Those South African viewers who dropped off to sleep on Thursday may have dreamt that they’d been transported back to 2001-02, with Australia pounding the Proteas.
The former Australian captain looked out of sorts initially and only started settling down just before lunch. After the interval he found better rhythm and had the South Africans marching to the beat of his drum.
Smith and Khawaja shared a partnership of 209 runs for the third wicket, giving the SCG crowd plenty of exercise as they stood to applaud the various milestones. In reaching his 30th Test century, Smith passed Don Bradman on the all-time Australian charts, but then, one ball after reaching the landmark, chipped straight back to bowler Maharaj and was out for 103.
SA’s bowlers produced very little, with one chance missed by Anrich Nortjé in the 96th over when Khawaja was on 123. The only other wicket to fall was that of Travis Head, who played aggressively to score 70 and was beautifully caught on the square leg boundary by the substitute fielder Rassie van der Dussen.
The rain came an hour before the scheduled close. It was a relief to the South Africans on a day when there were simply too many reminders of the dark days of yore Down Under.
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