North and Johnson make it Australia's day

Feb 27, 2009

Australia's overnight pair began confidently on the second day. Debutant Marcus North reached his maiden Test half-century •Getty Images

South Africa struck back with the second new ball. Haddin pulled a short and wide ball from Makhaya Ntini straight to mid-on, ending a 113-run stand•Getty Images

Australia's batsmen picked up the pace post lunch•AFP

He added 117 for the eighth wicket, a record for Australia against South Africa, with Johnson•Getty Images

Johnson went into fifth gear after North departed•Getty Images

Johnson was left stranded on 96•Getty Images

The score read 2 for 2 when Hashim Amla was caught by Ricky Ponting at second slip in the second over•Getty Images

However, Peter Siddle had him caught at gully on 27•Getty Images

Brad Haddin too got to his fifty, which came off 79 balls•Getty Images

Dale Steyn then dismissed Andrew McDonald for a duck•Getty Images

Both North and Johnson capitalised on the poor deliveries•Getty Images

But his innings ended on 117, stumped by Mark Boucher off Paul Harris•Getty Images

He took 26 off a Paul Harris over en route to his 96 as Australia ended on an impressive 466•Getty Images

However, he had much to cheer soon in South Africa's innings•Getty Images

It was debutant Ben Hilfenhaus' maiden Test wicket•Getty Images

The day belonged to Australia, with South Africa closing at 85 for 3, trailing by 381 runs•Getty Images

However, South Africa's hopes of wrapping up the innings soon were thwarted by Mitchell Johnson, who combined with North to ensure Australia lost no further wickets till lunch•Getty Images

North went on to his century, the 18th by an Australian on Test debut •Getty Images

The Wanderers crowd applauds his effort•AFP

However, just when he was closing in on his maiden hundred, Morne Morkel snared the final two wickets off successive deliveries•AFP

Graeme Smith edged to Brad Haddin in the first over of the innings•Getty Images

Jacques Kallis became the first South African to 10,000 Test runs•Getty Images