SOUTH AFRICA: Australia quick Mitchell Starc claimed his 450th test wicket on Tuesday but South Africa's lower order exposed the tourists' decision to omit spinner Nathan Lyon on day three of the second test.
Starc became only the 10th bowler to reach the milestone when Wiaan Mulder gloved a rising delivery from the 36-year-old to Matt Renshaw as South Africa slipped to 110-6.
The home side then turned the tables, seeing off the all-seam attack and the back-up part-timers and making the absence of Lyon more pronounced as they went on to score 425-9 before declaring.
It did not help that Josh Hazlewood, who took a career-best 6-49 in helping Australia to an emphatic 214-run victory in last week's first test, could only bowl after lunch.
