Over-by-over report: The Boxing Day Test continues at the MCG. Join Geoff Lemon for updates from Melbourne
Day four. Well, well. After two days in Brisbane this seemed a distant possibility. It hasn’t come about because South Africa improved, but because Australia batted for much longer, and there was some rain, and the over rates from both sides have been truly atrocious. But here we are, no ticket refunds fromThe situation: South Africa are 371 runs behind, one wicket down, two days to play, against a team that has only batted once.
The one opening for South Africa is that the Australians are down two bowlers. Cameron Green is out for sure, and while Mitchell Starc bowled yesterday, it was in major discomfort and against what the medical staff had previously said would happen. If the visitors can get through a couple of spells from Pat Cummins and Scott Boland, they could make life difficult for Australia with part-timers needed to support Nathan Lyon.
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