That’s it from me today, my TV went straight from the cricket and into two men hitting each other (Boxing) without so much as a second glance. Geoff and I will be back for day two tomorrow and I’ll leave you with the big moment from day one - as Alyssa Healy became the fifth woman to perish on 99 in Test cricket.

As Michael Atherton told me a few years back:

It is impossible to know why that one run matters so much. But it does.”

Australia are in command of the game but will be feeling decidedly flat after the late dismissal of Healy one shy of what would have been a memorable and hard fought maiden ton. Once the dust settles the Australian skipper’s innings will be appreciated for the showcase of poise and power that it was, though. Australia were reeling on 12-3 before Beth Mooney and Healy set about the South Africa attack to put the home side back on top. Mooney fell for a typically compact 78 but Annabel Sutherland will be there tomorrow for her side, unbeaten on a blisteringly assured 54.

Australia lead by 175 runs, the batters backing up the solid work done in the morning by a five-wicket haul-ing Darcie Brown. At just 20 years old, Brown led the charge with the ball as South Africa were bundled out for a lowly 76 and she led her teammates from the field with 5-21 in less than ten overs of zippy seam bowling.

Noooooooooo! Alyssa Healy is out on 99!

54th over: Australia 247-4 (Healy 97, Sutherland 54) Sutherland goes to an excellent fifty with a glance for two and follows up with a four through cover. End of the over. All eyes on Alyssa Healy.

53rd over: Australia 241-4 (Healy 97, Sutherland 48) Healy picks up a lucky four with a punch to the offside that is mis-fielded and gifts a boundary. She’s onto 96. Make that 97, a single is taken down the ground. Sutherland skips down and lofts Tucker over her head for SIX. Easy game eh?

52nd over: Australia 229-4 (Healy 92, Sutherland 41) Mlaba replaces Tryon and Sutherland soaks up the over whilst Healy gathers herself at the non strikers end. Tension rising. Can Healy get there before the close? There are about ten minutes left in the day!

51st over: Australia 227-4 (Healy 92, Sutherland 39) Tucker slides one into Healy’s pads and they pick up a couple but there was not bat involved so the runs don’t help the captain’s quest through the nineties…

50th over: Australia 224-4 (Healy 92, Sutherland 38) Sutherland pokes Tucker down the ground for a single and the atmosphere builds as Healy is content to block out the rest of the over. She needs eight more runs for a maiden Test ton.

49th over: Australia 223-4 (Healy 92, Sutherland 37) Healy moves into the nineties with a powerful cut for four – no sign of nerves or weariness in that stroke.

The camera cuts to a nervous looking Ian Healy, his niece is on the *unlucky* number of 87 with a maiden Test century in her sights. Reminds me of speaking to Jess Jonassen (and Mike Atherton and Alex Tudor) for this piece a few years back.

48th over: Australia 217-4 (Healy 87, Sutherland 36) Healy looks to be really flagging out there now, she’s been out in the middle all day but for the few overs at the start of the Australian innings. She won’t want to give the chance to chalk up a maiden Test century away. Sutherland keeps the strike and time for the final drinks break of the day. I’m holding off for a post play flat white, you could plant potatoes in my eye bags.

I know, I know… “And they say nurses have it tough”.

47th over: Australia 213-4 (Healy 86, Sutherland 33) Delmi Tucker comes on for her first bowl in Test cricket and immediately finds some turn and bounce off the wicket. Wolvaardt gets a short leg and a slip in after that one ball. Two singles off a tidy first over for Tucker.

46th over: Australia 211-4 (Healy 85, Sutherland 32) Tryon manages to stitch together a maiden.

45th over: Australia 211-4 (Healy 85, Sutherland 32) Hlubi replaces a weary looking Klaas but Annabel Sutherland is showing some serious form out in the middle. An on drive for four has Justin Langer purring like a tabby having his tuumy tickled in the TV comms box. ‘JL’ is then in danger of needing to go for a lie down as Sutherland hangs back to spear a short ball away through point for four more. Scintillating strokeplay from Sutherland. Prrrrrr.

44th over: Australia 198-4 (Healy 85, Sutherland 19) Healy heads into the eighties with a silky late cut that teases slip and runs away for four.

43rd over: Australia 192-4 (Healy 79, Sutherland 19)cAnnabel Sutherland comes to life and showcases her skills by peeling off three boundaries in the over! A pull over midwicket, a majestic on drive and a punishing cut shot. Three of the best you examples of each stroke you could ever wish to see.

42nd over: Australia 177-4 (Healy 79, Sutherland 5) Sutherland uses her crease to rock back and take Tryon for a single.

41st over: Australia 178-4 (Healy 79, Sutherland 6) South Africa tightening things up with stumps in sight, just a single off a tight over from Klaas. The Aussie lead is now over three figures, mind.

40th over: Australia 177-4 (Healy 79, Sutherland 5) Tryon drops short but gets away with it as Healy finds the boundary sweeper at deep point.

Over in Rajkot – Rohit Sharma has notched his 11th Test ton and India are doing a bit of bone grinding on the Bazballers. A perennially perky Adam Collins is on the tools for that one:

39th over: Australia 176-4 (Healy 78, Sutherland 5) Klaas is back into the attack after another quick stop for drinks. The shadows are lengthening over the WACA outfield but it is still brutally hot out there. A maiden from Klaas as she keeps Sutherland honest.

38th over: Australia 176-4 (Healy 78, Sutherland 5) Chloe Tryon continues but is still sending down too many balls that are covered in a little bow with a speech bubble emanating that says “HIT ME”. Australia have obliged. A drag down is rifled to the fence to get Sutherland off the mark.

37th over: Australia 170-4 (Healy 78, Sutherland 0) de Klerk has got her dander up here, she’s probing away on a good line and getting the ball to nip back towards the pads and stumps.

Just spotted this. Areas.

36th over: Australia 168-4 (Healy 76, Sutherland 0) Tryon is given another over and it is an improvement on her last – just a Healy single off it as Sutherland sees out five dots whilst getting a read on the conditions. It’s still 37 degrees in Perth. South Africa need a strong finish in this final hour if they are to stay in some sort of contention.

35th over: Australia 167-4 (Healy 75, Sutherland 0) Annabel Sutherland is the new batter, she confidently drives her first ball back to the bowler and defends the final two deliveries of the partnership-breaking over. Mooney looked rueful as she dragged herself from the middle, she’s left plenty out there.

34th over: Australia 166-3 (Mooney 78, Healy 74) Ropey from Chloe Tryon. A full toss is swatted to the fence on the sweep by Healy and an easy single sees the 150 partnership up for this pair. Gah! Another full toss from Tryon is sent to the fence with ease. Nine off the over.

33rd over: Australia 157-3 (Mooney 74, Healy 69) Mooney punches de Klerk for a couple and then lands the knockout with a booming drive to length ball outside off. Four runs. de Klerk responds by beating the outside edge for what seem like the first time in about eight years.

32nd over: Australia 151-3 (Mooney 68, Healy 69) Tryon serves up a juicy full toss and is easily swatted away for four more by Healy. Weary stuff from the visitors, they are in real danger her with Mooney and Healy happy to capitalise on anything loose.

31st over: Australia 147-3 (Mooney 68, Healy 65) de Klerk drops short and is thudded away for another four, all too easy for Australia at the moment.

30th over: Australia 142-3 (Mooney 64, Healy 61) South Africa turn to the twirl of Chloe Tryon. A decent start from the spinner who pushes the ball onto the batters on a good length and gets out of the over with just three off it, feels like the first boundary-less over in yonks.

29th over: Australia 139-3 (Mooney 64, Healy 61) de Klerk resumes with the ball after a slurp of something cooling and is greeted by Beth Mooney’s flowing blade as a full ball is pinged back past the beleaguered bowler for four more runs.

28th over: Australia 134-3 (Mooney 60, Healy 60) Crikes. Australia have scorched 64 runs off 60 balls in the post tea period. The lead has raced to 58 runs and the umpires call drinks. South Africa need a shot of something in their gatorade, this pair proving to be their batting kryptonite so far in Perth.

27th over: Australia 128-3 (Mooney 54, Healy 60) It’s been brutal stuff from Australia since the tea break. Twelve runs are plundered from the over as Hlubi wilts in the heat. Healy drives for four and follows up by hitting a cover drive with Swiss clock timing to take her to a highest score in Test cricket.

26th over: Australia 116-3 (Mooney 53, Healy 51) The 100 partnership comes up between Mooney and Healy and Beth Mooney goes to a half century of her own by sweeping Mlaba away for four. It’s taken 81 balls for the opener who was marooned down the non striker’s end for Klaas’ early onslaught. She’s absolute granite for her side.

