At Stumps - Day 1
Australia 209 ( Katich 55 Haddin 42 Steyn 4/56 Harris 3/34 )
South Africa 57/0 (14.0 ov) ( Prince 37* Khan 15*)
South Africa trail by 152 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
The final figures may not indicate it, but this was a day of rock climbing. Australia would scuttle a couple of meters only to be roped in; South Africa started sloppily but found their footing; Australia briefly regained stability but before they could inch ahead the home side pulled the ground from beneath. With each burst of wickets South Africa improved and at the end of an engrossing opening day the honours lay firmly in their hands.
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