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DAVID Warner's golden summer has reached new heights, becoming the first player to score 500 runs during a three Test series in South Africa following another brutal century.
The potent left-hander made 145 in just 156 balls before Michael Clarke declared at 5-303 approaching tea on day four of the third and deciding Test, setting South Africa an historically impossible 511 for victory.
South Africa was in tatters at 3-15 in reply after Mitchell Johnson (2-8) and Ryan Harris (1-7) wreaked havoc.
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Graeme Smith had a low key retirement acknowledgement before play when the departing South African captain walked ahead of the team onto his home ground of Newlands and raised his cap to almost empty stands.
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He was given a guard of honour by the Australians when he came out to bat but managed just three before an inside edge from Johnson hit Smith's hip and lobbed to Alex Doolan at short leg.
It was the ninth time that Johnson had dismissed Smith, more than any other bowler, and left him with just 45 runs for the series at an average of 7.5
Earlier Warner, resuming on 25, put South Africa to the sword, scoring his second century of the Test and third of the series to continue a phenomenal summer.
Warner made 543 runs at an average of 91 in the series. Jacques Kallis, with 498 runs against India during 2010-11 previously had the most while Adam Gilchrist was next and the most prolific Australian with 473 runs in 2002.
This latest hundred followed Warner's 135 from just 152 balls in the first innings to set up this pivotal Test and 115 in the opening Test at Centurion Parks.
He was the leading run scorer during Australia's 5-0 whitewash of England with 523 runs at 58 with two hundreds.
His career statistics now read 2467 runs at 47 from 30 Tests with eight hundreds.
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South Africa was already in trouble before Warner took to them again and Australia's innings ended in farcical circumstances when Smith had all nine fieldsmen on the boundary to Warner.
When Australia resumed at 0-27 in its second innings with an overall lead of 234 the total was just two runs shy of the best run chase South Africa had ever achieved at Newlands, 2-236 against Australia two and a half years ago.
That was when Australia was bowled out for just 47 in its second innings on a seaming pitch, very different conditions to the dry and dusty dead deck served up for this Test.
Australia's first wicket did not fall until the score was 123 from just 20.2 overs when Chris Rogers was run out for 39.
By then the lead was 330, almost as many as any team had ever chased at Newlands to win. The best was 6-334 by Australia in 2002.
Dale Steyn suffered a hamstring injury in the first innings and given the state of the game it is surprising he was even on the field. He bowled three overs but was murdered by Warner, conceding 23 runs, and was promptly taken off.
Given Australia's desire for quick runs to declare it was a surprise when Alex Doolan, playing just his third Test, appeared at the crease ahead of Shane Watson.
Doolan scored 37 in 87 balls before Watson was promoted, making 25 in 17 balls. Clarke made a first ball duck driving to mid-off.
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