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Aussies in command

CRIClNFO. undated
Australia sat in the preferred position with a lead of 322 after the third day. but South Africa monitored every movement as they managed not to lose touch with the world champions. The tourists tailed their opponents at various distances and held them to 7 for 228 at stumps on a pitch that is not stirring nightmares.
Despite such a healthy buffer, Australia were unable to streak away In the manner they had hoped after raking an advantage of 94 on first innings in the opening session, when Mitchell Johnson collected his eighth wicket. Rather than batting South Africa out of the contest by setting a victory target of more than 400, a
series of poorly timed dismissals left the result ofthe game open.
Needing a strong response after being dismissed for 281, South Africa gained regular ground against an outfit that was struggling with a variety of ailments. Ricky Ponting was in pain from a stomach problem on his 34th birthday while Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey battled unsuccessfully during unconvincing displays.
With the focus intensifying, Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds fell to shots that even they would admit to being irresponsible. Brett Lee was just unlucky to edge the ball anywhere near AB de Villiers, who flew in the cordon for another magnificent dismissal.
Brad Haddin masked the mistakes with 39, which included two straight sixes in an over from Paul Harris, in an unbeaten partnership of 66 in 15.1 overs with Jason Krejza, who eased to 28 and ensured Australia finished on a high. However, it will be up to South Africa's batsmen over the next two days to determine the cost of the home side's errors.
Graeme Smith's men knew they were still alive when Ponting and Hussey fell in consecutive overs with the score on 88. While the back-to-back wickets were important for the status of the match, they also showed the tourists would not fold despite a demoralising implosion against Johnson on the second afternoon.
Ponting, who took regular time out to stretch, enjoyed the spin of Harris more than the probing pace of Jacques Kallis, but he got too aggressive and was caught behind trying to force off the back foot on 32. Hussey (8) was the fourth to exit when he lost his off stump, under-edging an
attempted pull off Makhaya Ntini, an event which continued Australia's tendency in this match to lose wickets in groups at crucial times.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground in Perth on Friday.
AUSTRALIA: First innings 375 SOUTH AFRICA: First innings (overnight 243 for 8)
McKenzie c Krejza b Johnson 2 Smith b Johnson 48
Amlab Krejza 47
Kallis cHaddinb Johnson 63 De Villiers cHaddinb Johnson 63 Duminy cHaddinb Johnson 1 Boucher c Katich b Siddle 26 M Morkel c Krejza b Johnson 1 Harris c Krejza b Johnson 0 Steyn cHaddinb Johnson 8 Ntini not out 5
Extras: (lb-5,w-5,nb-7) 17
Total: (All out in 89.5 overs) 281 Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-106, 3-110, 4-234, 5-237, 6-238, 7-241,8-241,9-256,10-281.
Bowler O M R W
Lee 21 3 59 0
Johnson 24 4 61 8
Krejza 25 2 102 1
Siddle 16.5 5 44 1
Symonds 3 1 10 0
AUSTRALIA: Second innings
Hayden c & b Steyn 4 Katich c Boucher b Kallis 37 Ponting c Boucher b Harris 32 Hussey b Ntini 8
Clarke c Kallis b Steyn 25 Symonds c Smith b Harris 37 Haddinnotout 39
Lee cDeVilliersb Kallis 5 Krejza not out 28
Extras: (lb-6,w-2,nb-5) 13
Total: (For 7 wkts in 75 overs) 228
To bat: Johnson, Siddle.'
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-59, 3-88,4-88,5-148,6-157,7-162.
Bowler OMR W Steyn 16 3 57 2
Ntini 13 2 55 1
Harris 23 3 64 2
Kallis 11 4 19 2
Morkel 12 3 27 0