Mitchell Starc blitzed the Proteas tail late on day one to give his batting line-up the perfect chance to shine on day two.
But can they make it count?
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Where to now?
Are there any chances left for Marnus Labuschagne?
He looked awful today and the punch of the bat on the way off said it all.
Lunch
Green takes us to the lunch break with a booming drive over wide mid-off.
It was a half volley to be fair but made the dressing room very nervous.
Let’s say it’s a positive mindset.
The honours are shared in that session.
Really, though, only two balls went the Proteas’ way with Head and Marnus going in the same over.
Australia will need to recover quickly after the break with Renshaw getting through the session with ease.
AUS 2-90
Board room
Coetzee is giving Green some chin music before the break but he survived okay.
There was a near miss but the ball lobbed to the turf.
AUS 2-85
Intense
The South Africans are chirping now and while it took 14 balls for Green to score, he is now 11 from 23.
Renshaw has remain stoic throughout the brief chaos.
These two need to reset and get the tourists back on track.
AUS 2-76
Nick... short!
Mulder gets the outside edge of Green but it falls short of slips cordon.
Green is a nervy starter so this is pretty normal.
AUS 2-61
Noise
The crowd are back in the game now as Harmer makes it sound like every ball is a grenade.
Green is using a very open stance against him which is not his usual.
AUS 5-58
DUCK!!!!
Marnus nicks off to first slip!
Hopeless doesn’t begin to describe it. He was nearly out on the first three balls he faced as well.
He went back and prodded and gets the outside edge.
There was some nice drift but just hopeless from Marnus Labuschagne.
AUS 2-58
Marnus dicy
The No.3 has prodded his first ball back and then nearly spooned his second to mid-wicket.
Harmer is finding some turn.
AUS 1-58
Chopped on again!
Harmer only needs one ball to take down Head!
The opener pushes onto the back foot and tries to push him through the off side but the inside edge crashes back onto his stumps.
Head goes for 41 just as he was ready to get going.
AUS 1-58
Good foil
Renshaw looks a good partner for Head.
He is nice and calm, can attack the bad balls but is solid in defence.
He will make the South Australian feel like he is safe to play his game becuase Renshaw can be a rock at the other end.
It’s working well so far, anyway.
AUS 0-58
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