If Hashim Amla had things his way, he wouldn't have to bat again at Centurion Park on a pitch likely to deteriorate over the next few days. He did his bit in ensuring that, making a battling 71 and helping South Africa recover from a rickety start.
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis staved off any threat from Pakistan to ease South Africa to victory in the first Test
South Africa kept their noses in front on the third day at Centurion Park but Pakistan showed true fighting spirit to ensure the match remains a real contest
After three intriguing days' cricket, the fourth could so easily have swung heavily in the favour of one side. Fortunately, it was the most stimulating so far owing to an unlikely yet thrilling flick of the Pakistani tail which helped set South Africa 199
Ashwell Prince guided South Africa out of a trouble on the second day at Centurion Park following Mohammad Asif's four wickets
Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the first day at Centurion
South Africa fought back valiantly in the afternoon with three quick wickets as Pakistan wasted a promising position on the first day at Centurion. And despite Inzamam-ul-Haq going to stumps unbeaten on 35, Pakistan have a lot of hard work ahead of them
Herman Gibbs, the father of Herschelle Gibbs, has lashed out at the ICC for banning his son on the charge of racist abuse
Top Performer: Ashwell Prince
Herschelle Gibbs, the South African batsman, will miss the remainder of the series against Pakistan after being banned for two Tests by the ICC. Gibbs was charged under Level 3.3 of the ICC's Code of Conduct for making abusive comments about a section of
Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fifth day between South Africa and Pakistan
What if the fans had been white, Telford Vice asks Herschelle Gibbs in an open letter
There have been some odd couples before, but few could have matched the oddity of the pair who revived South Africa from what looked suspiciously like another top-order wobble this afternoon
Osman Samiuddin looks at Herschelle Gibbs's failure to convert 90s into hundreds, on a day in which he fell for 94 in the 1st Test against South Africa at Centurion
Younis Khan, the Pakistan vice-captain, insists his side are well placed despite a middle-order slump in which they lost 3 for 21 in 10 overs, each to the hook shot, on the first day at Centurion
Mark Boucher has reached a 100 Tests. The only other South Africans in this exclusive club are Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis and Gary Kirsten, all of them bona fide greats in this country's cricket history
Stats preview of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion
Stats highlights of Mark Boucher's career of 100 Tests
South African officials are investigating an incident during the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in which an unnamed South African allegedly made an insulting remark which was heard by television viewers around the world
Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fourth day between South Africa and Pakistan
Not so often do you get the opportunity these days to really savour the prospect of a series where pace bowling, in all its glory, will come to the fore
