Smith and Amla in complete command

Nov 19, 2008

Graeme Smith cuts a boundary during a cautious morning session•Getty Images

Smith acknowledges applause for his half-century•Getty Images

He cruised to his fifty in the afternoon session•Getty Images

Looking on from the sidelines was a familiar face - Duncan Fletcher dressed in green as part of his new role with South Africa•Getty Images

South Africa kept their eye on the ball all day long•Getty Images

Bangladesh claimed only one wicket all day, when Shahadat Hossain had Neil McKenzie caught at backward point for 42•Getty Images

and brought up his century before the close•Getty Images

Fletcher and Mickey Arthur discuss tactics during the first day at Bloemfontein•Getty Images

Hashim Amla was soon into his stride, however•Getty Images

Smith also reached three figures - his 17th hundred in Tests•Getty Images

Job well done: Amla and Smith carried South Africa to 299 for 1•Getty Images