'Kallis was in our hearts':Smith

After pounding England into submission with a masterly century, Graeme Smith took the battle off the field, firing thinly veiled salvos at Nasser Hussain in a press conference. Smith's unbeaten 178, along with Herschelle Gibbs's 179, put South Africa in a commanding position at the end of the first day's play, brushing aside Hussain's earlier comments that the South Africans were "ripe for the taking."

Graeme Smith
On Hussain's comments: That definitely played a role in motivating us. We fobbed them off because we knew the comments were a load of rubbish. It gave us a bit more heart and it puts pressure on you when you make comments like that.

On the record-breaking partnership: To be part of any pair that's done that is a great feeling. We were a bit nervous up front. They bowled well. It was a difficult first hour but then we knuckled down.

On Gibbs's knock: After lunch Herschelle raced away to a hundred. It was a fantastic knock and it allowed me to settle down. With a player of his class, flair and talent we knew it wouldn't be long.

On Kallis's bereavement: In some ways it was an emotional day. We wanted Jacques to know he was in our hearts. We're playing for him.

Duncan Fletcher
On the toss It was probably a good toss to win. You have to give the batsmen credit. Good batsmen are allowed to score hundreds.

On England's bowling effort: You have to remember our bowlers are very inexperienced. James Anderson's not played in many Tests, Andrew Flintoff's not bowled in many and Stephen Harmison's inexperienced against batsmen at this level. They are all pretty attacking bowlers and maybe should have gone into a more defensive mode.