Live: Australia battling to avoid defeat in second Test

Sat, 22 Aug, 11:00 pm, Final score, AUS 210, BAN 64 & 95 Fri, 11 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 117, AAW 4/121 Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 235, AUS 8/294 Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 7/148, AAW 2/178 Wed, 16 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 161, AAW 5/168 Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 272, AUS 6/356 Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 6/182, AUU 7/175 Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 9/238, SAM 0/58 Fri, 18 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 7/335, VIC 7/339 Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 8/271, AUS 9/272 Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/239, AAW 235 Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 115, TAS 1/117 Sun, 20 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 7/341, AUU 239 Mon, 21 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 358, NSW 6/359 Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/338, AAW 8/341 Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 4/255, AUU 254 Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAM 7/383, TAS 8/376 Wed, 23 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 8/297, AUS 230 Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/364, AAW 9/362 Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 334 & 199, AUA 171 & 200 Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIC 212, NSW 257 Sat, 26 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 9/365, AUS 333 Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 494, AUU 217 & 229 Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 4/168, QUW 167 Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIW 8/293, SAS 7/290 Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 6/236, TAW 232 Tue, 29 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 4/145, AUS 9/322 Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 364 & 257, AAW 176 & 164 Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 174, QUW 4/285 Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 7/273, TAW 7/299 Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Final score, VIW -, SAS - Thu, 1 Oct, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 167 & 9/310, AUA 358 & 4/173d Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 149, AUA 274 Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, QUW 9/266, BAW 7/196 Wed, 7 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 315 & 0/11, AUU 174 & 151 Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 3/168, BAW 166 Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 206, AUA 275 Sat, 10 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 244 & 224, SAM 508 Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 1/222, BAW 6/220 Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 275, AUA 226 Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 9/500d, TAS 245 & 5/402 Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 175 & 8/201, QUE 307 & 68 Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 241, SAM 311 Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/127, ACM 100 Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/136, BHW 90 Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 7/138, PSW 4/139 Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 3/79, MSW 78 Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 284 & 206, AUS 390 & 6/314d Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 158, TAS 203 Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 246, QUE 261 Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/78, ACM 7/77 Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 4/183, PSW 8/182 Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW -, BHW - Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 2/175, BAW 172 Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 4/180, MSW 6/179 Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/165, HHW 8/136 Fri, 16 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 4/86, ACM 83 Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 7/397, QUE 271 Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/136, PSW 8/166 Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 5/122, MRW 9/121 Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ACM 4/129, MSW 6/132 Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 9/105, ASW 6/143 Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 8/165, NZW 2/162 Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 2/132, HHW 8/129 Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 129, ASW 6/139 Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 2/93, PSW 92 Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/155, MSW 5/158 Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW - Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 7/167, NZW 8/127 Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 6/116, PSW 5/118 Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 9/152, SSW 6/153 Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW - Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 203 & 145, QUE 238 & 4/114 Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 7/134, SSW 8/149 Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Live score, SAF 9/425d, AUS 99 & 4/156 f/o Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Live score, AUW -, NZW - Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 241 & 236, VIC 207 & 266 Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Live score, WAU 339 & 6/183, NSW 6/440d & 5/262d Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Sat, 24 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Sat, 24 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 27 Oct, 7:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Wed, 28 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus WAU Thu, 29 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus STW Thu, 29 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus HHW Fri, 30 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus NSW Fri, 30 Oct, 11:45 am, Game not started, AU6 versus ONG Fri, 30 Oct, 7:05 pm, Game not started, EN6 versus AU6 Fri, 30 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus SSW Sat, 31 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus VIC Sat, 31 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MSW Sat, 31 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MRW Sun, 1 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Sun, 1 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus HHW Mon, 2 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus PSW Wed, 4 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus MRW Thu, 5 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus BHW Thu, 5 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Fri, 6 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus SSW Sat, 7 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus ENG Sat, 7 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus ASW Sat, 7 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus HHW Sun, 8 Nov, 1:40 pm, Game not started, SSW versus STW Sun, 8 Nov, 5:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MSW Tue, 10 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus ASW Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Wed, 11 Nov, 11:30 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Wed, 11 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus STW Thu, 12 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MSW versus BHW Thu, 12 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus SSW Fri, 13 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sat, 14 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus BHW Sat, 14 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus ASW Sun, 15 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus MRW Sun, 15 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Mon, 16 Nov, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Mon, 16 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Mon, 16 Nov, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Mon, 16 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 17 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus SSW Wed, 18 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 19 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Thu, 19 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus STW Fri, 20 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MRW Sat, 21 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, HHW versus STW Sat, 21 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus PSW Sat, 21 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sun, 22 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus QUE Sun, 22 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 22 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus MRW Mon, 23 Nov, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS Tue, 24 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus VIC Tue, 24 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Wed, 25 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus BHW Thu, 26 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus ASW Thu, 26 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Fri, 27 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Fri, 27 Nov, 9:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus HHW Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Tue, 1 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 2 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus WAU Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus QUE Thu, 3 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus TAS Thu, 3 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Sat, 5 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 9 Dec, 1:20 pm, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Sat, 12 Dec, 8:10 pm, Game not started, MER versus PER Mon, 14 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW Tue, 15 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW Tue, 15 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Tue, 15 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus SYS Wed, 16 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW Wed, 16 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus ADE Thu, 17 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW Thu, 17 Dec, 11:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Thu, 17 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus BRI Fri, 18 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Fri, 18 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus ADE Sat, 19 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW Sat, 19 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus SYS Sun, 20 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Sun, 20 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus HOB Mon, 21 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW Mon, 21 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus BRI live Live updates: South Africa vs Australia, second Test, day five from St George's Park in Gqeberha South Africa are odds on to level the series with victory in the second Test, with Australia needing a monumental batting effort to salvage a draw in Gqeberha. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage. Submit a comment or question Live updates New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Marco's mastery He may have a perpetual scowl on his face on field, but Marco Jansen had plenty to smile about during yesterday's day's play, as he claimed 5-33 in 11 overs. The 26-year-old has had a good mate, scoring 85 runs on Tuesday, his second-highest Test score, before backing up with an accurate display of seam bowling yesterday. uncertain

