Australia vs South Africa 2026 LIVE cricket scores: Third Test, Day 3 highlights, results, latest updates; Steve Smith neck injury update; Josh Inglis closes in on century; Marnus Labuschagne facing the axe

Josh Inglis is closing in on an unlikely century, after overcoming a finger injury and earning a recall to the Test team in Cape Town.

While he already has a ton to his name, the right-hander has been forced to sit on the Aussie sidelines more often than not in the past couple of years.

Injuries, batting order reshuffles and uncertainty over the XI has meant that while Inglis was always around the squad, his opportunities were limited.

Now, the 31-year-old is just 15 runs away from adding to his maiden century against Sri Lanka last year, in a series that looked easy at times for batsmen.

But you have to wonder if Inglis would have played earlier in this series, whether he could have made a significant impact with the willow.

Josh Inglis goes down the pitch. AP Photo/Halden Krog