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Advantage South Africa at Sydney
Kallis and Prince frustrated the Australians and lifted South Africa to 230 for three at stumps.
Jacques Kallis scored 80 runs and anchored South Africa's revival on Monday after Australia took three early wickets on a rain-reduced opening day of the third test.
Kallis and Ashwell Prince shared an unbroken 144-run partnership that frustrated the Australian bowlers and lifted South Africa to 230 for three at stumps.
Kallis, co-winner of the 2005 international cricketer of the year award, faced 181 balls in almost four hours and notched his 38th test half century.
Prince, who joined Kallis with the total at 86-3, stroked his highest score against Australia and was unbeaten on 62 from 128 deliveries.
The Australians, after losing the toss and asked to field, had been on top after paceman Brett Lee dismissed South Africa captain Graeme Smith (39) and opener AB de Villiers (2) and Glenn McGrath bowled Herschelle Gibbs (27). But South Africa didn't lose a wicket in the extended evening session, adding 127 from 40 overs in almost three hours.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting made an inauspicious start to his 100th test match, putting down a regulation chance at second slip off de Villiers from McGrath's bowling in the third over. But Lee ensured it wasn't a costly miss, removing de Villiers three overs later when the total was 16.
Smith and Gibbs added 53 for the second wicket before McGrath beat Gibbs with a full pitched delivery.
Smith faced 77 balls and hit six boundaries, kicking the ground in frustration after he was adjudged lbw to Lee.
Lee returned 2-42 from 17 overs and McGrath had 1-39 from 20. After a scorching Sunday, when temperatures reached 44 Celsius, overnight rain and intermittent showers caused a 2 hour, 40-minute delay to the start of play Monday.
South Africa, hoping to level the series after forcing a draw in Perth and losing by 184 runs in Melbourne, made two changes to its lineup.
Charl Langeveldt replaced injured pace spearhead Makhaya Ntini and uncapped offspinner Johan Botha was favoured over Nicky Boje. The South African players wore black armbands in honour of former test allrounder Eddie Barlow, who died last Friday aged 65.
