Gqeberha, Oct. 22 -- Travis Head's fighting century offered Australia a glimmer of hope, but South Africa's relentless bowling attack tore through the visitors' lower order on Day 5 to seal a commanding innings-and-31-run victory in the second Test at Gqeberha.

The emphatic win levelled the three-match series 1-1, setting up a thrilling decider in the ICC World Test Championship series.

Australia captain Pat Cummins acknowledged that his side fell well short of its best in the innings-and-31-run defeat to South Africa, despite a determined fightback from Travis Head and Scott Boland.

He said Australia had too few players contributing across departments, unlike their previous win in Durban, where collective efforts and small contributio...