Hussey strengthens Australia's position

Written By Unknown on Saturday, 24 November 2012 | 20:10

A daring half-century by evergreen Mike Hussey has helped drive Australia to a absolute position during lunch on day 4 of a second Test opposite South Africa during Adelaide Oval.

Hussey was discharged for 54 in a final over of a morning event though not before running a hosts to 7-206 and a clever lead of 368 after they had resumed during a unsure 5-111 during a start of a day.

The Proteas toiled superbly though a Aussies stood firm, quite in a initial hour of play when in-form overnight batsmen Hussey and Michael Clarke, personification few fake strokes, safely negotiated a unrelenting tests put to them by Morne Morkel and Rory Kleinveldt.