Starc opens and Warmer ends Day 1 with Dominance

                   Aussie started the proceedings of the home season with a dominance performance on day 1 of the first test at Waca, as Starc led the attack with four wickets alongside Hazelwood’s three with restricting the Proteas to 242 on a pitch which produced good bounce as it ever does. While the dominance too continued with the bat as Warner ended the day on 73 with Aussie at 105 alongside Marsh on 29.

              Earlier it all started with South Africa winning the toss and opted to bat first and they went with a front line spinner instead of an extra pacer, while for Aussie Marine left out with picking Siddle.

             But the proceedings haven't started well for the visitors as Starc Squared up Cook in the first over and Marsh as held on to a flying catch to his left in the gully region. With the early breakthrough, Aussie bowlers looked for wickets all the time as Hazelwood struck with the line in the corridor Amla could only edge it to Smith in the second slip while playing a tentative defense.

               After the dismissal of the big fish, Elgar and Duminy were circumspect but their stay hasn't lasted long as Hazelwood and Siddle struck to their length eventually both batsmen edged to Nevil, so with the end of the half hour of play Proteas were 4 down for just 32 runs on the board. At this time they needed a partnership to stop the flow of wickets and the stand in Captain Duplessis and Bevuma came into the act with seeing off the overs in the first session and they put on a 49 run stand at the end of the first session with 81/4 on the board.

           But after Lunch Starc changed the angle to get rid of Duplessis, who looked to cut a ball angling in and South Africa were in more trouble as they lost their half the side. Although Dekock who joined with Bevuma attacked Aussies with his gift of timing the ball, with the partnership between them seemed to take the Aussie attack for a treatment as Bevuma and Dekock raised to their fifties.

         While the partnership of their Innings ended by a brilliant effort by Shaun Marsh at short leg, as Bevuma departed for well made 51  and later Philander held his nerve for a while but he was dismissed at the Stroke of tea leaving Proteas 7/175. After tea Maharaj and Dekock put on a 50 run stand with Dekock unleashing his natural game with more tail to come. At the end, Proteas finished the innings for 242, as Dekock scored a brisk knock of 84 off 101 balls.

            So  242 was a good comeback from Proteas after their earlier losses in the first hour of play, but it looked the other way around as Warner found his feet in the middle with attacking Protea bowlers through the off side. Although Proteas bowlers were also not consistent with their lengths as they bowled too short and Warner capitalized on those with finishing off the day unbeaten on 73 off 62 balls, and eventually dominated the day with putting 105 runs on the board alongside Shaun Marsh who is on 29.