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South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day one – live

The Guardian Sport Tuesday 27 October 2026, 07:41 UTC By Geoff Lemon (now) and Rob Smyth (later) 1 min read
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Updates from the final match of the series at NewlandsFirst ball in Cape Town is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEDT/8.30am GMTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email The weather! Always worth checking in this game.

  • Updates from the final match of the series at Newlands

  • First ball in Cape Town is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEDT/8.30am GMT

  • Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email

The weather! Always worth checking in this game. Thankfully the forecast suggests that we’ll have less annoyance with rain and light than in the first two Tests, that both got dragged out to five days when better conditions might have had them wrapped up in three or four.

For Cape Town, the weather is set fair, with sunny days and just some scattered cloud expected. Cool temperatures given the season, low 20s will be the max. Ideal for the players.

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