Australia bowled out for 99 and trail by 170 runs at 156-4 having been forced to follow on by South Africa in men’s second Test – as it happened

Head stands alone as Australia trail by 170 and face innings defeat after Jansen’s five-for bowled the tourists out for 99 before being forced to follow on.

9th over: Australia 22-2 (Head 14, Labuschagne 6) This is some spell from Rabada.

Operating at serious pace, even if there’s a little sauce on those readings.

Making Head hop around by bowling at the pads, where Head has had a lot of trouble recently, getting out to leading edges a number of times, when he’s not dragging balls onto the stumps.

Eventually he’s able to jump up and stab down a ball to leg, to get off strike.

Labuschagne gets about a quarter of his bat on another quick delivery to edge it through square leg for two.

8th over: Australia 19-2 (Head 13, Labuschagne 4) Positive for Labuschagne, but risky, hurling the bat at Jansen’s angle across him and lifting a ball over backward point.

There to hit, as they say.

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