Amla leads South Africa to No. 1

Aug 28, 2012

Life wasn't easy for the openers against the new ball•PA Photos

Hashim Amla continued to be a major obstacle for England...•AFP

AB de Villiers was bowled by Graeme Swann•Getty Images

Alastair Cook was cleaned up second ball by Lonwabo Tsotsobe•AFP

Bell was bowled by a Robin Peterson turner•Getty Images

Morkel returned to dismiss Samit Patel after some late slogging and give South Africa victory•AFP

Graeme Smith pulls during his half-century•Getty Images

...and regularly threaded the gaps in the field•Getty Images

Amla drives down the ground during his hundred•Getty Images

Ian Bell again played confidently at the top of the order•Getty Images

Ravi Bopara made 16 on his return for England•Getty Images

Dean Elgar made 15 in his first international innings•Getty Images

He went on to reach a career-best 150•Getty Images

Morne Morkel celebrates having Jonathan Trott caught at long leg•Getty Images

After the middle order succumbed, Wayne Parnell claimed two wickets in an over to leave England 159 for 8•Getty Images