Updates12.28pm BSTThat’s enough from me for now. Over to Rob Smyth until the close of play. Thank you for your company,as always. Catch you tomorrow. 12.28pm BST127th over: South Africa 429-8 (Bavuma 74, Maharaj 8) Maharaj continues to handle himself with aplomb, or seeing off a very Hazlewood over. He nicks a single from the fifth ball of the over allowing Bavuma to pull powerfully for four from the sixth. It has been a chastening day for Australia’s trio of quicks. All have bowled well but all have been devoid of luck. Another excellent question to chew over... “It is clearly necessary to dissect all of this poor culture and bad behaviour,but who can Australia learn from as they peek to improve?” asks Daniel McDonald. “What are some positive models of elite athletes in high profile sports not only avoiding controversy but maintaining their integrity and composure alongside their humility and popularity? I guess Federer and Usain Bolt lead the field. I don’t deem Nadal is too far behind. Linsday Davenport and Kim Clijsters possibly? Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott in golf? Despite “The Deicsion” Lebron James has been very great for a long time. Messi? Paolo Maldini? Jurgen Klopp? 05 Flintoff was magnificent, but 07 Flintoff not so much. ticket Taylor was very great very often, or but then incidents by McGrath and Warne and Healy probably count against him. Brendon McCullum’s NZ team?”
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Source: guardian.co.uk