Australia vs South Africa 2016: 3rd Test Day 1 - 5 talking points

#2 Khawaja and Renshaw hold Australia together

Khawaja and Renshaw held fort for the Australians till the close of play

If 12 overs under lights against Philander, Rabada and Abbott with the pink ball, is not threatening enough, Australia also had to contend with sending out Khawaja ahead of Warner to open. The lefties negotiated the Proteas pacers extremely well, despite them being right on the money.

Renshaw may have taken 19 balls to get off the mark, but he showed fight to survive at the crease, something that was missing in this line-up in the first two Tests. Khawaja, taking a leaf out of the debutant, buckled up too and tightened his defences to prevent a wicket fall.

The duo negotiates 12 tricky overs, including some good ones from the chinaman spinner, Tabraiz Shamsi. Khawaja remained unbeaten on 3 off 39 balls and Renshaw on 8 off 34 balls.