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Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Inglis resumes with century in sight as Aussies look to build lead on day three

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Ward, R., & Brettig, D. (2026, October 29). Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Inglis resumes with century in sight as Aussies look to build lead on day three. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-vs-south-africa-live-inglis-resumes-with-century-in-sight-as-aussies-look-to-build-lead-on-day-three-20261029-p619s9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-29 · by Roy Ward, Daniel Brettig

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In the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town, Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 85 runs, contributing significantly to Australia's efforts to build a lead on day three after being bowled out for just 99 runs on day two. Captain Pat Cummins took up batting duties despite his confidence in the team’s bowling capabilities, while Steve Smith remained sidelined due to a neck injury. Despite moments of instability with quick succession wicket losses, Australia demonstrated improved resilience and solid teamwork during their batting session.
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As of October 29, 2026, Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 85 runs on day three of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town. Inglis' performance came after Australia's earlier collapse where they were bowled out for just 99 runs, but he helped them build a lead by scoring crucial runs following solid contributions from Travis Head (41), Matt Renshaw (74), and Cameron Green (65). South Africa struggled in response, losing four wickets to end the day at 140-4, trailing Australia by 40 runs. Key dismissals included Aiden Markram's careless stroke off Mitchell Starc and Temba Bavuma’s wild swipe that led to his dismissal for 35, setting up a tense situation as the match heads towards its final two days.

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Australia Australian Cape Town Gqeberha Sri Lanka

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Australia GPE · 2× Cape Town GPE · 2× Andrew McDonald PERSON · 1× Australian NORP · 1× Gqeberha GPE · 1× Inglis PERSON · 1× Josh Inglis PERSON · 1× Pat Cummins PERSON · 1× Sri Lanka GPE · 1× Steve Smith PERSON · 1×

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By day’s end in Cape Town, it had been Inglis who made the most indelible mark on proceedings with a damaging and unbeaten 85, the perfect accelerator after a decent platform had been laid by Travis Head (41), Matt Renshaw (74) and the recalled Cameron Green (65).
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2026-10-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Inglis resumes with century in sight as Aussies look to build lead on day three · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

After his team address in Gqeberha was the prelude for Australia being bowled out for 99, Andrew McDonald tried another collective pep talk in the Newlands nets before day two of the tie-breaking third Test. asserted
McDonald → bowl → Test
If it inspired confidence in some, a more pragmatic view was shown by the sight of captain and number eight Pat Cummins padding up to bat, a day after he showed more confidence in his bowlers than batsmen to set the agenda when he won the toss. asserted
he → inspire → toss
Steve Smith observed the scene as a mere spectator, still suffering whiplash-like symptoms from a neck injury. asserted
Smith → observe → injury
More telling, as it turned out, was the identity of the last Australian participant to leave the nets: Josh Inglis. asserted
identity → turn → nets
His throwdown session was replete with drives, cuts and frenetic foot movement, all familiar to those who saw him peel off a debut Test century in Sri Lanka last year. asserted
him → see → Lanka
By day’s end in Cape Town, it had been Inglis who made the most indelible mark on proceedings with a damaging and unbeaten 85, the perfect accelerator after a decent platform had been laid by Travis Head (41), Matt Renshaw (74) and the recalled Cameron Green (65). asserted
platform → make → Head
Spectators remained tense for most of the day, knowing from recent history that Australia were more than capable of collapsing. asserted
Australia → remain → collapsing
Twice they lost two wickets in quick succession, but it was the team’s ability to staunch those bleeds that made for arguably their best ensemble batting day in well over a year. asserted
that → lose → year
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