V Philander to Cummins, On a length around off, left alone.
Pat Cummins walks out to the middle.
V Philander to Marsh, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Philander gets another and what a spell this has been by him. When he gets the ball to move like this, he is a terror to face. 49th wicket for him at this venue and it is Marsh who is walking back. His luck runs out as he edges this one. Once again that perfect length, just ahead of a good length area. Gets it to shape away from around off. Marsh has to play at it and he does so as he tries to defend it with no feet movement. The ball takes the outside edge and goes into the hands of the keeper who takes it with ease. The South Africans are all over the Aussies who need another 155 runs to wipe out the first innings' deficit.
M Morkel to Marsh, Length on off, played towards Bavuma at covers and the batsmen set off for a run. The fielder has a shy but misses, Bavuma has not been able to hit the stumps today.
M Morkel to Marsh, How many times have we seen Morkel beating the edge of the bat? Add one more to the count here. Perfect length around off, it shapes away after pitching. Marsh tries to defend but is squared up in that attempt. The ball whizzes past the outside edge.
M Morkel to Marsh, Leaves this one alone! As it is bowled outside off.
M Morkel to Marsh, Lovely, lovely stuff! Full and on off, shaping it away. Marsh goes for the drive, just what Morkel wants. But he does not get the edge as the ball beats the bat.
M Morkel to Marsh, Good length outside off, left alone.
M Morkel to M Marsh, FOUR! That should break the shackles! The runs were being dried up so this was a much-needed boundary. Fuller on off, not very full though. Marsh plants his front foot forward and times it through covers for a boundary.
V Philander to Paine, So an over full of outswingers. Another one on off, Tim blocks it off the back foot.
V Philander to Paine, Another ball outside off, Paine is not interested at playing at it.
V Philander to Paine, Closer to the off pole but not close enough for the batsman to play at.
V Philander to Paine, NO BALL! Vern oversteps and bowls it a touch shorter than the last three balls. He attacks the stumps, Tim defends it.
V Philander to Paine, Third away seamer and outside off, Paine need not play at those as he leaves it.
V Philander to Paine, Away swinger again on off, going away from the batsman. Paine makes a watchful leave. 2 outswingers, be ready for the one that comes in, for the one that Bancroft was not ready.
V Philander to Paine, Starts off with an outswinger on middle, Paine defends it solidly.
M Morkel to Marsh, Beauty! This is what I was talking about. Closer to the off pole and on a fuller length. First angling it in and then making it leave the batsman. Marsh goes after it with a loose drive but luckily for him he does not edge it.
M Morkel to Marsh, Closer to the off pole this time and gets it to shape away. Marsh thinks of playing at it but then leaves it. A little closer Morne, that will be the perfect line.
M Morkel to Marsh, Persists with the line outside off, Marsh does not fiddle with it.
M Morkel to Marsh, Comes running in and hides the ball in his hand. Fires it full and outside off, wanting the batsman to drive. Marsh though leaves it.
M Morkel to Marsh, Full and wide outside off, swinging away further. Marsh lets it be.
M Morkel to Marsh, WOW! A beauty! The tall man has his tail up here. He comes running in and lands it on a length around off, it shapes away after pitching and also bounces extra. Mitchell Marsh tries to play at it but at the very last moment pulls his bat away.
Morne Morkel will bowl from the other end.
Michael Holding (on air) is all praise for Morne Morkel. Congratulates him but also adds that the way he bowled in England last year, had he bowled like that more, he would have got 400-plus wickets. Anyway, 300 is still a lot of wickets.
V Philander to Paine, The outswinger this time outside off, left alone by Paine.
V Philander to Paine, A length ball on the stumps, this one too shapes back in. Paine watchfully plays it towards mid-wicket.
A little more than 39 overs left in the day. Don't think we are going to get all of them in the last session. Tim Paine is the new man walking out, he will join Mitchell Marsh at the crease. Vernon Philander to complete his over. Here we go...
... Day 2, Session 3 ...
After losing Steven Smith, the pair of Bancroft and Shaun Marsh did steady things with a 78-run stand but just when it seemed that Australia are crawling their way back, Morne Morkel struck to make Shaun his 300th Test victim. Bancroft played a lovely hand but he too got dismissed towards the fag end of this session. All the three Protea seamers bowled really well but conceded quick runs also (barring Philander). South Africa won't mind that too much though. However, Maharaj's ordinary effort should be bothering them a bit. Once again a couple of sessions have belonged to the home team. Can Australia bounce back like yesterday to make the final session their own? Find out in a short while.
What a session for South Africa! What a day it is turning out to be for them! They have bounced back amazingly well after a collapse yesterday and have snatched the momentum in their favour. Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh and Cameron Bancroft fell in the afternoon session and the Australian innings is in disarray. They still trail by more than 150 runs and have their backs to the wall.
V Philander to Bancroft, OUT! That's dead plumb. No bat there and three reds on the Ball Tracker. Everything is adjacent. Vernon lets out a venomous delivery on a length around off, Bancroft's front foot comes right across, his head falls on the off side as he tries playing it on the leg side. But the ball tails back in to thud him on his front pad. Philander is jubilant as he makes a running appeal. The umpire slowly raises his finger. Cameron takes the referral after having a conversation with his partner. To be honest, that looked plumb to the naked eye. And that's the case even on the replays. Hitting the top of middle and leg. Bancroft walks back and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!
Cameron Bancroft is found dead plumb in front of the wickets. The umpire has raised his finger and the batsman in question takes the referral. Only an inside edge can save him, only...
V Philander to Bancroft, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
V Philander to Bancroft, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
V Philander to Bancroft, Angling into the batsman, around off, Bancroft defends it by getting forward.
M Morkel to Marsh, And to round off this over, another delivery is bowled outside off. Mitchell Marsh shoulders arms. A little wayward by Morne in this over. Expected better from him against the new batsman.
Morkel to Marsh, Aahhh...here comes the delivery which is served closer to the off stump line. To add to it, it has got movement as well. Cuts back in, beats Marsh's defensive bat and hits him on the thigh pad. It flies behind, one of the slip fielders dives to catch the ball and they appeal. The bowler also joins in late but the umpire remains unmoved. No bat there, the replays confirm.
M Morkel to Marsh, Morkel has served another one in the zone outside off, it's too easy for the newbie at the crease as he lets it through.
M Morkel to Marsh, Continues to be very wide outside off to bother the batsman.
M Morkel to Marsh, Another one too wide outside off, Mitchell lets it through.
M Morkel to Marsh, Too wide outside off, Marsh shoulders arms. Last few deliveries have been quite outside off.
V Philander to Bancroft, Wide outside off, a comfortable leave for Bancroft.
V Philander to Bancroft, Angling into the batsman, Bancroft has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
V Philander to Bancroft, Has become very watchful since the second ball. Bancroft is watching the line very closely and is not committing himself into any kind of shot. Makes a leave again.
V Philander to Bancroft, Lets the ball go outside his off stump.
V Philander to Bancroft, How did that miss the outside edge? A beautifully bowled delivery, angling into the batsman around off and Bancroft tries working it around the corner. He thought he has got the line covered but doesn't account for the movement. It curves past the outside edge. That was ohhhh-so-close from kissing the bat.
V Philander to Bancroft, Gets properly behind the line and blocks it safely.
M Morkel to Marsh, Marsh has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
M Morkel to Marsh, Another leave outside the off stump.
M Morkel to Marsh, Shortish and outside off, shaping away, Marsh leaves it.