South Africa vs Australia 2018: 1st Test, day 3 - 5 things we learnt from the day

#2 Morne Morkel’s absence in the post-lunch innings

Morne Morkel did not bowl a single delivery in the second session but then picked up 3 wickets

Morne Morkel did not bowl a single over in the second session on day 3, keeping in mind the slow and the dry pitch that had been laid out. He bowled the twenty sixth over of the innings and was only back to bowl the sixtieth in the post-tea session. He struck almost immediately, picking up Shaun Marsh with a back of a length delivery that reverse swung to garner an edge off the batsman.

He sent back Mitchell Starc soon after with a full delivery outside off and got the wicket of Nathan Lyon with a ball that swung away. Just when he was in his best rhythm of the Test match, poor light stalled the day’s play.