Brett Lee and Ricky Ponting put Australia in a commanding position in the second Test against South Africa here on Sunday. The visitors were 125 for one in their second innings at the close of play, a lead of 227, after South Africa had been bowled out for 267.
Fast bowler Lee passed 200 Test wickets on his way to figures of five for 69 while Ponting hit seven fours and a six in his 48 not out.
Earlier, South Africa collapsed against the second new ball as Australia took a first innings lead of 102 runs. Fast bowler Brett Lee took five for 69 as South Africa were bowled out for 267 shortly before tea.
Jacques Kallis made a patient 114 for South Africa but his dismissal in the second over with the new ball triggered a collapse in which the last five wickets fell for 12 runs in 34 balls.
SCOREBOARD:
AUSTRALIA (1st innings): 369
SOUTH AFRICA (1st innings - overnight 140-2):
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G Smith c Langer b Lee 0
A de Villiers c Hayden b Clark 50
H Gibbs b Kasprowicz 9
J Kallis c and b Clark 114
A Prince c Symonds b Warne 33
J Rudolph c Hussey b Warne 13
M Boucher b Lee 19
S Pollock c Gilchrist b Lee 1
N Boje not out 6
A Nel c Hayden b Lee 5
M Ntini c Ponting b Lee 0
EXTRAS: (LB-3, NB-14) 17
TOTAL: (all out, 88.4 overs) 267
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0, 2-10, 3-144, 4-200, 5-226, 6-255, 7-256, 8-257, 9-267.
BOWLING: Lee 19.4-5-69-5 (6nb), Kasprowicz 14-0-60-1 (6nb), Warne
25-2-80-2, Symonds 11-3-16-0 (2nb), Hussey 1-0-2-0, Clark 18-4-37-2.
AUSTRALIA (2nd innings):
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J. Langer c Pollock b Boje 37
M. Hayden not out 35
R. Ponting not out 48
EXTRAS: (LB-2, NB-3) 5
TOTAL: (for 1 wkt, 36 overs) 125
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FALL OF WICKET: 1-49.
BOWLING: Pollock 9-3-25-0 (3nb), Ntini 6-1-17-0, Boje 10-1-42-1, Nel 8-3-20-0, Kallis 3-0-19-0.
UMPIRES: S Bucknor, B Doctrove (both WI).
TV UMPIRE: B Jerling (RSA).
MATCH REFEREE: C Broad (ENG)
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