South Africa vs Australia 3rd Test: Menners Minutes Day 3 'Advantage Australia'

Australia hold the advantage heading into Day 4 in Cape Town, but South Africa are still in the fight. Josh Inglis produced a superb century to help Australia reach 429 and establish a first-innings lead of 100, before the Proteas fought back to finish at 4/140. Nathan Lyon's late breakthrough gave Australia the edge, while Mitchell Starc continued to impress. Menners also questions Pat Cummins' decision to bowl first, looks at Australia's future batting order following Inglis' performance, and names Kayo the Menners Minutes Muppet of the Day after its streaming problems.
2. Key timecodes
- (00:33) Day 3 state of play: Australia's 100-run lead and South Africa's fightback.
- (00:33) Nathan Lyon's crucial late wicket and Pat Cummins' wicketless spell.
- (00:33) Josh Inglis' magnificent century and his growing importance to Australia's batting order.
- (04:54) Alex Carey's dismissal and Australia's missed opportunity to build a bigger lead.
- (04:54) Why Menners believes Cummins got the decision to bowl first wrong.
- (09:05) Australia's future batting order: Inglis, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Cooper Connolly.
- (13:12) Mitchell Starc's outstanding spell, the unusual DRS review incident and the day's key moments.
- (13:12) Kayo earns the Menners Minutes Muppet of the Day after its frustrating streaming outage.