Windies in trouble

Earlier, a drastically revamped West Indies made their best start of the series but then lost three wickets in the space of 25 balls.

West Indies made five changes from the side that was beaten by 178 runs in the second Test at Port Elizabeth. Philo Wallace and Junior Murray, promoted from the reserve wicket-keeper8217;s berth to open the innings in place of Clayton Lambert, put on 50 for the first wicket after South African captain Hansie Cronjesent the tourists in on an overcast day. All-rounder Jacques Kallis took two wickets for eight runs in a four-over spell to leave the tourists on the ropes. Kallis struck with his eighth ball when Wallace 21 edged a drive to Daryll Cullinan at first slip and Murray 29 fell leg before in the next over, playing across to Terbrugge. Shivnarine Chanderpaul made four before driving at a ball from Kallis to reduce the tourists to 57 for three.

New cap Darren Ganga, 19, played soundly and was 24 not out along with wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs 14 at the break.