03/01Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
03/01Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

5.28pm A superb bowling performance from Australia. Johnson and Harris were excellent. Pattinson and Watson were not bad as support. They have taken a 207-run lead, but the follow-on won't be enforced. David Warner and Chris Rogers seen rushing back. When we come back, they will have about 22 minutes to bat before stumps

82.5
W
Pattinson to Morkel, OUT, and Watson takes another good first-slip catch. Australia have taken a 207-run lead. Warner and Rogers run off. So no follow-on. A touch too ambitious from Morkel as he tries to punch this shortish delivery, gets a healthy edge that Watson takes to his left at first slip

M Morkel c Watson b Pattinson 7 (8m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

82.4
0
Pattinson to Morkel, no run, pitched up on off, driven hard back at him, Pattinson fields in the follow-through

Round the stumps now

82.3
4
Pattinson to Morkel, FOUR, pulled away. This is a soft short ball, sits up, on middle and leg, and he has smacked it over short midwicket. Follow-on target under in single digits

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1

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2

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