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AUSTRALIA 397 (122 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Shaun Marsh148 (288)
- Steven Smith100 (213)
- Robin Peterson2/49 (15)
- Dale Steyn4/78 (29)
SOUTH AFRICA 206 (61.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jean-Paul Duminy25 (48)
- AB de Villiers91 (148)
- Mitchell Johnson7/68 (17.1)
- Nathan Lyon2/38 (14)
AUSTRALIA 290/4d (72.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- David Warner115 (151)
- Alex Doolan89 (154)
- Jean-Paul Duminy1/12 (4)
- Dale Steyn2/61 (14.2)
SOUTH AFRICA 200 (59.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Hashim Amla35 (71)
- AB de Villiers48 (90)
- Ryan Harris2/35 (12.4)
- Mitchell Johnson5/59 (16)
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
Australia win by 281 runs. What a performance from them. They came into the series confident, of course, after the Ashes whitewash but they have just trounced the No. 1 team in the world in four days. And it's not just the margin of victory, it's the mental scars that they have inflicted on the opposition. And, have no doubt, there will be some regardless of the quality in the South Africa team. This has been a humbling. As zcfoutkast puts it: "Battered, bruised, embarrassed!" I will stick around to bring you the presentation ceremony.
So many issues for South Africa to face, just as happened to England in Brisbane a few months ago. But they are at home. It really has been a phenomenal match for the way Australia have dominated. Only when they were 98 for 4 - not an unusual position for them - were they in any trouble. And it's not just about Johnson (even if it mostly is). Don't forget Marsh, or Smith, or Doolan, or Warner or the support from the other bowlers. Quirky stat, too, as it's consecutive wins by the same margin for Australia following the 281-run in Sydney.
Presentation time...Graeme Smith. "It's very disappointing. We've been out-played from word go. Probably one of the most disappointing four days as we've had as a team. We need to reflect, train hard and perform much better. It seemed to one of those games; bowlers picking up niggles, food poisoning. At 100 for 4 we were pretty happy. But credit Mitchell Johnson. AB showed tremendous skill on a difficult wicket, the rest of us have performed well for a period of time so need to look back to those moments. We allowed Australia to play front-runner cricket and that's unusual for us."
Michael Clarke. "Winning is always the best start. Credit to the bowlers and batters, Alex Doolan played an amazing innings on debut. We knew how tough a team South Africa were and you felt that especially as a batsman. It doesn't feel like an easy win when you are out there. You have to be on from ball one and we were. We knew it would tough on day one but we thought the cracks would come in. Mitchell is at the top of his game, he's fit and strong and his execution is perfect. Our fielding has been outstanding over the last six months, we have high expectations and it's nice to see some results. It's about enjoying tonight and celebrating - it's not every day you beat the No. 1 side - but we have to ready for PE."
Man of the Match is Mitchell Johnson "We set the game up with our batters. We bowled really well as a team. We felt there was a little in the wicket, we saw Morne get some bounce. When plans come off it's really nice. I was very nervous and pumped up for this match, so to come out and do this is very good. I'm here to be the intimidator which is what I have done here. Now we have an extra day to get back up for it."
That just about wraps things up for the commentary team for this match. Firdose and Dan will have all the post-match analysis during the rest of the day, but from Andrew McGlashan and Alan Gardner it's goodbye for now and thanks for joining us. The second Test starts from Port Elizabeth on Thursday. We'll see you then.
M Morkel run out 1 (10m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
END OF OVER:59 | 11 Runs | SA: 189/9
- Vernon Philander17 (15b)
- Morne Morkel0 (3b)
- Peter Siddle16-6-55-2
- Ryan Harris12-5-24-2
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