Usman Khawaja battered the South African bowling attack to help guide Australia to a mammoth 475/4 at the close of play on day two in Sydney.
Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja guided Australia to a dominant position on day one of the third test against South Africa.
The pitch in Brisbane for the first Test between Australia and the Proteas has been rated as "below average" by the International Cricket Cricket Council (ICC).
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada admits he is frustrated with the national team's batting woes in Test cricket but has called for patience with an inexperienced team.
Proteas captain Dean Elgar has slammed the state of the pitch in Brisbane after the first Test against Australia finished inside two days.
Kyle Verreynne admitted that the Proteas batters were disappointed with the application on day one of the first Test in Australia but backed the bowlers to keep them in the contest.