Renshaw falls after lengthy catch review

Debutant Matt Renshaw’s maiden Test innings only lasted 15 minutes into day two of the third Commonwealth Bank Test in Adelaide when the opening batsman was given out caught after a prolonged third umpire review.

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Renshaw, who negotiated a tricky 12-over spell on the first evening of the match to be eight not out overnight, resumed his innings alongside Usman Khawaja and picked up a couple of singles to move along to 10 in Australia’s response to the Proteas 9-259dec.

South Africa quick Kyle Abbott consistently probed at the left-hander from around the wicket, finding some nice seam movement to leave the 20-year-old in two minds.

Abbott’s persistence eventually brought rewards, with the man of the match from the Hobart Test eventually inducing an edge, which flew towards a diving Dean Elgar at third slip.

Elgar moved low and to his right and succeeded in intercepting the ball centimetres from the turf, however a slight bobble created some doubt as to whether it was in fact a clean catch, and Renshaw opted to stand his ground.

The two standing umpires convened and eventually referred the matter to the third umpire, who viewed a series of replays as he looked to determine if ball had brushed grass while not securely in the possession of Elgar.

The footage appeared to show that, despite the ball at one point appearing to bounce from one hand to the other, Elgar’s right hand had remained under the ball at all times, and as such, the batsman was given out.

"It’s carried comfortably, it’s bobbling, now it’s on the turf – is there fingers underneath that? I think there was," former Test keeper Ian Healy said in commentary for Wide World of Sports.

"Dean Elgar will feel as if he got his fingers under the ball, but was part of the ball on the ground? I think it’s out.

"The right hand gets back under it and Dean Elgar would definitely feel his ring finger and middle finger under the ball, but is this side of the ball under the grass? That’s why he’s got his left hand back under it."

Renshaw’s exit for 10 with the score at 1-19 paved the way for the arrival of regular opener David Warner, who was shuffled down to No.3 after spending some time off the field during the final session last night.

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