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

#1 du Plessis' returns slimming

South Africa's skipper has been struggling with the bat

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While Faf du Plessis' captaincy is earning rave reviews, his batting returns have gone spiralling down. The series of single digit scores since the last Test against India shows how tough run-scoring has been for South Africa's skipper.

With the ball reversing wildly, Cummins was wrecking havoc and du Plessis fell prey yet again. Unlike his usual demeanour of composing himself and taking time at the crease, du Plessis fell chasing a wide one from Cummins.

He wafted at a wide one from the Australian seamer and edged to the cordon. du Plessis needs to get back to form to shore up South Africa's middle-order woes.