1.   A half-century second wicket stand between opener Navjot Singh Siddhu and Rahul Dravid retrieved the early loss.

2.   A Jacques Kallis century and a record second wicket stand with Gary Kirsten gave South Africa early control of the third cricket test against England on Thursday.

3.   Andy Flower and Craig Wishart looked to be building a promising fourth wicket stand when Wishart was called for a quick single and was run out by Hooper.

4.   Australia, favorites going into the match, floundered through its middle overs despite the rollicking second wicket stand of skipper Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting.

5.   Australia lost its way in the middle overs of their innings despite a breezy start and a rollicking second wicket stand of skipper Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting.

6.   Daryll Cullinan kept the momentum going and recorded the highest-ever third wicket stand with Kirsten.

7.   It took the veteran opener just over six hours to score his hundred after contributing to a new South African record second wicket stand with Kallis.

8.   Minutes before the tea break left arm unorthodox spinner Michael Bevan provided his side with the vital breakthrough ending the threatening sixth wicket stand.

9.   Perera also effected a run out to end the threatening fifth wicket stand, with a direct hit from deep square leg to remove Hollioake.

10.   The fourth wicket stand was ended half-hour to the close when Mark Waugh gave a bat-pad catch to Jimmy Adams off off-spinner Carl Hooper.