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Centurion: Australia have won the first Test by 281 runs after another spell of brutal Mitchell Johnson (5-59) fire and brimstone sent the Proteas packing at Centurion's SuperSport Park.
Mitchell Johnson finished with career-best figures of 12-127 as the South Africans were left battered, bruised and bloodied by a barrage of short-pitched bowling.
AB de Villiers, who had seemed the only Protea capable of playing Johnson, had made his way to 48 before he failed to pick Johnson's slower ball - if you can call 146kph a slower ball - and smashed it off the back foot to Steve Smith who took a good catch at short cover.
Johnson topped 152kph in the over before tea but a delivery in the high 140kph range that bounced up nastily inflicted the most damage, crashing into the helmet of Ryan McLaren and sending the left-hander to the floor with blood oozing from a cut behind his ear.
The Australians were quick to offer assistance, including Johnson, and McLaren was able to bat out the over to tea. But he did not last long after. Another wicked bouncer drawing a big appeal and a wasted review for caught behind, but the next ball caught the edge and was taken by Brad Haddin.
Australia claimed the wickets of Hashim Amla and JP Duminy in the middle session to move inexorably closer to their goal. Amla had played well but fell playing away from the body to edge Ryan Harris to Shaun Marsh who has been a capable replacement for Shane Watson at first slip.
Duminy fell to a remarkable reflex catch at short-leg from Alex Doolan. It was all the more remarkable in that it was Doolan's second such catch of the innings.
Johnson wasted little time in getting Australia going after Michael Clarke delcared after just 20 deliveries in the morning, knocking over both South African openers in his first two overs.
And when Peter Siddle got one to shoot through on the variable bounce of the Centurion pitch to claim Faf du Plessis, the hosts were in real trouble at 3-49. Amla recovered from a first ball that nearly took his head off, and hit six high-quality boundaries before nicking off to Harris.
Australia added just two runs, lost one wicket and saw the ball shoot around off the cracks from several deliveries, prompting Michael Clarke to spring a surprise declaration after 20 minutes on day four.
South Africa were set a target of 482, but more importantly they had nearly two full days to survive against the left-arm thunderbolts of Johnson and co, a prospect that appears ever more fraught with danger as the pitch wears.
Like in the hosts' first innings, Johnson didn't waste much time. Alviro Petersen has looked out of his depth against Johnson's pace in this Test, last just five balls against the left-armer before edging behind to Haddin.
Brief scores
Australia 397 (Marsh 148, Smith 100, Steyn 4-78) and 290 for 4 (Warner 115, Doolan 89)
South Africa 206 (de Villiers 91, Johnson 7-68) and 200 (Johnson 5-59)
Result Australia won by 281 runs
MOM Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
