Cricket: South Africa Make Solid Start After Hussey's Last-Wicket Heroics

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A B de Villiers, who scored 61, and Herschelle Gibbs, who has scored 54 not out, helped South Africa reach 169 for two after the second day of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne as the tourists made a decent start in reply to Australia's first innings score of 355, a total largely built around a brilliant century by Michael Hussey.

The hosts were on 239 for eight at the start of play with Hussey unbeaten on 23. When Stuart MacGill departed almost immediately, bowled by Makhaya Ntini for four, the end looked quick in coming.

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Cricket: South Africa Make Solid Start After Hussey's Last-Wicket Heroics

But Hussey found a unlikely ally in No 11 Glenn McGrath and the duo put on107 before Hussey was bowled by Ntini for 122.

In reply, Sou...

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