Australia have the breakthrough they need – or do they?
Temba Bavuma, on 17, was given out lbw to an extremely confident Josh Hazlewood, who launched into a celebrappeal.
Bavuma called for the review but not immediately, which suggests he did not think he had hit the ball.
The technology, however, detected a sound as the ball passed the bat, so Richard Kettleborough has told field umpire Chris Gaffaney to reverse his decision. Bavuma survives.
At the start of play, the boffins at CricViz rated Australia a 64 per cent chance of winning the game, and South Africa 36 per cent. The numbers are now 59-41, still in Australiaโs favour, but they show how promisingly the Proteas have started the day.
Their preparedness to play their shots has forced Australia to take men out of catching positions into the deep, and prompted Mitchell Starc to bowl a more conservative line and length.
Though skies are cloudy, the ball does not seem to be doing as much off the seam.
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