Philander puts South Africa on top

Mar 26, 2012

Martin Guptill provided the early substance to New Zealand's reply with his first 50 of the series ...•AFP

Vernon Philander, once again, was the most incisive of the bowlers•Getty Images

Philander went on to claim six wickets, becoming the fastest to 50 Test scalps in 116 years, and New Zealand looked in danger of conceding the follow-on•AFP

Alviro Petersen too was off to a brisk start, as the visitors went to stumps 274 ahead with 10 wickets in hand•Getty Images

... but he had been the beneficiary of several missed chances in the field •AFP

The hosts suffered a big blow when Ross Taylor was struck by Morne Morkel - he retired hurt and X-rays revealed a broken forearm•AFP

It took a couple of edges from Mark Gillespie to get them past - only just - the follow-on mark•AFP

Daniel Vettori - as well as Kane Williamson and Dean Brownlie - got a start, but could not build a substantial innings•AFP

Graeme Smith began positively, building on South Africa's 199-run lead•Getty Images