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DAVID Warner has let his bat do the talking with typically imposing domination.
After days of controversy, a $2900 fine and in house punishment for accusing South Africa of ball tampering, Warner ensured Australia made a flying start to the deciding third and final Test at Newlands.
The powerful left-hander raced to 50 at a run a ball and by lunch on the first day was 75 not out from just 73 balls with seven fours, leaving Australia 1-118. It appears a very good toss for Michael Clarke to win, with the dry, shaved pitch playing few tricks.
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Chris Rogers (25) was the only wicket to fall, caught at first slip playing a loose drive during the first over of Dale Steyn's second spell.
Despite his seemingly inevitable controversies, Warner has been in exceptional touch for much of the summer, and showed it again during the opening session with some murderous drives and cuts.
He was the leading run scorer during the Ashes with 523 runs at an average of 58, including two centuries, and his scores in the first two Tests were 12, 115, 70 and 66, to make him the highest run scorer in this series as well.
Chris Rogers was dismissed by Dale Steyn. Source: Getty Images
With the series tied at one all, Warner has helped to once again lay a strong foundation as Australia attempts to preserve its outstanding record in South Africa.
Since reconciliation two decades ago Australia has never lost a series in South Africa, winning four and drawing two. Australia is the only team to win a series against South Africa during the past eight years, although it has lost the last two in Australia.
The seemingly benign pitch rolled out for this Test is a far cry from the seaming strip Australia played on at Newlands two and a half years ago, when South Africa was bowled out for 96 in its first innings and Australia was rolled for just 47 in its second, losing by eight wickets.
Australia and South Africa both made two changes.
Shane Watson is playing his first Test of the series, replacing Shaun Marsh, while James Pattinson has been included in the place of Peter Siddle.
It continues Marsh's topsy turvey career. After more than two years out of Test cricket he scored a fine century in the first Test at Centurion Park and then made a pair in Port Elizabeth.
Watson, who missed the opening two Tests with a calf problem, was listed to bat at number six, with Clarke moving up one spot to replace Marsh at number four.
For South Africa the injured Wayne Parnell was replaced by fellow seamer Kyle Abbott while opening batsman Alviro Petersen has recovered from his illness and played instead of debutant Quinton de Kock.
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