South Africa batsmen bury Australia with mountain of runs

Dec 02, 2012

South Africa began the third day in firm control of the match, and Hashim Amla kept it that way with more fluent batting•Getty Images

AB de Villiers, who had had an indifferent series with the bat so far, featured in a 149-run partnership with Amla•Getty Images

Even Ricky Ponting got a bowl in his farewell Test before the second new ball was taken•Getty Images

De Villiers, in the company of Faf du Plessis, reached his century through three consecutive reverse-sweeps•Getty Images

Jacques Kallis added 57 runs in the morning with Amla before departing 20 runs short of reaching 13000 Test runs•Getty Images

He dominated the stand, and South Africa raced along at more than four runs per over•Getty Images

Amla was finally dismissed for 196, debutant Dean Elgar followed, scoring his second duck in the Test•Getty Images

After du Plessis departed, South Africa didn't last too long. Mitchell Starc finished South Africa's innings with six wickets as Australia were set a target of 632•AFP

Australian bowlers were made to toil hard•Getty Images

Both wickets were taken by comeback fast bowler Mitchell Johnson•Getty Images