Pakistan's batting is too solid to fall for less than 200 on this pitch, they should comfortably gain a 200 run first innings lead. South Africa will just have to make in excessive of 350 in their second innings and hope the pitch has deteriorated badly on the 4th and 5th days.

I wonder how long until smith is dropped. Poor batsman, average fielder, uninspired captain and generates nothing but negative press with his stupid gaping mouth. Surely he's detrimental towards the progress of south african cricket?

Why was Rudoph dropped to begin with? He looked pretty sound technically and defensively, so he's more unlikely to throw his wicket away in the fashion most of the South Africans have in their innings. Boetta Dippenar also looked like he had the temperament for test cricket.