Aussies crash despite Johnson ton

South Africa completed an innings victory over Australia on day four of the third Test in Cape Town, despite a fine century from Mitchell Johnson.Johnson finished on 123 not out from just 103 balls as Australia made 422 in their second innings, just 20 runs short of making South Africa bat again.Paul Harris took a career-best 6-127 in the innings and 9-161 in the match, while Dale Steyn finished with 3-96.The result means the three-Test series finished 2-1 to Australia.

"Obviously, any time you lose it really hurts, but this has been really poor," said captain Ricky Ponting, after Australia were condemned to their first innings defeat since India beat them in Calcutta in 1998.
"The first two Tests were as good as we have played, while the first two days here were as bad as we have ever played. It shows if you're not quite there in terms of your best then results are not going to go your way.We can take the momentum from this match into our series with England
Stand-in South Africa captain Jacques Kallis
"Bringing along a new generation of Australian players we've played some really good cricket. The Ashes series will be another opportunity for them."
South African stand-in captain Jacques Kallis said the triumph had provided the team with a major boost before their next Test series against England next winter.
"Obviously we're elated, it was huge to turn around our fortunes after the last two Tests. We've gained in confidence from this game and we can take the momentum from this match into our series with England," Kallis said.
Harris, the slow left-armer, was named man of the match at Newlands, but the day belonged to Johnson in notching his maiden first-class ton from just 86 balls.

He was given superb support from Andrew McDonald, who made 68 to share a 163-run partnership for the seventh wicket.

Ricky Ponting's men, resuming their second innings on 102-2, scored just 40 runs in the morning session and had to wait until the sixth over of the day for their first run.
Simon Katich moved to his half-century by flicking Albie Morkel down to the fine leg boundary for four, but he was out for 54, hitting Harris straight to JP Duminy at mid-off to end a 159-ball stay.Michael Clarke was given out caught behind in the over before lunch, but the batsman referred the decision and replays showed he had not edged Jacques Kallis' delivery.However, Hussey's determined innings of 39 came to an end just after lunch when he was surprised by a Steyn ball that reared up and fended to Duminy at gully.Brad Haddin was put down by close fielder AB de Villiers off the bowling of Harris, but the Australian wicketkeeper chipped to mid-on in the next over, where Duminy took a fine diving catch to dismiss him for 18.Steyn then removed the last of the recognised batsmen, Clarke playing a full-length ball onto his stumps, as the visitors reached tea at 231-6.

However, McDonald and Johnson dashed any hopes the hosts might have had of an early finish, scoring 116 runs in the first hour after tea and raising the 50 partnership in just over nine overs.
McDonald brought up his first half-century off 56 balls, which was followed by Johnson bludgeoning Morkel for four to raise his fourth Test fifty and third against South Africa.
The hundred partnership came from 91 balls, before Harris finally managed to put the brakes on when he claimed two wickets in two balls.The first was that of McDonald, who was caught by close fielder De Villiers, with TV umpire Billy Bowden confirming his fate.And the very next ball, Peter Siddle edged Harris to the same man at silly point.But Johnson, who made 96 not out in the first Test at the Wanderers, kept them waiting and brought up his hundred by pulling Steyn for a massive six over mid-wicket.In the next over, however, he ran out new man Bryce McGain for a duck while attempting to retain the strike.

And with the light quickly fading, Ben Hilfenhaus was last man out when he edged Harris to Ashwell Prince at first slip for 12.
The game was West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor's last Test match.



Test Match Series: South Africa v Australia
19-03-2009 at Cape Town , Day 4 of 5
South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 20 runs
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Australia Innings
209 all out (72.0 overs)

Australia Innings
422 all out (121.5 overs)
South Africa Innings
651 all out (154.3 overs)

Australia Innings - All out




Runs

Balls

4s

6s
Hughes lbw b Harris
33
64 4 0
Katich c Khan b Harris
55
160 7 0
Ponting c Boucher b Morkel
0
6 0 0
Hussey

b Steyn
20
20 4 0
Clarke

b Steyn
0
3 0 0
Haddin lbw b Harris
42
67 8 0
McDonald c Kallis b Ntini
13
44 1 0
Johnson c Prince b Steyn
35
54 6 0
Siddle c de Villiers b Ntini
0
2 0 0
McGain c de Villiers b Steyn
2
14 0 0
Hilfenhaus not out


0
0 0 0
Extras

2nb 1w 6lb 9

Total

all out 209 (72.0 ovs)

Bowler

O

M

R

W
Steyn 16.0 5 56 4
Ntini 17.0 7 38 2
Kallis 10.0 2 31 0
Morkel 12.0 3 44 1
Harris 17.0 5 34 3

Fall of wicket


58 Hughes
59 Ponting
81 Hussey
81 Clarke
152 Katich
158 Haddin
190 McDonald
190 Siddle
209 Johnson
209 McGain

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South Africa Innings - All out



Runs Balls 4s 6s
Khan c and b Siddle 20 64 1 0
Prince c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 150 249 19 2
Amla c Haddin b Johnson 46 88 8 0
Kallis c and b Hilfenhaus 102 163 14 2
de Villiers c McDonald b Katich 163 196 12 7
Duminy b Johnson 21 1 0
Boucher c Ponting b Johnson 12 26 3 0
Morkel
b McDonald
58
71 10 1
Harris c Haddin b Johnson
27
49 4 0
Steyn c Clarke b Katich
0
4 0 0
Ntini not out


4
6 1 0
Extras 10nb 9w 19b 24lb 62

Total all out 651 (154.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W
Johnson 37.3 5 148 4
Hilfenhaus 34.0 4 133 2
Siddle 35.0 15 67 1
McGain 18.0 2 149 0
McDonald 27.0 7 102 1
Katich 3.0 1 9 2

Fall of wicket


65 Khan
162 Amla
322 Prince
415 Kallis
443 Duminy
467 Boucher
591 Morkel
637 de Villiers
637 Steyn
651 Harris

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Australia Innings - All Out




Runs Balls 4s 6s
Hughes c Kallis b Harris 32 46 4 0
Katich c Duminy b Harris 54 159 4 1
Ponting c Boucher b Steyn 12 24 1 0
Hussey c Duminy b Steyn 39 153 5 0
Clarke b Steyn 47 106 7 0
Haddin c Duminy b Harris 18 27 3 0
McDonald c de Villiers b Harris 68 99 8 0
Johnson not out 123 103 11 5
Siddle c de Villiers b Harris 0 1 0 0
McGain run out 0 2 0 0
Hilfenhaus c Prince b Harris 12 16 2 0
Extras 5nb 2w 8b 2lb 17
Total all out 422 (121.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W
Steyn 27.0 5 96 3
Ntini 19.0 6 66 0
Morkel 20.0 1 88 0
Harris 42.5 9 127 6
Kallis 10.0 4 21 0
Duminy 3.0 1 14 0

Fall of wicket

57 Hughes
76 Ponting
138 Katich
146 Hussey
191 Haddin
218 Clarke
381 McDonald
381 Siddle
388 McGain
422 Hilfenhaus



Umpires: Asad Rauf, S A Bucknor
South Africa: Prince, Khan, Amla, Kallis (C), de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher (W), Morkel, Harris, Steyn, Ntini
Australia: Hughes, Katich, Ponting (C), Hussey, Clarke, Haddin (W), McGain, Johnson, McDonald, Siddle, Hilfenhaus