Australia remains No.1 after series win
DURBAN, (AFP) - Australia clinched the Test series against
South Africa when they won the second Test by 175 runs
at Kingsmead here on Tuesday. South Africa were bowled
out for 370 in their second innings with 37.4 overs
to spare on the final day.
The series win enabled Australia to bounce back after
losing a home series against the same opponents earlier
in the season. The victory was virtually sealed when
the tourists dismissed overnight batsmen Jacques Kallis
and AB de Villiers inside the first hour.
South Africa lost another two wickets before lunch.
Although Mark Boucher and Morne Morkel resisted for
79 minutes after the break, the end came quickly after
Boucher gave a return catch to part-time spinner Marcus
North.
A win for Australia would clinch the three-match series
after they won the first Test in Johannesburg by 162
runs.
Kallis and De Villiers made their third wicket stand
worth 187 before Kallis was caught at second slip off
Mitchell Johnson in the sixth over of the day for 93.
Three overs later De Villiers was caught behind in Peter
Siddle’s first over of the day for 84.
With no chance of chasing down a target of 546, Duminy
and Boucher resisted for an hour until Duminy was caught
behind for 17, gloving a vicious lifter from Hilfenhaus.
Paul Harris was caught at deep midwicket off occasional
left-arm spinner Simon Katich, who went on to take two
more wickets and finish with figures of three for 45.
Australia took the new ball which was due when South
Africa resumed at 244 for two at the start of the day.
Scores: Australia 352 and 331-5 decl.
South Africa 138 and 244-2 contd 370 (132.2) (J Kallis
93, A de Villiers 84, M Boucher 25, M Morkel 24, Extras
37, P Siddle 3/61, M Katich 3/45).
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