Melbourne, Dec 28 (AFP/APP): Scoreboard after Australia’s first innings on day three of the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday:
South Africa 1st innings 189 (M. Jansen 59, K. Verreynne 52; C. Green 5-27, M. Starc 2-39)
Australia 1st innings (overnight 386-3, T. Head 48, A. Carey 9)
D. Warner b Nortje 200
U. Khawaja c Verreynne b Rabada 1
M. Labuschagne run out 14
S. Smith c De Bruyn b Nortje 85
T. Head b Nortje 51
C. Green not out 51
A. Carey c & b Jansen 111
P. Cummins c Verreynne b Rabada 4
N. Lyon c Zondo b Ngidi 25
M. Starc not out 10
Extras (b5, lb12, nb5, w1) 23
Total (8 wkts declared, 145 overs) 575
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Khawaja), 2-75 (Labuschagne), 3-314 (Smith), 3-363 (Green – retired hurt), 4-395 (Head), 5-395 (Warner), 6-400 (Cummins), 7-440 (Lyon), 8-557 (Carey)
Did not bat: Scott Boland
Bowling: Rabada 28-1-144-2, Ngidi 22.1-2-98-1, Jansen 28-1-89-1, Nortje 25-1-92-3, Maharaj 41.5-3-135-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG), Paul Reiffel (AUS)
TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)
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