Whichever way the match goes, it's unlikely to end in a stalemate, unless the weather intervenes - in the last 11 Tests, only two finished in draws, and both involved South Africa. During this period, Australia have played here three times, winning twice and losing once. The first three days are clearly the best for batsmen at this ground: since 2000, the average runs per wicket for the first two innings are 47.53 and 46.63, but this slips to 25.56 and 30.18 over the last two innings of the match.