Australia never needed top gear but Ponting praised Elton Chigumbura and Mluleki Nkala for a 114-run partnership which prevented the final game from being totally one-sided.
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Seamer Mluleki Nkala, off-spinning all-rounder Barney Rogers and 20-year-old batsman Vusimuzi Sibanda, who is playing in his first game of the tour, were all given the nod.
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But Weston and Shah maintained a healthy scoring rate of almost three and a half per over through the morning session, although the latter enjoyed a slice of good fortune when a top-edged hook off Friend was misjudged by Nkala at fine leg.