South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day five – live

Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket GroundStart time in Durban is 9.30am local/6.30pm AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email42nd over: South Africa 105-1 (Markram 45, Mulder 6) And it’s not a bad first over, either. So Renshaw will bowl spin ahead of Nathan Lyon this morning? That is curious. Mulder sees it out, and carefully drives the last ball for one.We begin, and… first over of the day goes to Renshaw?! Continue reading…

43rd over: South Africa 109-1 (Markram 46, Mulder 10) Renshaw gets taken for a respectful single, but Starc gets clipped for four first ball of the day! This is a strange world. There’s a wide in there as well, on the off side. Starc has bowled some wild balls in this Test, a tendency that he had earlier in his career, but had fixed up in the last few years with adjustments to his technique. Not sure what’s gone on the last few days. 42nd over: South Africa 105-1 (Markram 46, Mulder 6) And it’s not a bad first over, either.

So Renshaw will bowl spin ahead of Nathan Lyon this morning? That is curious. Mulder sees it out, and carefully drives the last ball for one. Word from the ground is that Steve Smith did the warm-ups, so that’s good. He got a head knock from Anrich Nortje while batting yesterday, so they kept him from fielding as a concussion precaution. “10 quality dot points!” comes the praise from Nick Jones. “A communication guide would have it at four, or even three for