*whacked* -

South Africa 438 for 9 (Gibbs 175, Smith 90, Boucher 50*, Bracken 5-67)
beat
Australia 434 for 4 (Ponting 164, Hussey 81, Katich 79, Gilchrist 55) by one wicket

On first glance the score does look like a Test match first innings score. At least this will shut up Sharne Warne for good.

First this:

Commentators practically gave the cup to AUS, and started predicting doom and gloom for South Africa:

“Graeme Smith was left wondering how the series could have gone so wrong.

Smith will need little reminding that his team had led this series 2-0 after two matches, with Australia crumbling for just 93 in the second game at Cape Town. But now, with the Test series getting underway in just four days’ time, Ponting and pals had served a stark reminder of where the balance of power really lies. A day that began with Shane Warne fuelling the war of words between the two camps culminated with the sight of Roger Telemachus losing the plot so spectacularly that, just prior to his fortuitous dismissal of Ponting, he managed to serve up four consecutive no-balls that were smeared for a total of 19 runs.

Their game has become an universal horror story.”

Next this

SA has made everyone eat their words - and how! This reminded me of the 400+ run chase WI successfully chased in the 4th innings. Thereby creating a new world record for the maximum runs scored to win a test match.