spent 145 overs in the field watching Australia’s batters obliterate his bowlers. Starc bowled with the new ball from the other end, sporadically wiping blood from his wounded finger onto his pants. “I’m really excited by the way Starcy is bowling with that finger, ” Carey said.
Despite suffering a fractured finger the previous evening, Green combined with Carey for a 117-run partnership to steer Australia’s lead past 350. As Green carefully prodded and defended at one end, Carey accelerated at the other, smacking the weary Proteas pace attack to all corners of the iconic venue. The South Australian reached his maiden Test century with a cut stroke through the covers, becoming the seventh Australian men’s wicketkeeper to achieve the feat. “It was nice to be able to consolidate from our start yesterday, ” Carey told reporters at stumps.
Every test match live and ad-break in play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >DAY 3 TALKING PTS: ‘No logic’ behind ‘odd’ Aussie risk; freak Green feat leaves great ‘speechless’MATCH CENTRE: Australia vs South Africa, live scoreboard, stats Green's wholesome celebration for Carey | 01:05The hand of Mitchell Starc seen during day three. Source: Getty ImagesThe start of day three was postponed 15 minutes due to rain, but once the weather improved, Travis Head brought up an 11th Test fifty before South African paceman Anrich Nortje knocked him over for 51 the following delivery.
“This one’s really special, obviously it’s a big moment. But it’s also great to help the Australian cricket team be in a strong position. That’s what we play for, to win games. “You dream about it … you work hard every day to perform as best you can. “I’m extremely proud. It’s been a bumpy journey … but I never gave up hope playing sport at the highest level. ”Unsung Carey scores sublime maiden ton | 02:29Carey departed for 111 shortly after, misjudging a bouncer from Marco Jansen and awkwardly swatting the ball in the air for a comfortable return catch. Not long after Mitchell Starc joined Green in the middle, the West Australian brought up his sixth Test fifty with an extravagant cut stroke over point. DAY 2 TALKING POINTS: ‘There goes the series’ amid David Warner’s marathon and Steve Smith’s ‘batting perfection’‘HEARD DAD TEARING UP’: Warner reveals emotional phone call, insane ‘toll’ after heroic knockCummins finally declared the innings to a close after Starc, also nursing a finger injury, was struck flush in the helmet by a Jansen bouncer.
Their bowlers have shown fight, but the batters have just not been up to scratch, and as Dean Elgar pointed out, the inexperience is hurting them. Having said that, South Africa were beaten across all departments by the hosts, who looked the part. Every player stepped up and now they have a real shot at making the WTC final. That's all from us for today, but do hang around for Firdose Moonda's report and post-match stuff from Alex.
I have obviously committed to play the next year's WC and I want to carry on for as long as possible. "SA only took 22 wickets in losing the series to Australia's 40. "Delta: "Loosing by an innings and around 200 runs is not justifiable by any means for this strong bowling lineup. SA needs to sort out their issues with batting very soon. "Pankaj: "What's the crowd number today? Has it surpassed 20K? " 13906 today, Total attendance for the Test over four days - 155714. Mitchell Starc: That's what we need to do and we pride ourselves on that. A big 24 months for us. Green's injury is a bit worse than mine but I think he will be back quicker. It was nice to contribute.
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Bloody images reveal brutal Starc toll after Carey heroics as rain stops Aussie charge: Day 3 wrapAustralia is nine wickets away from taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa, with the Proteas needing nothing less than a herculean batting performance to avoid an innings defeat in Melbourne. Alex Carey was the hero for Australia on day three at the MCG, scoring a maiden Test century before the hosts declared at 8-575 on Wednesday afternoon. South Africa was in early trouble at 1-15 with their captain back in the sheds before rain forced a premature end to proceedings. Watch Australia v South Africa.
Warner's energy was great and to do it in his 100th Test was great. Carey is one of our favourite's. He has been awesome for us in white-ball cricket. Lyon is good to go, just winded himself [going for the catch]. The Boxing Day is a huge event and this year even more special celebrating Warnie. South Africa captain, Dean Elgar: Not easy at the moment, was a bit of a hammering that. We have to come up to speed to the intensity Test cricket deserves. We were good in periods, but it is not a lot. The inexperience is hitting us hard.
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I was not overly sure what I could do. It was nice to play a role and contribute. I think I will be out of action for a few weeks. I have another scan to see how much the damage is. We have the Indian tour coming in, have to get fit for that. [On Warner] He is the first bloke to score a 200 and get out first ball. To go through a bit of outside noise, and score a century on Boxing Day is a great effort.
David Warner, who on Tuesday retired hurt after bringing up a career-defining double century, received a rapturous applause from the MCG crowd as he walked out to continue his marathon knock. But the left-hander sheepishly returned to the sheds the very next ball after Nortje bowled him with a low full toss that ricocheted off his pads onto the stumps. Australian captain Pat Cummins survived the hat-trick delivery, but was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for 4 the following over after a DRS review showed a faint murmur as the Kookaburra passed his bat. The hosts had lost 3-5 in six deliveries, a dramatic passage of play considering day two was dominated by the bat. Nathan Lyon provided an entertaining cameo with the bat before departing for 25, bringing the injured Cameron Green to the crease.
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He and Alex Carey set the game for us. To bowl first and avoid the hot second day was great. 3. 25pm Australia take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and move ever so close to making the WTC final! Fitting that David Warner leads them off the park in his 100th Test. South Africa started off the day steadily before Mitchell Starc struck to remove Erwee and then Boland got into the act either side of lunch.
Temba Bavuma struck a fifty but was involved in two run outs. He was well supported by Kyle Verreynne, but once he fell lbw, it unravelled quite quickly for the visitors. Nathan Lyon struck thrice and while South Africa did manage to breach the 200-run barrier, it wasn't anywhere enough. This is Australia's first series win against South Africa at home since the 2005-06 summer. Smith to Ngidi, OUTAll over! Australia win by an innings and 182 runs! How fitting that a legspinner it is to end the game in a match dedicated to Shane Warne.
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