1.  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.

2.  Streak trapped veteran opener Roshan Mahanama leg before wicket at the end of the first over.

3.  Veteran opener Bryan Young replaced the ill Matthew Bell while debutant Gary Stead came in for Craig McMillan, who suffered a broken hand in the first test.

4.  Veteran opener Roshan Mahanama returns to the side after missing the New Zealand tour because of injury.

5.  Warne struck the telling blow off the last ball of the day when he dismissed veteran opener Gary Kirsten.

6.  Veteran opener Gary Kirsten was left to fight alone in increasingly difficult batting conditions as Australia tightened the grip Saturday in the first cricket test against South Africa.

7.  While the team leader failed again, veteran opener Atherton was unable to field and did not open the innings because of a stiff back.

8.  Opening batsman Mendis was a last-minute inclusion to the side following the withdrawal of veteran opener Roshan Mahanama due to injury.

9.  Sri Lanka have rested veteran opener Marvan Atapattu for the second cricket Test against Zimbabwe, starting here on Friday.