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Later, once South Africa finally get to bowl, which may be Day 3 at this stage, we’ll have the return of Rabada. He was the main character at this ground eight years ago.

All of this rain will give Nathan Lyon more time to think. The more time lost from the match, the more it suits the Australian approach of four fast bowlers, because the less they’ll need a spinner to carry any slow periods of play. But I’m curious about what he makes of the situation. Is he as angry as he was when left out for four quicks in Jamaica and Brisbane recently? On the third time in the last eight Tests that he’s been fit for, is there a level of acceptance? Does it cause despondency?

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