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Six wickets and a podcast seat for Simon Harmer

Sky Sports Cricket pairs South Africa's series-clinching highlights with Harmer's reflections on Essex and England's spin options.

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Simon Harmer racks up six | South Africa v Australia | Third Test, Day Five

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0:43Rabada makes an immediate breakthrough as Rickelton takes Renshaw's leg-side edge.
6:10Jansen's catch gives Rabada his 350th Test wicket.
10:04A running mix-up leaves Inglis facing a reviewed run-out decision.
11:18Harmer enters the wickets as Carey's reverse sweep finds Jansen at backward point.
16:32Harmer bowls Green through the gate after a long spell of resistance.
19:05Cummins reviews an lbw decision as Harmer seeks his fifth wicket.

Cameron Green holds out, then Simon Harmer bowls him through the gate. In Sky Sports Cricket's fifth-day highlights from Newlands, that breakthrough is part of a spell that turns Australia's chase into South Africa's series celebration.

The highlights were the most-watched of the channel's thirteen new uploads, reaching about 171,000 views. Kagiso Rabada supplies the early damage, including his landmark 350th Test wicket, before Harmer takes over. South Africa's victory secures the series, and the comments have a distinctly county-cricket thread: viewers point to the years Harmer has spent doing this for Essex. Others wish the three-match contest had been longer.

Harmer then gets to explain the experience himself. His appearance with Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast is the channel's busiest video by daily views right now. The conversation moves from an emotional win to the benefits of county cricket, England's difficulty developing spinners and the selection he would make for their South Africa tour. The description identifies Green's dismissal as his favourite wicket of the series, a neat companion to the highlights.

England's win over Sri Lanka supplied another substantial audience, alongside immediate reaction and a discussion of how much preparation remains before the World Cup. Pakistan's final victory, powered by Fakhar Zaman's century, also features among the uploads drawing the most daily viewing.

Across the channel, the week brought roughly 1.6 million views and modest subscriber growth. Daily viewing is currently well below its usual level, though Harmer's podcast gives the cricket conversation a fresh focal point beyond the final wicket.

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What viewers say

Really pleased for Harmer. Essex and South Africa legend.
@davidchandler7810See it on YouTube
What a great watch this morning as an England fan before I had to go to work.

See you in December Proteas.
@rmkw4291See it on YouTube
Harmers been doing this for years in the county championship. Class spinner 👏🏻💪🏻
Well done SAF!
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What a beautiful spell of bowling from Harmer!
@dudleyhardial2273See it on YouTube
Brilliant series, great finale
@notoriousBazSee it on YouTube
Beautiful game. The value of a decent spinner to back up your front line quicks.
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Who said test match cricket has had it's day?
Test match cricket is alive and well.
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I love test cricket!
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