South Africa need 314 runs on the final day of the third Test if they are to complete a clean sweep of the series after reaching 62-1 at stumps. Australia took their overnight 33-0 to 257-4, with Matthew Hayden making 39, his highest Test score of the series. Simon Katich scored 61 and Ricky Ponting 53 before the skipper declared.
 

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