'It's a 450 wicket, guys ... they're about 15 short!'

Neil Manthorp revisits the big game.

As Graeme Smith led his shell-shocked troops back into the changing room at the lunch break of the Wanderers match, the mood was sombre. To say the least ... Just when it seemed nobody was going to break the ice, vice-captain Jacques Kallis punctured the pregnant atmosphere with the following gem. "It's a 450 wicket, guys ... they're about 15 short!"