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

Updates as the Proteas host Australia in Gqeberha Start at 9.45am local/6.45pm AEDT/8.45am BST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email “At risk of overcooking the Shield chat,” writes Eamonn Maloney, “you don’t have to select from a bunch of mediocrities averaging 35 when it’s early in the season and the small sample size is inflating averages. Made a big ton? In you go son!” If they had more than four days between matches, you might be right, the emergency calls may be going out. Though on the other hand, the current regime is happy to ignore Shield cricket completely when they feel the vibe is more compelling: Maddinson, Connolly. Continue reading...

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