Graeme Smithsurvived two close calls to post his 26th test century and guide South Africa'scomeback Friday after Morne Morkel's five-wicket haul swiftly stemmedAustralia's run flow in the second cricket test.
South Africa reachedstumps at 217-2 on day two in reply to Australia's first innings of 550, withSmith unbeaten on 111 and Jacques Rudolph on 25. The tourists were in aradically better position than they were at stumps the previous day, whenAustralia posted its second-highest first-day score of 482-5.
Morkel triggeredAustralia's tailend collapse when he bowled Michael Clarke for 230 and finishedwith 5-146. The Australians added only 68 in 21 overs before being dismissedjust before lunch on Friday.
Australia, 1stInnings
(Overnight: 482-5)
David Warner c Smith bMorkel 119
Ed Cowan c and b Kallis10
Rob Quiney c Smith bMorkel 0
Ricky Ponting b Kallis 4
Michael Clarke b Morkel230
Mike Hussey b Steyn 103
Matthew Wade c deVilliers b Morkel 6
Peter Siddle c Smith bKleinveldt 6
James Pattinson c Smithb Steyn 42
Ben Hilfenhaus cKleinveldt b Morkel 0
Nathan Lyon not out 7
Extras: (11lb,1w,11nb)23
TOTAL: (all out) 550.
Overs: 107.2.
Fall of wickets: 1-43,2-44, 3-55, 4-210, 5-482, 6-494, 7-501, 8-503, 9-504, 10-550.
Bowling: Dale Steyn23.4-4-79-2, Morne Morkel 30-5-146-5, Jacques Kallis 3.3-1-19-2, RoryKleinveldt 20.1-4-81-1 (1w 6nb), Imran Tahir 23-0-180-0 (5nb), Faf du Plessis7-0-34-0.
South Africa, 1stInnings
Graeme Smith not out 111
Alviro Petersen run out(Hussey) 54
Hashim Amla st Wade bWarner 11
Jacques Rudolph not out25
Extras: (7b,2nb,3w,4nb)16
TOTAL: (for two wickets)217
Overs: 67.
Fall of wickets: 1-138,2-169.
Still to bat: AB deVilliers, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, RoryKleinveldt, Imran Tahir.
Bowling: Ben Hilfenhaus12-4-36-0, James Pattinson 8-0-40-0 (4nb,1w), Nathan Lyon 24-2-53-0, PeterSiddle 12-3-34-0, Michael Clarke 3-0-10-0, Mike Hussey 1-0-7-0 (2w), DavidWarner 5-0-27-0, Rob Quiney 2-1-1-0.
Toss: won by Australia.
Umpires: Billy Bowden,New Zealand, and Richard Kettleborough, England.
TV Umpire: Asad Rauf,Pakistan. Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka.