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Kallis punishes England
16:45, Dec 16 2009
England had no answer as a determined Jacques Kallis took control for South Africa at Centurion on day one of the four-Test series.
Kallis (112 not out), playing as a specialist batsman because of his broken rib, proved he has lost none of his hunger for runs and showed a tiring attack no mercy with his 32nd Test hundred in a stumps total of 262 for four.
His 177-ball century - his sixth against England - was powered by personal intent on his return from injury, but it also underpinned a significant statement of collective South African ambition this winter.
Kallis survived an lbw appeal review on 35 when James Anderson thought he had hit him just in line with off-stump - a case that remained unproven - while Ashwell Prince had earlier benefited from a successful first recourse in this series to the new system.
On that occasion, with Prince 19 on his way to a typically stoic 45, Steve Davis overturned his own lbw verdict.
Broad had the big wicket of Smith with only his third delivery, in the second over of the match. He pushed a short ball down the leg-side but a little extra bounce saw Smith edge behind for a diving Matt Prior to take an athletic catch.
It was Onions who thought he had a second wicket when he hit Prince on the back foot and initially won the lbw call - only for Davis to rule in the batsman's favour after all, the review indicating the ball was easily clearing the stumps. However, Onions was celebrating after Amla edged low to second slip to bring Kallis to the crease.
England opted for Swann in early afternoon - and the off-spinner had a wicket with his second ball, bringing Prince forward and turning one enough to have the left-hander edging a regulation catch to slip.
De Villiers fell to Swann when he pushed a sharp catch to short-leg just before tea.
As England's options dwindled, Kallis picked off 14 fours - to add to his six - the penultimate one a mistimed hook at Broad with the second new ball that cruelly evaded Onions on the fine-leg boundary to bring up his hundred.
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