“With the two days of rain we had to try and bowl them out as quickly as possible, and I’m just very, very happy the way it turned out and just happy that we could capitalise on the wickets and the new ball,” Jansen told reporters. uncertain

“I thought the guys bowled really, really well with a lot of intent and energy. asserted

"But it’s one thing to bowl well, but it's another thing to be backed up by your fielders as well. asserted

They took some stunning catches with just everything, basically, going our way." asserted

Jansen noted that the conditions were far better suited to bowling at St George's Park than they were in Durban last week. asserted

“The ball got a bit more bounce and a bit more seam, and fortunately for me, it just got the edge," he said. asserted

"We bowled in better areas for longer periods and stuck at what we thought was going to work at this wicket. asserted

"Test cricket is all about resilience coupled with consistency." asserted

with Reuters Right rain, wrong location We did a rain dance today that was meant to be focused on St George’s Park in Gqeberha but it seems more than few were thinking about the source of test cricket information instead - the ABC Live Blog based in Brisbane…. asserted

Sorry about that, we need practice… - Which Doctors It has been hosing it down in the South East corner of the Sunshine State today. asserted

If you are worried, check out the ABC disaster blog here. asserted

If you need any emergency assistance, contact the SES on 132 500. asserted

If you’re in a life-threatening situation – call Triple Zero. asserted

Josh Hazlewood seems OK Is Hazelwood okay now? asserted

Sadly, I fear we'll need them.. :-( - StevoR He was speaking on Fox Sports a short while ago. He said that he was feeling a lot better and will be at full batting fitness. Unfortunately, I don't think that Australia will be in a great position if they need to rely on Hazlewood's bat to save them... asserted

No batters will be 'hung out to dry' asserted

After Matt Renshaw's heroics masked the woeful batting problems at the heart of this Australian line up, the cracks were once again exposed in a Test match as Marnus Labuschagne, Nic Maddinson and Beau Webster all failed on day four. And there's a suggestion that all three should all be in the firing line when the panel sits down to pick the squad ahead of next Tuesday’s start for the third Test in Cape Town. asserted

"I'm not going to sit here and hang anyone out to dry,” coach Andrew McDonald told reporters on Wednesday when asked about possible changes, but he acknowledged his side had suffered a "significant setback". asserted

"It was only a week ago we were a really, really good team," he said. asserted

Labuschagne has now gone 46 Test innings without scoring a century, and his second dismissal on Wednesday put his approach in the spotlight, leaving his side further in the mire. asserted

He and Head had put on 92 for the second wicket as the home bowlers tired but instead of continuing the fightback, Labuschagne took on spinner Simon Harmer in a fierce gale and was caught skying a rash shot, precipitating the fall of two more Australia wickets before stumps. asserted

"There's probably some shots players would like to take back," McDonald said. asserted

"When you do that hard work, you've got to cash in, and unfortunately that wasn't the case for Marn. asserted

He’d be disappointed, we're disappointed and we find ourselves in this situation. asserted

With Reuters Talking about bacon made me hungry Hello Simon, I want some Danish bacon after reading your recap of day 4 while hoping our remaining batsmen can do a 'full Monty' today. asserted

- Mike There's a feeling perhaps that it's a bit too late for a couple of Australia's batters to save their personal bacon - but the game is still there to be saved, that's for sure. asserted

Watching Australia's batters flounder about on a pitch that, over the previous 24 hours, had proven to be as placid as they come, makes one think that whatever plan there was, it was not being applied. asserted

Key Event Steve Smith expected to bat today Australia was hampered yesterday by a neck injury to former skipper Steve Smith. asserted

The veteran batter was in clear discomfort throughout his first innings, changing his stance regularly to deal with the pain he was in before eventually being bowled. asserted

He was seen in the sheds with a warming blanket around his neck in a bid to loosen the muscles, and did not come out to bat as expected when Australia was following on. asserted

However, the Australian camp expect Smith to bat today. asserted

"We felt it was best to hopefully get the batting unit through to tomorrow and then hopefully he's better placed," coach Andrew McDonald said. " asserted

We've seen the physio working on him, so he'll bat tomorrow. asserted

It's not something that will rule him out of the innings, but it was just a little bit more time than we expected on the back of the first innings. asserted

"Sometimes he changes his technique when he's fully fit too, but he was limited in what he could do. uncertain

" Marco, Marnus and Smith's pain in the neck Marco Jansen was a pain in the neck for all Australia's batters on day four, while we all know Marnus Labuschagne can cause a crick in the most sturdy of spines at the best of times - which these most definitely are not. asserted

But it was the literal pain in the neck that felled Steve Smith on a tough day for Australia batters. asserted

What happened on day four? asserted

There's no hiding it, but day four represented a low point in Australia's recent Test batting history, bundled out for 99 and being asked to follow on for just the third time this century, before going on to lose four wickets in their second innings to put them on the cusp of defeat. asserted