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Craig HillAustralia First Test Against South Africa Day Two
February 27th 2009 20:21
A century from debutant Marcus North and an unbeaten 96 from Mitchell Johnson has helped Australia to a dominant 466 on day 2 at the Wanderers.
The Proteas' heavy reliance on the new ball was almost their undoing early on until Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn struck midway through an extended morning session with the overnight pair continuing where they left off on day one.
There were 12 overs to be bowled before the new ball was due and the home side looked to be going through the motions as they waited for its availability.
During that time North and Haddin were under no pressure, with the former bringing up a patient 104-ball 50 when he nudged Paul Harris for two towards fine leg in the fifth over of the day, while the latter followed not long after raising his half-century off 79 deliveries.
They put on 113, before Haddin was out for 63 when he pulled the penultimate ball of the fourth over with the new ball from Ntini to Harris at mid-on.
Five deliveries later Steyn enticed the new man Andrew McDonald to push at an away swinger that he only succeeded in edging to Jacques Kallis at second slip for a duck.
However, North remained defiant and continued on to make his maiden century scored in 316 minutes off 233 balls, finally falling to Harris for 117.
Johnson's 96 not out included a 26 run over off Harris where he belted 2 fours and 3 sixes, the last of which went out of the stadium.
The Proteas' heavy reliance on the new ball was almost their undoing early on until Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn struck midway through an extended morning session with the overnight pair continuing where they left off on day one.
There were 12 overs to be bowled before the new ball was due and the home side looked to be going through the motions as they waited for its availability.
During that time North and Haddin were under no pressure, with the former bringing up a patient 104-ball 50 when he nudged Paul Harris for two towards fine leg in the fifth over of the day, while the latter followed not long after raising his half-century off 79 deliveries.
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They put on 113, before Haddin was out for 63 when he pulled the penultimate ball of the fourth over with the new ball from Ntini to Harris at mid-on.
Five deliveries later Steyn enticed the new man Andrew McDonald to push at an away swinger that he only succeeded in edging to Jacques Kallis at second slip for a duck.
However, North remained defiant and continued on to make his maiden century scored in 316 minutes off 233 balls, finally falling to Harris for 117.
Johnson's 96 not out included a 26 run over off Harris where he belted 2 fours and 3 sixes, the last of which went out of the stadium.
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