South Africa v Australia: World Test Championship final cricket, day two – live

Updates from the second day of the WTC final at Lord’sRead the latest edition of The Spin | And mail Geoff25th over: South Africa 55-4: Bavuma 14, Bedingham 9 Aaaand smoked! Bavuma finally lays into one, after a very cautious innings yesterday. Through the covers for four. Then tucks up and drops a run to mid off, sprints and yells “Yep, yep, yep!” Positive batting. The team 50 comes up. Bedingham perplexingly reaches for a wide ball, looking to squeeze it into the turf, when he didn’t need to play, but gets a run from the next ball, tapped to mid off. Labuschagne there is the fielder they’re milking runs to: he’s a fierce pick-up-and-throw merchant if they get a call wrong. Round the wicket goes Starc, left arm, and Bavuma smokes him for four more! Through point this time, lofted but there’s a deep backward point, so no danger. And it beats that man on his square side. Ten from the over.24th over: South Africa 45-4: Bavuma 5, Bedingham 8 Hazlewood now, from the Paviliion End, getting the ball to jag down the hill and tenderise Bedingham’s thigh pad. Nasty. Two slips, plus the extra lanky figure of Webster at gully, watching Hazlewood zip the ball past the outside edge. Continue reading...

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