South Africa have started steadily with the bat and made inroads in their first innings at the SCG, finishing the second day at 1/125, 320 behind the hosts.
Australia started the day at 6/267, and by lunch they had added 101 valuable runs without losing a wicket. South Africa were receiving a taste of their own medicine from when Duminy and Steyn added a mammoth partnership at Melbourne. Both Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson were dismissed within 6 over’s after the break, Michael Clarke gifting JP Duminy his first test wicket, hitting him a catch off his own bowling.
The South Africans innings started well, with Smith and McKenzie adding 35 in fewer than 13 over’s before a sharp rising delivery from Johnson nailed Smith in the little finger. He couldn’t even put the glove back on, and retired hurt and went to hospital, where it was realised he will be out for 6 weeks. This comes as a major blow to the South Africans, as they have lost their captain for the one day series, which I am sure they were planning on winning. Their chances have been somewhat dinted by this misfortune.
Siddle struck getting McKenzie LBW for 23, effectively South Africa’s first wicket to fall. Amla and Kallis batted the rest of the day, finishing up on 30* and 36* respectively.
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