25th over: Australia 110-3 (Mooney 48, Healy 50) Alyssa Healy crashes a pull shot to the fence for four and goes to a 59-ball fifty! It’s been a counterpunching masterclass from the Aussie skipper and a first Test half ton on home soil.

24th over: Australia 105-3 (Mooney 47, Healy 46) A welcome maiden from Mlaba brings a few moments of respite for the visitors. One ball in particular fizzes and bounces to offer some signs of hope, the ball ripping past a watchful Healy’s outside edge.

23rd over: Australia 105-3 (Mooney 47, Healy 46) Beth Mooney drives a full bunger from Klaas down the ground for an easy four.All the signs are showing that it could be a punishing session for South Africa under the Western Australian sun.

22nd over: Australia 101-3 (Mooney 43, Healy 46) Beth Mooney is happy to glide along in Healy’s more aggressive slipstream. A bit of width from Mlaba allows the opener to open the face and run the ball away fine for another deft four. 100 up for Australia and the lead is opening up.

21st over: Australia 96-3 (Mooney 38, Healy 46) Australia are truly dominating now, Healy gets on the front foot and pumps Klaas over mid on for another four. She’s approaching fifty and South Africa are in desperate need of a wicket to break this partnership.

‘Ave it!

20th over: Australia 89-3 (Mooney 40, Healy 38) Mlaba drops short to Healy and is punished with a scything cut for four.

19th over: Australia 84-3 (Mooney 36, Healy 37) Klaas is summoned back into the attack but even she can’t stop the flow. Healy pills for three through midwicket to give the Aussies the lead. Mooney then gets in on the act with a delicious drive through the covers for four.

18th over: Australia 76-3 (Mooney 32, Healy 33) Left arm spin from Nonkululeko Mlaba to get things underway. Mooney sweeps her first ball for a couple and then slams the second ball away for the first boundary of the session, a powerful cut square of the wicket to a bit of a drag down. The scores are now level, every run from here on in will hurt South Africa that little bit more.

Here come the players for the final session of the day. There are 49 overs left in the day, we won’t get anywhere near those.

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17th over: Australia 70-3 (Mooney 26, Healy 33) Healy shows off her deft touch with a velvet handed late cut for four. She then defends the final ball of the session to see her side to the tea break with the deficit reduced to just six runs. The players trudge off under the stifling afternoon sun, the home side much the happier.

16th over: Australia 66-3 (Mooney 26, Healy 29) This is a fantastic counterpunch by Mooney and Healy. Their fifty-partnership comes up with Beth Mooney batting well outside of her crease and turning a de Klerk length ball into a half volley – timing it through cover for another boundary. Australia made just 18 runs from the first nine overs as Klaas and Hlubi kept the pressure on but since they departed the scene it has been all Australia.

15th over: Australia 57-3 (Mooney 19, Healy 28) Three boundaries off the over for Australia! Alyssa Healy is ticking and dangerous. She cuts Bosch for four and follows it up with a drive through the covers for four more. The bowler looks a tad rattled, dropping short once more and getting plundered for another boundary by the gimlet eyed Healy.

14th over: Australia 45-3 (Mooney 19, Healy 16) Shot! de Klerk sends down a half volley and Mooney greets it with a delightfully straight blade. Four more, a flurry of boundaries since drinks. South Africa in danger of letting Australia off the hook here, their slender lead stands at only 31. More wickets needed to make this a one innings shootout.

13th over: Australia 40-3 (Mooney 15, Healy 15) Lovely! Alyssa Healy unfurls a coaching manual cover drive and holds the pose for good measure. The ball tracing away across the turf to the boundary. Australia are punching back here with the first change SA bowlers coming on and the intensity dropping off a little. Healy pulls for a couple and Beth Mooney drives uppishly to collect another brace. Ten runs off the over in total. Precious runs at this stage.

12th over: Australia 30-3 (Mooney 13, Healy 8) de Klerk is getting some movement in the air despite the sweltering conditions. She drops too short though and Healy pounces to slap through point for another boundary. The home side starting to tick.

11th over: Australia 23-3 (Mooney 11, Healy 3) Anneke Bosch replaces Klaas, who has 3-8 from her opening spell. Bosch and bosh! The bowler drops short and is crunched away square of the wicket by Mooney for a welcome Aussie boundary.

