Proteas set Aussies huge total

Australia made a steady start to their second innings against South Africa in the third Test, but on 102 for two wickets at the close were still 340 runs behind with two days to play.At the wicket were opener Simon Katich on 44 and Michael Hussey on 13. The touring side face a tough battle to make South Africa bat again in Cape Town, having gone 442 runs behind in the first innings earlier in the day. Australia started briskly in their second innings with Katich and Phillip Hughes adding 57 for the first wicket in 57 minutes. Hughes' 32 included four fours, while Katich, top-scorer in the first innings with 55, had hit three fours and a six in his 150-minute knock of 44. Hughes fell to Paul Harris, the second time in the match the spinner had taken the opener's wicket in his first over of the innings. This time Hughes edged Harris third ball to Jacques Kallis at slip. Aussie captain Ricky Ponting (12) went caught behind for the second time in the match, this time off Dale Steyn. Three balls earlier Harris had claimed a catch off Ponting low down in the gully, but TV umpire Billy Bowden ruled it not out. Earlier, South Africa unleashed an assault on Australia's bowling attack to extend their first-innings lead to 442 runs.

Third day scoreboard

Australia first innings 209 (S Katich 55) South Africa first innings I Khan c and b Siddle 20 A Prince c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 150 H Amla c Haddin b Johnson 46 J Kallis c and b Hilfenhaus 102 AB de Villiers c McDonald b Katich 163 J Duminy b Johnson 7 M Boucher c Ponting b Johnson 12 A Morkel b McDonald 58 P Harris c Haddin b Johnson 27 D Steyn c Clarke b Katich 0 M Ntini not out 4 Extras 62 Total (all out; 154.3 overs) 651 Fall of wickets: 1-65 2-162 3-322 4-415 5-443 6-467 7-591 8-637 9-637 Australia second innings P Hughes c Kallis b Harris 32 S Katich not out 44 R Ponting c Boucher b Steyn 12 M Hussey not out 13 Extras 1 Total 102 Fall of wickets: 1-57 2-76