South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day four – live

Updates from the series decider at NewlandsFirst ball in Cape Town is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEDT/8.30am GMTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailAs ever, send me an email if you want to chat, or muse, or opine, or scold me that I don’t understand the true nuances of cricket.The forecast is clear and sunny all day, at least the part of it that is relevant to cricket. Some clouds coming in tonight, but that’s it. Continue reading…

50th over: South Africa 146-4 (Breetzke 23, Rickelton 10) Breetzke has to dive into his ground going through for a single, after getting in a tangle with Lyon as the batter set off from the non-striker’s end. That could have been an interesting one, had the throw hit the stumps. Probably home. Rickelton gets that run, Breetzke adds a couple more, but the top-edged sweep is not a sustainable method against this bowler. 49th over: South Africa 143-4 (Breetzke 21, Rickelton 9) Lyon and Starc will be the opening combo.

Starc took 6-72 in the first innings, and has 2-29 so far this time around. He only had a couple of 10-wicket matches in a long career until recently, then added two more within the past 12 months. Another one is in the frame if he’s good enough. Breetzke scrambles a semblance of a shot against a short ball, deflecting a single from a tangle of gloves. Rickelton plays with more elan, steering to backward point in the deep. 48th over: South Africa 141-4 (Breetzke 20, Rickelton 8)