Sydney’s traditional New Year cloud cover ensured only 47 overs were bowled, leaving the score at 147-2
Players leave the field as umpires test light levels during day one of the third Test between Australia at the SCG.Players leave the field as umpires test light levels during day one of the third Test between Australia at the SCG.Wed 4 Jan 2023 07.12 GMT
The final replacement was Matthew Renshaw to bat at six for the injured Cameron Green, but that plan hit a snag before the toss when Renshaw returned a positive Covid test. Under current regulations he is still allowed to play while keeping distance from other players and officials, but can be substituted out of the side if he feels too unwell. Peter Handscomb was listed as an emergency player for this contingency, raising questions of how early team management knew there was a problem.
Spin looked the danger either side of lunch, with Harmer tying Khawaja in knots before the break, then having him lbw after it, overturned thanks to a touch of glove. Recognising the danger, Labuschagne counterattacked with a series of sweep shots, then kept laying into the faster bowling once Harmer and Keshav Maharaj were taken off. Boundaries came in a sequence of eight overs out of nine before Jansen thought he had the breakthrough, Harmer going low at slip to take a catch in front.
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