K Rabada to Bancroft, Beaten again! One can smell a wicket at the moment. Rabada is a real quality bowler, troubling the batsman who is batting on 57! A bit of movement from the surface, Cameron feels for it and gets beaten.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Excellent delivery. This one jags back into the batsman from a good length around off, Bancroft fails to keep it out and is hit high on the front leg. Beaten for pace and bounce.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Good length delivery, once again in the region outside off, Bancroft watches it closely this time before making a leave.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Play and a miss! Back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, holding its line, Bancroft stays back to play at it but misses.
K Maharaj to C Bancroft, Tossed up around off, driven down towards mid on where the fielder stopped the ball with a dive. A single to end the over.
K Maharaj to C Bancroft, Flighted and full on leg, flicked on the leg side but the mid-wicket fielder made the stop.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Walks forward again and pushes it down through mid on for a run.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
K Maharaj to Marsh, FOUR! This time he finds the gap. Once again Marsh shimmies down the track to a full ball and blazes his cover drive in the gap for a boundary. The plan seems that they don't want the spinner to settle down.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Tossed up ball around off, Maharaj comes down the track and drives it straight to the cover fielder.
Keshav Maharaj continues...
Drinks break. South Africa continue to remain in front. They snatched the advantage this morning after Australia's inspirational comeback last evening and since then have maintained a good hold. A wicket soon after the lunch break, that too of Steven Smith, has put them firmly in the driver's seat. The Australian innings is crying for partnerships and they seem to be having one at the moment. Cameron Bancroft has settled down and the tourists will want him to play a big knock. Let's see how the second hour pans out.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. A mixed bag over by Rabada!
K Rabada to Bancroft, FOUR! Nice shot! The bowler won't mind though as he got the batsman driving. Full in length and outside off, Bancroft is nicely forward as he executes a lovely square drive for a boundary.
K Rabada to Bancroft, This one hurries back in, from a back of a length around off, Bancroft goes on the back foot and keeps it out.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Too wide on this occasion, Bancroft has nothing to do with it.
K Rabada to Bancroft, That's superb from KG! Takes just two balls to find his rhythm and line. Bowls it closer to the off stump this time, a shade of away movement there, Bancroft without much footwork pushes inside the line and misses. That one was delivered from wide of the crease. A tough angle, something that Makhaya Ntini mastered.
K Rabada to Bancroft, Will call it a loosener first up, it's full and wide outside off, an easy leave for Bancroft.
Kagiso Rabada is back for another burst.
K Maharaj to Marsh, On the shorter side as it spins back into the batsman, Marsh goes back and plays it towards silly mid on.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Steps down the track a bit to a fuller length ball and blocks it safely.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Marsh has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
K Maharaj to Marsh, A bit on the shorter side this time, around off, Marsh goes back in defense.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Marsh has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
K Maharaj to Marsh, Flighted and full on off, Marsh defends it off his front foot.
First look of Keshav Maharaj. He has a slip, short leg and a silly mid on in place.
M Morkel to Marsh, Gently plays it down in the cover region for a run.
M Morkel to Bancroft, Fuller and outside off, driven through covers for one.
M Morkel to Bancroft, FOUR! Bang! That's cracked away and Bancroft reaches his 3rd Test fifty in some style. Short in length and outside off, Bancroft holds his posture inside the crease, gets on top of the bounce and smacks it square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary. Superb knock by the opener, he will now look to make it big! Australia trail by 204 runs.
M Morkel to Bancroft, On a length outside off, holding its line, Bancroft chooses to leave it.
M Morkel to Bancroft, FOUR! A full length ball on middle and leg, shaping back in a bit, Bancroft tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It races past the leg gully fielder for a boundary. Closing in on a fifty, Cameron!
M Morkel to Marsh, Good length ball angling into the batsman, around middle and leg, Marsh eases it down to long leg and crosses for a run.
V Philander to Marsh, Down the leg side, Marsh fails to flick and it goes off his pads to square leg. A leg bye to end the over.
V Philander to Marsh, Stays low, hmm... Vernon lands it on a length around middle, Marsh keeps his eyes on the ball and blocks it safely.
V Philander to Marsh, Angling away from the southpaw, Marsh covers the line and allows it through.
V Philander to C Bancroft, Ekes out an inside edge this time, Philander. He drops it on a fuller length outside off and invites the drive. Bancroft is not entirely forward as he attempts to stroke it through covers. Gets a big fat inside edge past the stumps to fine leg for a run. On another day that would have made contact with the wickets. Very lucky, CB!
V Philander to Bancroft, Once again serves it on a length but this time the line is outside off, Cameron lets it through to de Kock.
V Philander to Bancroft, On a good length around middle, some extra bounce, Bancroft tries working it on the leg side but misses and is hit on the thigh pad.
M Morkel to Marsh, FOUR! Wow, gorgeous from the bat of Shaun Marsh. He presses forward to a full ball outside off and drives it crisply through extra cover for a boundary. Lovely followthrough of the bat, so good to watch.
M Morkel to Marsh, Nice and full around off, from round the wicket, Marsh defends it.
M Morkel to Bancroft, Sliding down the leg side, on a fuller length, Bancroft fails to connect properly with his flick shot. It still goes in the gap behind square leg and they rotate the strike.
M Morkel to Bancroft, Morkel hits the deck hard and lets out a back of a length delivery on off, Cameron is on his toes in defense.
M Morkel to Bancroft, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.
M Morkel to Bancroft, Ooohhhh...this one comes back in very sharply. Morkel lands it on a length outside off, Bancroft tries to defend from the crease but it beats the inside edge of his bat and sails over the off stump.
V Philander to Marsh, Last delivery is quite wide outside off, an easy leave this time for Shaun.
V Philander to Marsh, This time the line is around middle and off and Marsh has to come forward to block it.
V Philander to Marsh, Make it three gutsy leaves in a row. Another delivery angling across the batsman, around off and leaving the batsman, Marsh knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms.
V Philander to Marsh, Another close leave. Philander is sticking to a good line. Landing it on middle and off, Marsh once again offers no shot and lets it go over the stumps.
Kagiso Rabada is loosening up.
V Philander to Marsh, Brave leave. A length ball close to off stump, Marsh watches the line, trusts the bounce and then lets it through. Not far from the off pole.