Who says test cricket is boring? The shorter form of the game just doesn’t have the drama of test cricket. If the rest of the summer follows the pattern set on this first day then we are in for a corker of a series.

Australia is definitely looking beatable these days. At 3 for 15, Hayden, Ponting and Hussey in the sheds, Australia looked extremely shaky. Hayden must be close to retiring, surely. Katich and Clarke dug in and took us to 150. They were looking good. Then they were gone – Clarke to a horrible shot — and, suddenly, it was the South Africans on top again. Symonds and Haddin then swung it back our way but with Symond’s departure the door was open once more. Lee closed it briefly but the close of play saw the game in South Africa’s hands again.

I’m excited to see what day 2 will bring. How much will our last wicket add to the total? Will our bowlers step up?  I don’t think 350 is enough unless our bowling shows a huge improvement.