Proteas in charge after day three

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Quality ... Kallis salutes after bringing up his 44th Test hundred. Source: Dave Hunt / AAP

Luck finally turned around for Australia as they reached 3-111 at stumps on day three of the first Test at the Gabba in reply to South Africa's mammoth first innings of 450.

1st Test - Gabba

9 November 2012 - Day 3, Session 3

Australia 1st Innings

E. Cowan	49	74	8	66.22
M. Clarke	34	57	5	59.65
V. Philander	8	0	24	3.00

Opener Ed Cowan remained unbeaten on 49 in a 71-run counter-attack with captain Michael Clarke (34 not out) after surviving a big scare in the second last over of the day.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith asked for a review when towering quick Morne Morkel's caught-behind appeal was knocked back by umpire Asad Rauf.

Hot spot technology showed Cowan gloved it but replays revealed a no ball.

It was a reversal of fortunes for Australia who had South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis out caught on 43 on Friday only for a replay to show quick Peter Siddle had overstepped the mark.

Kallis went on to make 147 in a 165-run stand with Hashim Amla (104) - who was dropped by Siddle on 74 - that set up the huge first innings total.

Initially nothing looked set to go right for Australia with the bat either as Morkel (2-25) cut loose.

Morkel had 2-0 after his first nine balls, including Ricky Ponting for a five-ball duck.

World No.1 Test bowler Dale Steyn (1-27) did the early damage, snaring opener David Warner (four) caught behind to reduce Australia to 1-13.

Steyn's heroics also ensured Rob Quiney's Test debut with the bat was reduced to a cameo.

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An attacking Quiney (nine) looked to have hooked Morkel for six before Steyn plucked the ball from the air, threw it back into the air as he avoided the boundary rope and casually caught it again.

Reeling at 2-30, Australia were soon on the ropes at 3-40 when Ponting was caught behind to extend his batting woes against the Proteas.

A man down after batsman JP Duminy was injured in a freak training mishap on Friday, South Africa needed something special to post a big first innings and Kallis and Amla provided.

They put on their 11th stand of over a century, making them the South African pair with the highest Test partnership aggregate (3636 runs).

And it could have been more. Amla was trapped in front by Siddle (2-111) but remarkably did not review it. Ball-tracking technology showed the delivery was bouncing over the stumps.

Kallis resumed on 84 not out on Sunday and reached his 44th Test ton - the second highest tally behind only Sachin Tendulkar (51) while also marking the highest score by a South African at the Gabba, surpassing Eddie Barlow's 114.

Earlier, world No.2 batsman Amla became the seventh South African to pass 5000 Test runs on his way to his 17th ton - his third in as many Tests against Australia.

After enduring 54 luckless overs trying to break the Amla-Kallis stand, Australia finally struck back with the ball on Sunday as South Africa tried to push the run rate after the day two washout.

James Pattinson (3-93) was the pick of the Aussie bowlers.

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