Proteas take charge

South African bowler Vernon Philander celebrates one of his four wickets against the West Indies during the third day of the first Test at Supersport Park in Centurion yesterday. PHOTO: AFP

Vernon Philander was the main destroyer as the West Indian batting crumbled on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Friday.
Philander took four for 29 as the West Indies were bowled out for 201 and forced to follow on, 351 runs behind South Africa's first innings total of 552 for five declared.
Philander struck again early in the second innings when he dismissed Devon Smith for the second time in the day.
West Indies were 76 for two at the close, still needing 275 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
After a good start by opening batsmen Kraigg Brathwaite and Smith, the West Indian batting disintegrated in dispiriting fashion.
Brathwaite and Smith saw off South Africa's new ball attack, putting on 72 for the first wicket before Philander dismissed both openers in successive overs.
Smith went on to make 35 before being caught and Brathwaite fell for 34.
Kyle Abbott had Leon Johnson caught at cover for 33 after lunch and Morne Morkel took the important wicket of Marlon Samuels.
That left Shivnarine Chanderpaul holding West Indian hopes but Philander returned to the attack and had the veteran left-hander caught at second slip for 21, with Jermaine Blackwood following in similar fashion in the last over before tea.
The rest of the batting crumbled after tea with captain Denesh Ramdin setting a poor example when South African captain Amla brought on occasional left-arm spinner Dean Elgar to bowl some tempting flighted deliveries outside off stump. Ramdin obliged by hitting Elgar's sixth ball straight to cover.
Smith made only five in the second innings before he was caught by a diving substitute fielder Temba Bavuma at cover.
Brathwaite was out for 20 when he edged Morkel high to second slip.

SCORES IN BRIEF
SOUTH AFRICA: First innings 552 for 5 decl (Petersen 27, Elgar 28, Amla 208, De Villiers 152, Van Zyl 101 not out; Roach 2-52, Benn 2-148)
WEST INDIES: First innings 201 (Brathwaite 34, Smith 35, Johnson 31, Samuels 33; Philander 4-29, Morkel 3-55)
WEST INDIES: Second innings (following on) 76 for 2 (Brathwaite 20, Johnson 33 not out, Samuels 13 not out; Morkel 1-26, Philander 1-0)