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| |  Sunday, 24 February, 2002, 14:01 GMT Australia crush South Africa The Aussies had much to celebrate on Sunday First Test, Johannesburg, day three: Australia 652-7 dec beat South Africa 159 and 133 by an innings and 360 runs Shane Warne became the second-highest Test wicket-taker and Glenn McGrath grabbed three wickets in four balls as South Africa plunged to one of the heftiest of defeats in Test history. In little more than two sessions of play on Sunday, South Africa lost 16 wickets as Australia hammered home their advantage and underlined their dominance in the world Test arena. The home side were forced to follow on 493 runs behind the Aussies after falling for 159 in their first innings and then capitulated for a second time. Warne, in a beautiful spell of leg-spin bowling before tea struck four times to overtake Kapil Dev on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers. Warne now has 436 victims in 99 Tests.
He finished with four for 44, but it was McGrath who was the chief destroyer, with figures of five for 21. After two days of being thoroughly outplayed by the tourists, day three began with South Africa losing further quick wickets in their seemingly hopeless struggle to compete in this Test. Resuming at 111-4 on Sunday morning, debutant Ashwell Prince added just two runs to his overnight 47 before Jason Gillespie removed him, well caught by Matty Hayden diving in the gully. On the same score, 113, Boeta Dippenaar fell in the following over, caught behind off a McGrath lifter. Nicky Boje was on a duck when Jason Gillespie had him caught in the slips off a wild slash. And Brett Lee followed up with the wickets of Makhaya Ntini and captain Mark Boucher.
Allan Donald, unable to bowl due to a hamstring injury, came in batting with a runner at number 11. But when Andre Nel was lbw to Warne's quicker leg-break, the innings was over. Following on, poor shot selection cost South Africa dear. Gary Kirsten failed again - this time caught at backward point off Gillespie for 12. Prince (28) played on attempting to drive against the spin of Warne and Herschelle Gibbs (47) was stumped off the same bowler thanks to a neat piece of work from Saturday's hero Adam Gilchrist. Jacques Kallis added to his three on Saturday by making just eight second time around, as he tamely edged McGrath behind.
And Warne overtook Kapil's mark when Steve Bucknor ajudged Dippenaar out playing no stroke - though the ball may have missed off stump. Warne's session was complete when Mark Boucher played on sweeping the last ball before tea. McGrath came on after the interval to remove Boje, Ntini and Nel in four deliveries, and then Donald in his following over. South Africa: Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, Neil McKenzie, Jacques Kallis, Boeta Dippenaar, Justin Ontong, Mark Boucher (captain), Andre Nel, Ashwell Prince, Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini. Australia: Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh (captain), Damein Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath | |
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