South Africa Require 445 Runs
1st Castle Lager Test Match
The Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa Vs Australia
The Australian bowling attack fired in the first innings and produced one of their best displays in recent history to knock over the South African line-up cheaply. Spearheading the attack is Brett Lee who took apart the top order and finished with career best figures of 5/23 in the first innings. Can he put the batting to bed again and cap off the match.
Michael Kasprowicz returned just one first innings wicket but performed well with the leather ball and can hold high hopes for a few early wickets to really kill the spirits of the South Africans for the rest of the series.
Just three test wickets for Stuart Clark but that will improve over time. The handy line and length bowler caused problems for South Africa in the first innings and will be out to prove a point when he comes on first change. Hopefully for Australia he will be bowling to the middle order after Lee and Kaspa are threw.
If the bible said god bowled leg spin you would have to suspect that this man is he. Shane Warne has the desirable average of 23 and 24 wickets to his name already in the championship. Watch out for his input on this pitch that will offer more to him then it did in the first innings.
Not the worst part time bowler with 8 wickets to his name. Played a valuable role in the first innings but wasn?t required to fill many bowling overs. It will be interesting to see how Ponting uses him in this innings.