Matthew Hayden scored an unbeaten 45 as Australia reached 110 for two at stumps yesterday, an overall lead of 154 runs after three days of the second cricket test against South Africa.
Earlier, under fire allrounder Andrew Symonds snared 3-6 in 19 balls to rout South Africa's middle order and the tourists were bowled out for 311 at tea, giving Australia a 44-run first innings advantage.
The Australian openers put on 53 in the second innings before Phil Jaques (28) was adjudged lbw to Andre Nel.
Ricky Ponting (11) also went lbw, to Shaun Pollock, and finished 2005 with an Australian record 1,544 runs for the calendar year.
No. 4 Brad Hodge, who scored a double hundred in the first test last week in Perth, was unbeaten on 17.
Hayden had a reprieve on 27 when Nel dropped a return chance with the Australian total at 68-1.
The South Africans will be hoping Hayden doesn't make as much of his second chance as teammates Ponting and Mike Hussey did in the first innings.
Ponting was dropped by Nel at mid-wicket on 17 and went on to add another 100 runs.
Jacques Kallis dropped Hussey at second slip on 27 and the No. 5 batsman recovered to make 122 and dominate a 107-run last wicket partnership that boosted Australia's first innings to 355.
The South African batsmen didn't get any free rides from the field and struggled after resuming on Wednesday on 169-2.
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