10th over: Australia 19-3 (Mooney 7, Healy 3) It is - as Caroline Aherne’s Fast Show weather presenter Poula Fisch would say – “Scorchio” in Perth. The mercury touching on 43 degrees. Umbrellas, ice packs and cold drinks are the order of the day during the drinks break. It’s about 7 degrees and belligerently dank here in South London, hot coffee and thick socks.

Nadine de Klerk replaces Hlubi and Mooney scampers a single into the off side. The match is on a knife edge.

9th over: Australia 18-3 (Mooney 6, Healy 3) Mooney flashes at a drive to a ball outside off stump and connects only with the Perth breeze. Signs of frustration from the usually unflappable opener. She’s playing with her hands well away from her body at the moment, dicing with death. Time for a drink.

8th over: Australia 16-3 (Mooney 5, Healy 2) Hlubi is challenging the edge, landing it on a handkerchief on and around off stump. Mooney glides a single past point and Healy fails to get hold of a pull shot but plinks for one into the leg side.

7th over: Australia 15-3 (Mooney 5, Healy 1) Klaas has been.. class. She already has Litchfield, McGrath and Perry in her back pocket and looks very dangerous. Healy gets off the mark with a flick to leg and Mooney returns the favour with a slightly fortunate inside edge past the timbers.

6th over: Australia 12-3 (Mooney 3, Healy 0) Thanks Geoff and hello all. Well well, an exceedingly quick game is a good game? Hlubi stitches together a maiden to Beth Mooney, around the wicket and back of length. Cramping the batter and beating her outside edge too. Plenty in this WACA pitch – just the THIRTEEN wickets today in a little over a session and a half.

5th over: Australia 12-3 (Mooney 3, Healy 0) The sixth ball is blocked out by the captain, but South Africa have a chance to really apply pressure from here. Outstanding reply after their dispiriting day to this point. This game is careering forward.

That’s me for the day. James Wallace will be with you for the rest.

4th over: Australia 12-1 (Mooney 3, Perry 3) First runs for Perry, driving Hlubi away nicely through point for two, then taking one down the ground.

3rd over: Australia 9-1 (Mooney 3, Perry 0) Stretching for width, driving to cover, Mooney is denied by the fielder. No run from the over.

2nd over: Australia 9-1 (Mooney 3, Perry 0) That brings Australia’s Test doyen to the crease, Ellyse Perry. She’s only 75 runs away from 1000 in women’s Test cricket, which is a serious achievement given how few they play. Mooney is on strike though, the ball swinging down leg from Hlubi. Once Mooney gets a straighter line she’s able to drive three through cover.

We mentioned South Africa’s women have only played 13 Tests starting in 1960, and only been bowled out 18 times on those, but today’s is the lowest score of the lot. They made 89 against New Zealand in Durban in 1972.

31st over: South Africa 76-9 (Klaas 10, Hlubi 5) A short straight mid off in place for Sutherland bowling to Hlubi, who defends off an inside edge to midwicket. Then runs down the ground! Drives through mid on for four. Slices her next shot, and it lands between cover and point for a run. The partnership is worth 19.

30th over: South Africa 71-9 (Klaas 10, Hlubi 0) Brown tosses the ball from hand to hand, then fires at the stumps again, and Klass gives it the same treatment! Bashed through mid on. Brown could try going wider on the crease and ramping up that angle at the stumps. Instead she bowls a beamer! Down the leg side too, to the boundary, so that’s five no balls. Handy for SA. Gets her line back though, and misses leg stump marginally after beating the outside edge of the retreating Klaas. Keeps bowling at leg stump rather than off stump, and bowls another high full toss to follow, but not quite high enough to get penalised. Expensive over.

29th over: South Africa 62-9 (Klaas 6, Hlubi 0) A whole over for Hlubi to survive, but she does so, plays a couple of shots against Sutherland too, including one that nearly carries to mid off, and another that bounces just in front of the bowler.

28th over: South Africa 62-9 (Klaas 6, Hlubi 0) Runs for Klaas! Brown tries the yorker, and it gets slammed back down the ground for four.

27th over: South Africa 58-9 (Klaas 2, Hlubi 0) Sutherland at the other end. Klaas hits a run down the ground. Hlubi sees out the rest.

