9 To 5 Aussie

Updated: 29 October 2026, 9:24 am AEDT (Sydney) Josh Inglis and Alex Carey shared an unbeaten 145-run partnership as Australia reached 4–330 at stumps on Wednesday, 28 October, taking a one-run first-innings lead over South Africa in the deciding Test at Newlands, Cape Town. Inglis finished on 85 not out and Carey also passed fifty, according to Cricket Australia’s day-two report . Their fifth-wicket stand rebuilt the innings after Marco Jansen dismissed Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green following a 126-run partnership. The completed session changed Australia’s position from the earlier middle-order setback. The visitors added 139 runs without losing a wicket in the final session, the Associated Press reported , moving past South Africa’s 329 with six wickets still available. Renshaw had made 74 and Green 65, while Travis Head contributed 41. Inglis struck nine fours and two sixes in his first Test appearance since December, AP reported. The three-match series is level at 1–1. Australia w...

Updated: 29 October 2026, 12:58 a.m. AEDT (Sydney) Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green shared a 126-run partnership for Australia before Marco Jansen dismissed both shortly before tea on the second day of the third Test at Newlands on Wednesday, 28 October. Renshaw made 74 and Green 65 in Cape Town. Their third-wicket stand repaired the innings after Simon Harmer removed Travis Head for 41 and Marnus Labuschagne without scoring, Reuters reported . Jansen then had Renshaw caught behind by Ryan Rickelton and Green caught by Harmer at slip. Australia reached tea at 191 for four, 138 behind South Africa’s first-innings 329. That was the interval score, rather than a final innings total. BBC Sport’s live reporting independently confirmed the partnership and dismissals, with play continuing into the evening session. Josh Inglis and Alex Carey took over the rebuilding task. The series is level at 1–1. Australia won the opening Test in Durban before South Africa levelled in Gqeberha. Wednesday’s b...

Updated: 28 October 2026, 8:18 a.m. AEDT Mitchell Starc took six wickets as Australia recovered from a difficult start to bowl South Africa out for 329 on the opening day of the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday, 27 October. Starc claimed the final six wickets of the innings, including the last four in six balls, Cricket Australia’s match report confirmed . The burst ended South Africa’s innings before stumps, leaving Australia yet to begin their reply. Pat Cummins had elected to field, but Marques Ackerman and Aiden Markram put on 158 for the first wicket. Ackerman made 95 and Markram 78 before Australia worked their way back into the contest. South Africa were eventually dismissed in 82.3 overs, according to BBC Sport’s day-one coverage . Cooper Connolly also reached a personal milestone, taking his first Test wicket when Matthew Breetzke was given lbw after an Australian review. Nathan Lyon dismissed Ackerman and captain Temba Bavuma as spin helped break the hosts’...