Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
18 August 2000 - day/night match (50-over match)
Thoughts from some of the 35,000 present...
It was as if he hadn't been away from the game at all given the way Jason Gillespie made his return to the Australian team
Australian skipper Stephen Waugh undoubtedly disappointed his side couldn't wrap up the series
As Australia and South Africa continued to play their part in expanding cricket's frontiers at Melbourne's Colonial Stadium today, so they added to their own inimitable legend