‘Nasty’ moment shows Warner is cooked

An enthralling opening day of play saw 15 wickets fall to the Gabba green monster with the tourists clawing their way back into the contest with some late wickets.After being run through for just 152, South Africa had Australia 5/145 at stumps. Watch Australia v South Africa. Every Test match live and ad-break in play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >‘Nasty’ sign Warner is cooked’Australia’s top order collapsed after David Warner was out for a golden duck on the first ball of the innings on Saturday.The attacking opener’s miserable start to the summer leaves his Test career on the edge, having failed to record a century since January 2020. It was ugly for Warner on Day 1 when he fended a short-pitched delivery to short leg where he was caught out by Khaya Zondo.“David Warner just took his eye off the ball and he’s paid the price,” former Australian Test batter Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.“Nothing’s gone David Warner’s way – he keeps making mistakes and keeps paying a high price.“It was nasty … once you take your eye off it, anything can happen.”Waugh said on Day 2 the dismissal was particularly concerning from a technical point of view with Warner appearing to take his eye off the ball.Heartbreak for Steve Smith in late twistAustralia looked in real trouble at 3/27 before Steve Smith and Travis Head arrived at the crease. The pair steadied the ship with a 117-run partnership to tilt the game in Australia’s favour.Head was particularly impressive, striking a counterattacking half century to be 78 not out at stumps.It looked like the Aussies were cruising before Smith was clean bowled for 36 by an absolute peach from Anrich Nortje and nightwatchman Scott Boland was caught behind.Nortje sent Smith’s bails flying towards the boundary rope with arguably the ball of the day.At stumps, Australia was 5/145, trailing South Africa by just seven runs. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au