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Cricket-Australia v South Africa - second test scoreboard
ADELAIDE, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Scoreboard at lunch on thefourth day of the second test between Australia and South Africaat Adelaide Oval on Sunday: Australia won the toss and chose to bat Australia first innings 550 South Africa first innings 388 Australia second innings (overnight 111-5) D. Warner c du Plessis b Kleinveldt 41 E. Cowan b Kleinveldt 29 R. Quiney c de Villiers b Kleinveldt 0 R. Ponting b Steyn 16 M. Clarke lbw Steyn 38 P. Siddle c de Villiers b Morkel 1 M. Hussey c Steyn b Morkel 54 M. Wade not out 13 J. …

Cricket-Australia take chokehold of second test
ADELAIDE, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Mike Hussey scored a watchful half-century to push Australia’s lead to a daunting 368 runs at lunch on the fourth day and leave South Africa needing to defy history to secure an unlikely victory in the second test in Adelaide. The highest successful fourth innings run-chase at Adelaide Oval was 315 by the hosts in 1902 against England. Hussey and Michael Clarke, who combined for a demoralising 272-partnership in the first innings, frustrated the tourists again as they added another 62 runs to the overnight total of 111-5. …

Cricket-Australia 206-7 (& 550) v South Africa 388 - lunch
ADELAIDE, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Australia were 206-7 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second test against South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Score: Australia 206-7 (M. Hussey 54, R. Kleinveldt 3-42) & 550 (M. Clarke 230, D. Warner 119, M. Hussey 103; M. Morkel 5-146) v South Africa 388 (G. Smith 122, A. Petersen 54, J. Kallis 58, F. du Plessis 78) (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)