26th over: South Africa 57-9 (Klaas 1, Hlubi 0) That last ball is negotiated by Ayanda Hlubi, the No11 blocking it away. The end for South Africa is nigh, but postponed.

We’re coming back after the sandwiches.

25th over: South Africa 55-8 (Mlaba 4, Klaas 1) Three for Brown, three for Sutherland, two for McGrath who runs in now. It’s a pretty sloppy over though, wide either side of the stumps. No runs. And that will be lunch.

24th over: South Africa 55-8 (Mlaba 4, Klaas 1) Masabata Klass the next on the carousel, and she backs away to slap a wide ball to cover point for one. Mlaba doesn’t mind, shuffling to leg to create room, digging out a full ball past the bowler for four.

23rd over: South Africa 50-7 (Tryon 5, Mlaba 0) We’re into the bowlers, Nonkululeko Mlaba to the middle. Leaves her first, defends her second, ends the over.

22nd over: South Africa 50-6 (Tryon 5, Jafta 0) Tryon cracks a cover drive but can’t get one for it, the cover fielder around to cut it off. Again with a shot off the back foot to backward point. Then hit on the inner thigh as she can’t get around her pad in time, marooned on the front foot. And jabs at a ball that beats the outside edge. The cordon appeal but they’re not supported by the umpire. Finally, though, she gets one away, King misfielding at backward point as the ball is cut hard at her, through the hands on the bounce. Sutherland 1 for 13 after the boundary.

21st over: South Africa 46-6 (Tryon 1, Jafta 0) There’s serious hoop for McGrath, too, who gets one moving away from the wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta and nearly taking the edge. And again, after a ball down leg. Tryon might need to get out some shots here to try putting pressure back on Australia.

20th over: South Africa 42-5 (Tryon 1, de Klerk 1) Tryon got off the mark in that over, but it brought about the wicket of Luus next ball. Nadine de Klerk is next in. Gets going quickly with a run to cover.

19th over: South Africa 39-4 (Luus 25, Tryon 0) No spin as yet, with the ball still swinging for the seamers. Tahlia McGrath hasn’t bowled yet either. Perry into her fifth over, Luus ducking the short one, called wide, before jabbing a run to cover from a shorter length. Reckon that was a one-day wide, not a Test wide. Barely down leg.

The South African men have been cleaned up by New Zealand for 211, meaning the fourth-innings target is 267.

18th over: South Africa 37-4 (Luus 24, Tryon 0) Hat-trick ball, and it’s left alone on a good length just outside off. Healy could have made more of that, brought in a couple of close catchers. Didn’t change the field. Then an inside edge onto pad as Luus props forward. Clips a run to square leg. Tryon splices a drive to point. She’s an attacking player in short form but might be forced back into her shell by this difficult situation.

17th over: South Africa 36-4 (Luus 23, Tryon 0) Cricket is a cruel game. Have to feel for Delmi Tucker. Perry resumes and nearly cleans up Luus, swinging in, beating the bat and not far away from leg stump. Then a skewed drive through point, Molineux knocks it down and keeps them to two. King at square leg tumbles to stop Tryon’s potential first run, then Perry beats her outside edge.

16th over: South Africa 33-4 (Luus 20) The over ends with Sutherland on a hat-trick! Well, that’s the risk of just occupying the crease. You go, another goes, and South Africa have gone nowhere since the second wicket fell. Four down now.

15th over: South Africa 31-2 (Luus 19, Brits 4) The South Africans settling in, though the scoreboard isn’t doing much. Still tough work out there. Perry swinging the ball away from Luus, but an overpitched delivery allows a drive for two, out through cover. Two more square through leg.

In Hamilton, David Bedingham is out for 110. Remarkable innings given the disparity between these men’s teams. South Africa’s men lead by 257 in the third innings and are a chance of a win in New Zealand. Three wickets in hand to build that lead.

14th over: South Africa 27-2 (Luus 15, Brits 4) Another six dot balls with Brits at the crease, she’s 4 from 44 as Sutherland finishes the over.

13th over: South Africa 27-2 (Luus 15, Brits 4) Luus ducks a Perry short ball. Pretty brisk. Gets a single to cover, and Brits is able to do the same. Serious swing from Perry and then the ball comes back off the seam, over the leg bail for Luus. Then so nearly takes the outside edge with one that curls away! Great bowling.

