Ball Dance Continues on Day 2

Cummins takes six to put Australia in driver's seat but SA stage fightback late in the day

- SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN

TEST cricket's biennial showpiece careened towards a sensational and lightning finish after both batting units folded in the face of some tight and accurate bowling either side of tea. Even if the scores may suggest that the pitch may come under scrutiny, the Lord's curator could escape censure. Ben Jones of Cric Viz posted that '...all the tracking data for this Test is normal, in some areas less movement than is typical for Lord's' (Cric Viz is a data solutions company who supply data to sporting bodies including ICC).