Australia eyeing Johannesburg win

Australia continued to dominate the first Test against South Africa on Johannesburg after day three. The tourists know taking another ten wickets will be tough, on what is a flat pitch, but they are in command and are now odds-on to get the win.

Having tipped them after day two at 7/4, while the draw is now evens and South Africa are 22/1.

Ricky Ponting's side did extremely well to knock over the South Africans for 220, and having rattled up 51-1 by stumps on day three, theur lead is already 297. Bat for one or two more sessions and take the lead to around 450 and that should put an awful lot of pressure on the home side.

Bet365 make Phil Hughes, who has 36 runs to his name, 5/6 to take that total to 66 or better, while captain Ponting, who has just one so far, is the same price to make 35 or better.

For the record, Australia beat South Africa the last time the two teams played at the Wanderers, but that was a pretty different Australia team, so perhaps not too much should be read into that.