Half Fit Kallis Hits Tons

Kallis hit his 32 ton to put south africa is comfortable position in day 1 against england after South Africa made a disastrous start to the test match by loosing ever reliable smith at zero.

Kallis, playing as a specialist batsman because a rib injury will prevent him from bowling, looked in control from the start of his innings, although with his score on 35 he had to survive a television review when umpire Aleem Dar gave him not out after James Anderson appealed for a leg before wicket decision.

Television umpire Amish Saheba decided not to overturn Dar's decision after replays showed the ball might have struck the pad off an inside edge and could have been too high for the 'zone of certainty' which is the benchmark for reviews of an on-field official's decision.