India, Oct. 30 -- Australia's Josh Inglis batted bravely for his 102 in the ongoing third and final Test against South Africa at Cape Town. As a late replacement for the injured Steve Smith, the 31-year-old batted with a broken finger covered with a protective splint. Inglis and Alex Carey added 185 runs for the fifth wicket to help the visitors to a 100-run first-innings lead. At stumps on day three, the Proteas were 140/4 and behind the eight ball in a series that's tied at 1-1 at present.

Talking about batting with a finger injury, Inglis said: "It didn't feel like it at times. I think when I came in with 'Kezza' (Alex Carey), it sort of felt like old Test match cricket - attritional. The ball was a bit softer, and they sort of had a ...