South Africa vs Australia 2018: 2nd Test, day 2 - 5 things we learnt from the day

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#2 Starc isn't the only Mitchell who can reverse it

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Marsh picked up two vital wickets post tea

Mitchell Marsh is the most unobtrusive of Australia's pace bowlers. But when the old ball gets reversing, the younger Marsh brother has quite a few handy skills.

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He was tailing the ball back into the right-handers and Steven Smith stuck with Marsh against the intimidating pair of AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis.

It seemed like a bizarre move until Marsh forced one to tail back into the South African skipper and caught him in no man's land. The LBW appeal was upheld and remained three reds even after a review.

Theunis de Bruyn, who had created ripples with his temperament at Durban, fell to another of Marsh's reverse swinging balls to leave South Africa at 183/6.

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