- Third Test day four: Australia 475-4 dec; South Africa 149-6
- Australia need 14 wickets from 98 overs for victory
After a day and a half of waiting through rain and darkness, play finally resumed at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After three matches waiting through injury, Josh Hazlewood resumed his Test career. On a damp surface, he came out breathing fire, starting a slide that had South Africa’s first innings 6 for 149 by stumps, still 326 behind Australia’s declaration score of 475 for four.
With play not starting until 1:45pm on the fourth day, Australia decided not to bat further after having last faced a ball on day two. That left Usman Khawaja on 195 not out, unable to chase his first Test double century. With 157 overs left in the match, and losing two at every change of innings, the Australians decided that chasing a win was the priority. Before play all was convivial, with the visitors presenting with the pink caps they had signed to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation. Once the action resumed, it was anything but.
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