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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 emailFor those pondering why that batting sequence would be questionable, consider this.Travis Head: lots of runs as opener in his second innings of matches, bugger all the first time he bats.Matt Renshaw: was supposed to be the opener, then got bumped to five, made a ton first Test, had a poor second Test, and now has been moved back up top.Marnus Labuschagne: playing for his spot, no hundreds in three years, keeps making 30s on this tour and then getting out.Josh Inglis: is not Steve Smith, who is out with a stiff neck.Cameron Green: coming back in after an injury layoff, still trying to prove himself as the genuine article with the bat at this level.Alex Carey: mostly poor run since moving to six, averaging 20 in his last seven Tests.Cooper Connolly: spare-change pick to have him batting at seven, in the squad as a future talent, never made a first-class ton. Continue reading...

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