12th over: South Africa 25-2 (Luus 14, Brits 3) Perry at one end, the Perry clone at the other now, in Annabel Sutherland. Uncanny how similar they are in stance, gait, bowling action, ponytail. It’s weird seeing them both in the field, wearing whites. Good start from Sutherland, getting the ball to kick from her back-of-a-length landing spot. Past the outside edge twice as Brits pushes, having been put on strike by a Luus single. Finally Brits gets a ball straight enough to push to leg for a run. A nice checked drive by Luus to cover for another, following the ball as it seams away slightly.

11th over: South Africa 22-2 (Luus 12, Brits 2) Drinks break after 40 minutes, given the heat. Ellyse Perry will have a bowl to follow. Her 13th Test today, and she’s been playing for Australia since 2007. Back of a length to start, up towards 120 kph. Decent first ball. Long run from the sponsor’s logo, and gets some swing away but Luus goes after the short length, skews it over backward point for a couple. Swing throughout, Luus though clips two through square, then jams an inside edge off the line of her midriff for one. The score is Richie Benaud.

10th over: South Africa 17-2 (Luus 7, Brits 2) Scoreless over from Brown, aided by the non-striker’s stumps that stopped a crisp drive. Brits has faced 31 balls for her two runs.

9th over: South Africa 17-2 (Luus 7, Brits 2) Garth into her fifth over, and the scoring eases just a little, Luus driving a run before Brits works one square.

8th over: South Africa 15-2 (Luus 6, Brits 1) South Africa building a total in Darcie Brown extras here. Another wide added, as Brits again can’t score. Does hurl the bat at another wider ball but doesn’t get it.

7th over: South Africa 14-2 (Luus 6, Brits 1) Luus is hopping up on her toes to defend Garth away. Meanwhile in New Zealand, David Bedingham is on 94 not out – would be amazing if he could take a century from the Kiwis for a South African team built from spare parts while the country’s best 50-odd players are busy playing a T20 league. Luus gets a run straight, Brits her first on debut with a push to cover.

6th over: South Africa 12-2 (Luus 5, Brits 0) Another over from Brown with no run off the bat, but she oversteps again. Brits looks uncertain with the bat.

5th over: South Africa 11-2 (Luus 5, Brits 0) Kim Garth is still swerving the ball around. Luus plays out the first five, having to be very watchful, but gets a good push-drive behind the final delivery and hits it straight of mid off for four.

4th over: South Africa 7-2 (Luus 1, Brits 0) So Tazmin Brits isn’t opening in this team, but she’s at the crease after three and a bit overs. Brown bowls her a no ball, then a bouncer that goes so high it’s called wide. Brits drives the next and edges along the ground into the cordon.

3rd over: South Africa 5-1 (Wolvaardt 2, Luus o) Inside edge for one as Wolvaardt presses forward at Garth. Another for Luus, dropping it to cover. Then another drop! Healy the culprit this time! Garth is the one who misses out, and it’s the last ball of her over too so she doesn’t get a chance to find another edge like Brown did. Healy in front of Litchfield at first slip, has to go a long way and the ball swings too far off Wolvaardt’s edge. They get a run.

2nd over: South Africa 2-1 (Wolvaardt 2, Luus o) A single for Wolvaardt from the first ball, to square leg, then Brown but the squeeze on Bosch, who must have been nervous. What a disappointment, opening and then being back in the rooms so soon. Sune Luus is batting at three. Started her career as a leg-spinner. Nobody does that…

1st over: South Africa 1-0 (Wolvaardt 1, Bosch o) Kim Garth to open, the Irish import who now qualifies for Australia on residency. She starts with serious swing, the ball swerving away from South Africa’s right-handed skipper. Starts too wide, but brings her line in dangerously close to the stumps as one ball goes on straight and clears the woodwork. Nudges a single from the final ball.

The South African openers head to the middle. A lot is riding on Wolvaardt’s performance here, you’d say. She hasn’t been able to buy a run in her last few starts but she’s their classiest player.

South Africa did take a T20 and an ODI off Australia in the preceding matches though, their first wins over Australia ever. So they’ll have some confidence.

Kapp didn’t train on Tuesday, but apparently that was just workload based. She started getting sick yesterday, and now is ill enough that the medical staff are working out whether she is stable enough to travel home.

That all sounds awful, so we’re sending her our best wishes and hoping that she recovers as soon as possible.