For those of you unaccustomed to reading about Cricket in these esteemed pages of diverse travel knowledge, clocking up the runs is one of the best things you can do to give the opposition a good thrashing. At The Gabba for the first time since 1962, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat - with Amla quickly coming in as third man after Smith was given out LBW (Leg Before Wicket for the rest of you!) and quickly got on with clocking upa century!
The first day of the Australia vs South Africa test at the Gabba in Brisbane
Amla batting at the Gabba during the Australia, South Africa test 2012
Hussey and Kallis at the first day of the test match at the Gabba in Brisbane
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Video of third contact and the bgeinning of the partial eclipse during the 2012 eclipse seen from Port Douglas
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook