'Goodness me': South Africa cruelled by skipper's DRS blemish after Beau Webster's lucky reprieve

Following Australia's horror start in the World Test Championship final, things could've been even worse during the second session.

But luckily, Beau Webster survived an lbw shout that should've sent him packing.

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada was on fire with the ball during day one having dismissed Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green early. Australia were 4-67 at lunch.

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On 8 off 13 balls, Webster was unable to keep out a Rabada delivery that nipped back in with an appeal following.

Umpire Richard Illingworth gave it not out and Temba Bavuma didn't review.

"Rabada is all over Beau Webster like a rash," Nasser Hussain said on Amazon Prime.

Upon watching a replay, England great and South Africa bowling consultant Stuart Broad suggested there should've been a review.

"Goodness me, does that not look pretty close?," he said.

Matthew Hayden added: "You could mount a case there".

Bavuma was seen suggesting the ball had hit the pad.

However, the replay showed Webster whacked his bat into his back pad and missed the ball.

Ball tracking technology then showed the impact was in line and the ball was hitting the stumps.

"Three reds, Stuart Broad spot on," Hussain said.

"Classic Test match cricket, brilliant from Rabada," he added as Webster played and missed the final delivery.

In the previous over, Bavuma had reviewed a similar delivery from Marco Jansen to Webster.

The impact of that ball was ruled as umpire's call after Chris Gaffaney had said not out.

"An absolute whisker at best," Hayden said.

Towards the end of the first session, Jansen was denied a wicket too with Steve Smith given not out for an lbw appeal.

The wickets hitting was ruled as umpire's call.

Smith at the time was on 26 before moving past 50 in the second session.

Later, at 4-129, another lbw review came with Webster on 23.

It was off Lungi Ngidi's bowling but the replay showed Webster middled the delivery.

"The reviews have not been the best part of their play today," Ian Smith said.

Webster was eventually dismissed for 72 by Rabada.