Starc's four wickets in six balls cut South Africa down to 329 at Cape Town

Mitchell Starc took four wickets in six balls to tear through South Africa's tail on day one of the third Test at Cape Town, as The Guardian reported. South Africa were bowled out for 329. This is the deciding Test of the series, so the result will settle it.

A Test is a match played over up to five days, with each side batting twice. Pat Cummins, Australia's captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first, which means his side fielded while South Africa batted. It was the ninth time in 25 occasions as captain that Cummins had made that call.

South Africa's start looked comfortable. Their openers, Aiden Markram and Marques Ackerman, put on 140 without losing a wicket by lunch, the break that comes midway through the session. Australia had to find a way back into the match, and they did.

The first breakthrough came when Ackerman, on 95, charged down the pitch at Nathan Lyon. He was stumped, meaning the wicketkeeper removed the bails while the batter was out of his crease. Markram was out soon after, pulling a short ball from Josh Hazlewood, a delivery that bounces up towards the batter's body, and it went straight to a fielder on the leg side.

Australia made four changes for this match. Lyon came in for Scott Boland, Josh Inglis replaced Steve Smith, and Cameron Green and Cooper Connolly were picked in place of Nic Maddinson and Beau Webster. Connolly marked his debut with a wicket of note, dismissing Matthew Breetzke leg before wicket, after a review confirmed the decision. A review is a check of the on-field call, requested by the batting or fielding side.

The collapse that followed was quick. Starc's burst in the tail took the innings from a strong position to 329 all out, and the day closed with the teams still fighting for control. With the series on the line, every session from here carries weight, and there is plenty of Test left to play.