Harris hands Australia innings defeat
South Africa were made to wait longer than expected for a consolation victory in Cape Town by Mitchell Johnson's first Test century and a stubborn knock from Andrew McDonald
19/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 19-22 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
209 & 422 (121.5 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
19/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 19-22 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
209 & 422 (121.5 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
de Villiers blitz strengthens South Africa's grip
AB de Villiers' brilliant, brutal 163 punished Australia to the tune of a third century in six consecutive Tests against them - and by far his most audacious - and gave the bowlers ample time to try and wrap up the dead rubber
Day 2
Prince and Kallis tons punish Australia
At last something for the home crowd to cheer about. After being outplayed in the first two Tests South Africa bossed Australia on day two of this game thanks to an imperious century from Ashwell Prince in his first international outing in over four month
Day 1
Steyn inspires revival on gripping day
After a fraught first hour, when everything went against them, South Africa hit back with three bursts - the biggest being when they dismissed Australia's top order for 23 runs in nine overs
Others
Ponting lauds new generation
Twenty-nine days of Test cricket across three months and more than10,000 kilometres has not been enough to split the world's two bestteams
Scoring at one run per hour
The Plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town
A day of pain for McGain
Alternating between dropping short and pitching too full, it was a most uncharacteristic display from Bryce McGain whose greatest strength at domestic level is his control
Genial McGain's Test hopes fade
The hardest thing about watching Bryce McGain's Test dreams slip away amid a barrage of boundaries in Cape Town was that he doesn't have a mean bone in his body
Sublime de Villiers repays Arthur's faith
AB de Villiers' contribution of 163 continued his brilliant series, which had been the intention when the coach Mickey Arthur declined to push him up to open
Injured Kallis hopeful of being fit for ODIs
Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-dayinternational against Australia after suffering a groin injury inSouth Africa's victory in Cape Town
Defiant Prince returns with a bang
Ashwell Prince's return century was also an innings of defiance, not so muchagainst a limp Australia attack but against the shabby way he had beenhandled by the selectors
Leave decisions to on-field umpires - Bucknor
The record-holding umpire Steve Bucknor has bowed out of Test cricketwith an appeal of his own: leave the decision-making in the hands ofthe on-field officials
Bucknor's spot on, McGain's not
The Plays of the day from the second day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town
Harris leaves 'buffet bowler' tag behind
The Australians must have been waiting for table service at Newlands,where they failed to handle what Harris dished up in a Man-of-the-Match performance that earned him his best match figures of 9 for 161
South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town
Match home for the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town between March 19 and 23, 2009
New faces, and familiar South African woes
The Plays of the day from the first day of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town
South Africa end trend of poor starts
South Africa ended their trend of making poor starts on the first couple of days in Tests this series which have left them with too large a recovery task
Unbalanced Australia pay the price
There was just one problem for Australia - five spare bowlers, no extra batsmen - which meant there was no one to cover for an injured batsman
Centurion Johnson morphs into an allrounder
The Mitchell Johnson allrounder debate is over. His captain says he's an allrounder. He says he's an allrounder. The figures from this tour back them up
Hosts underdogs at Australia's favourite venue
Stats preview of the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town
128 and done
The world's most experienced Test umpire hangs up his boots after the Newlands Test
Australia have more to gain in dead rubber
Cricinfo previews the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town