When you are 2-0 up in a three-Test series you do have a licence to play shots, but Justin Langer paid the price for not looking before he leapt. Langer's eyes lit up when new man David Terbrugge dropped a little short, but David's height and adrenalin give him that little bit extra pace and bounce. I remember a few West Indies batsmen making the same mistake in Durban in 1998-99, the season he made his debut. Terbrugge hasn't played since, partly through injury and partly because he was overlooked during a period of upheaval for the side. But he was originally picked because of his combination of height, control and nip. He was an able sidekick to Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock, and his selection also enabled Jacques Kallis to play his more natural role as a fourth seamer, rather than first-change.

Despite a fine 70 at Cape Town, I was surprised to see that Andrew Hall got the nod ahead of Lance Klusener. Hall is a competitive cricketer, but his bowling is flawed - he is no more than medium-paced and he has a poor follow-through.

Australia fielded an unchanged side again, but the writing is on the wall. Steve and Mark Waugh are still fine players, and physically they are still up to Test cricket, but mentally I believe they are beginning to see the end, though they would be the last ones to admit it. Neither have been selected for the one-day series, and at 36 they must wonder what else they can achieve. I expect some new faces soon.

Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist were awesome once again, but I have to question the South African plan of attack. Gilchrist was up against an 8-1 offside field, and yet he managed 91 runs off just 107 balls. For players of his class, such fields are little more than an invitation to be beaten. I remember Derek Underwood once bowling to Zaheer Abbas with a 7-2 off-side field and Zaheer went on to score 200-odd not out.

Gilchrist is a compulsive hooker and though it gets him runs, it also gets him out. Bowl him a high leg-side bouncer, and he might just help it to fine or long leg; of course he might hit it out of the park as well … It's a measure of what a fantastic player he has become, that fielding sides have to be prepared to sacrifice a few runs to get his wicket.

I feel very sorry for Gary Kirsten, who was dismissed under floodlights during a fiery spell from Brett Lee, and then one ball later play was halted. Floodlights have never made a difference in Durban - you can guess what Gary will have thought about it all in the SA dressing-room.

A total of 315 is not yet enough to win this Test match. Eleven wickets have fallen already, so it is clear that the game is moving forward at pace. Then again, it always does when the Australians are playing.

Bob Woolmer, South Africa's coach from 1994 to 1999, will be writing the Wisden Verdict throughout this series

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