CAPE TOWN: South Africa recovered from dropping both opening batsmen to reduce Australia to 66/2 at lunch on the first day of the third and final Test at Newlands on Thursday.
South Africa, having already lost the series, gave a debut to Imraan Khan but he made a sorry start to Test cricket when he missed an easy catch in the gully when Simon Katich, on nine, edged a square-drive off Makhaya Ntini.
The left-handed Katich had moved on to 26 not out by lunch. Fellow opener Phillip Hughes, who led the attack in a first-wicket stand of 58, also escaped on 33 when JP Duminy made a hash of a catch off spinner Paul Harris at extra cover.
The mistake did not prove costly, however, because Hughes missed a sweep at left-armer Harris just two balls later and was adjudged leg-before-wicket when still on 33.
If the batsman had called for a review he may have got the decision overturned because television replays suggested he was struck outside the line of off stump.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting, having won the toss for the sixth successive time against South Africa, who are already 2-0 down in the series, and chosen to bat first on a flat pitch under clear skies, then came to the crease.
But the most-feared Australian batsman was out in the next over for a duck when he edged a delivery that swung away late from Albie Morkel, playing in his first Test, into the gloves of wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.
Michael Hussey was up next and went into lunch on five not out.
Ntini conceded just six runs, four of them off his first delivery, in seven overs, while Morkel had one for 17 in six overs and Harris one for three in three.
Source:http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/South-Africa-reduce-Australia-to-662-at-lunch/articleshow/4287581.cms
South Africa, having already lost the series, gave a debut to Imraan Khan but he made a sorry start to Test cricket when he missed an easy catch in the gully when Simon Katich, on nine, edged a square-drive off Makhaya Ntini.
The left-handed Katich had moved on to 26 not out by lunch. Fellow opener Phillip Hughes, who led the attack in a first-wicket stand of 58, also escaped on 33 when JP Duminy made a hash of a catch off spinner Paul Harris at extra cover.
The mistake did not prove costly, however, because Hughes missed a sweep at left-armer Harris just two balls later and was adjudged leg-before-wicket when still on 33.
If the batsman had called for a review he may have got the decision overturned because television replays suggested he was struck outside the line of off stump.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting, having won the toss for the sixth successive time against South Africa, who are already 2-0 down in the series, and chosen to bat first on a flat pitch under clear skies, then came to the crease.
But the most-feared Australian batsman was out in the next over for a duck when he edged a delivery that swung away late from Albie Morkel, playing in his first Test, into the gloves of wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.
Michael Hussey was up next and went into lunch on five not out.
Ntini conceded just six runs, four of them off his first delivery, in seven overs, while Morkel had one for 17 in six overs and Harris one for three in three.
Source:http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/South-Africa-reduce-Australia-to-662-at-lunch/articleshow/4287581.cms
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