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

Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket Ground Start time is 9.30am local/6.30pm AEDT | Email Rob We were promised a slow turner in Durban.

So far, as is often the case on such pitches, we’ve had a slow burner.

Only 11 wickets fell on the first two days, with the momentum crawling back towards Australia during Matthew Renshaw’s extraordinary innings.

Renshaw’s Test-best, probably career-defining 190 helped Australia recover from 124 for 6 to 390 all out, with South Africa reaching 27 for 1 before bad light intervened.

It means we have a big day ahead at Kingsmead – one that should shape the match, and could shape the entire series.

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