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MICHAEL Clarke has continued his impressive tradition of making big hundreds.
The Australian captain went past 150 for the 10th time in his career as Australia dominated the third and final Test at Newlands, before rain brought an early end to day two.
Bad weather stopped play midway through the second day with Australia 7-494 and Clarke unbeaten on 161.
The wind was so strong that groundsmen holding the covers were blown over, and while the wind eventually died down, the rain did not, with play officially called off about an hour after tea. Day three will start half an hour earlier as a result (7pm AEDT).
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Australia must win this Test to claim the series and history says they're well on the way.
Just five times has Australia scored more runs during an innings in South Africa, and won every match.
Resuming on 92, Clarke took 24 balls to move from 99 to 100, eventually cover driving Vernon Philander to the boundary, breaking the tension and bringing up Test century number 27.
It broke a drought of 11 innings where his top score had been just 24.
Steve Smith appeared as though he would become the third Australian to reach a hundred behind Clarke and David Warner but on 84 chopped a wide long-hop from occasional left arm spinner Dean Elgar into his stumps, ending as partnership of 184 with Clarke.
Resuming on 50, Smith played some delightful strokes. He lifted a ball from Philander back over his head for six and spanked a lofted cover drive from the dangerous Morne Morkel, which also cleared the fence.
Michael Clarke salutes after reaching his 27th Test century. Source: Getty Images
Shane Watson, in the all-rounders spot at number six, was in a hurry, scoring 40 in just 32 balls with three sixes before holing out to long off.
Brad Haddin (13) did something similar swatting a catch to mid-off and Mitchell Johnson made a first ball duck when a lengthy review overturned a not out decision for a catch down the leg side off JP Duminy. It appeared Johnson's bat may have hit the ground, making the noise that snicko showed which convinced video umpire Richard Illingworth contact had been made between bat and ball.
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Clarke showed no sign of the battering he received from Morkel on Saturday after being struck a number of times.
Given the problems that Morkel caused Clarke on the opening day it was a great surprise that the tall paceman did not start proceedings on day two.
This was particularly so with Dale Steyn off the field carrying a right hamstring injury. He is hoping to bowl in the second innings but will need to pass a fitness Test.
Even if Steyn was fit to bowl he would have been unable to resume in the first innings given he spent so long off the ground on day one.
It is the second time in as many matches that South African captain Graeme Smith has been a bowler down after Wayne Parnell suffered a groin strain in Port Elizabeth.
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