Warner hits century as Australia take lead

David Warner turned into the tenth cricketer to stamp his 100th Test achievement with 100 years - his 25th in the configuration - as Australia flooded ahead in the post-Lunch meeting to end it with a lead of 42 runs. South Africa's work on Day 2 multiplied in the early evening meeting as neither the quicks nor spinner Keshav Maharaj looked entering to the point of driving a leap forward. Warner and Smith added an undefeated stand of 156 - the fifth-time they've added an organization more than 100 in the configuration.

Warner dodged under and influenced away against Anrich Nortje's express speed right off the bat in the subsequent meeting, when the last option bowed his back somewhat more to push for a wicket. He did as such with no accomplishment as Warner before long raised his hundred years, and the MCG group to their feet and to unruly praise. He'd began the day in sure style, with a cut shot against Kagiso Rabada and never thought back. Steve Smith gradually slid into the organization that was worked from beginning phases of the morning meeting following the run out of Marnus Labuschagne, yet took on a more proactive job in Australia's flood ahead in unforgiving warm circumstances in Melbourne.

The little reprieve that the bowling side got was when Warner gave off an impression of being seizing up, yet he was before long in a good place again and prepared to continue the stand that had proactively procured Australia a lead right on time into the subsequent meeting. After Warner got his 100 years, Smith arrived at his 50 years with a four off Marco Jansen. Senior member Elgar needed to give his quicks a few rest from one end and utilize Maharaj for long spells. However that was met with counter-assault from the Aussie couple right off the bat in the meeting, the little reassurance for South Africa was that the spinner did well to pull back and keep a top on the runs. Australia actually went to Coffee break at 231 for 2.

Brief Scores: Australia 231/2 (David Warner 135*, Steve Smith 60*) lead South Africa 189 (Marco Jansen 59, Kyle Verreynne 52; Cameron Green 5-27, Mitchell Starc 2-13) by 42 runs