Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day
South Africa batsmen bury Australia with mountain of runs
South Africa began the third day in firm control of the match, and Hashim Amla kept it that way with more fluent batting•Getty Images
AB de Villiers, who had had an indifferent series with the bat so far, featured in a 149-run partnership with Amla•Getty Images
Even Ricky Ponting got a bowl in his farewell Test before the second new ball was taken•Getty Images
De Villiers, in the company of Faf du Plessis, reached his century through three consecutive reverse-sweeps•Getty Images
Jacques Kallis added 57 runs in the morning with Amla before departing 20 runs short of reaching 13000 Test runs•Getty Images
He dominated the stand, and South Africa raced along at more than four runs per over•Getty Images
Amla was finally dismissed for 196, debutant Dean Elgar followed, scoring his second duck in the Test•Getty Images
After du Plessis departed, South Africa didn't last too long. Mitchell Starc finished South Africa's innings with six wickets as Australia were set a target of 632•AFP
Australian bowlers were made to toil hard•Getty Images
Both wickets were taken by comeback fast bowler Mitchell Johnson•Getty Images