Kallis and Develliers leading the day
Kallis the allrounder and Devilliers are leading the day after a poor display of batting by Gibbs and Smith.Kallis raced to his half-century from just 49 balls, and devilliers played well for his 48*.Kallis is at his best after coming back from injury, and scored 12 boundaries ans ended up 72*.
Australia sensed a top order collapse as Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz both picked up early wickets to drop South Africa to 10 for 2, but Kallis hit back and the tourists. Warne bowled below his best and will be seeking fast improvement as his side defends the first-innings 369.
Day 3 South Africa 140 for 2 (Kallis 72*, de Villiers 48*) trail Australia 369 (Ponting 103, Hussey 75, Martyn 57, Ntini 3-81, Nel 3-83) by 229 runs
Australia sensed a top order collapse as Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz both picked up early wickets to drop South Africa to 10 for 2, but Kallis hit back and the tourists. Warne bowled below his best and will be seeking fast improvement as his side defends the first-innings 369.
Day 3 South Africa 140 for 2 (Kallis 72*, de Villiers 48*) trail Australia 369 (Ponting 103, Hussey 75, Martyn 57, Ntini 3-81, Nel 3-83) by 229 runs
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