South Africa vs Australia 2018, 2nd Test, day 4: 5 things we learnt from the day

#3 Australia's tail doesn't wag

Mitchell Starc had been a formidable presence in Australia's lower order

The difference between the two sides after the first Test at Durban was the lacklustre show from South Africa's lower order and the equally spectacular show from the Aussie counterparts. While just 27 runs were made by South Africa's tail across two innings', Australia's contributed to 166 runs.

Here at Port Elizabeth, though, the tables were reversed. Rabada was too hot to handle for Australia's tail while the two partnerships of De Villiers-Philander and De Villiers-Maharaj piled the agony on Australia with a gritty display from lower down the order. South Africa's last five contributed to 203 runs in one innings here at Port Elizabeth.