Australia declares with 115-run 1st innings lead
Clarke started the day aggressively after Australia resumed at 487-4.
Australia skipper Michael Clarke scored an unbeaten 259 the highest test score at the Gabba ground and then declared with a 115-run first-innings lead on the last day of the first cricket test against South Africa.
With the slim chance of forcing a result in the test, Clarke started the day aggressively after Australia resumed at 487-4.
He and Mike Hussey (100) quickly took the score to 527 before their 228-run fifth-wicket stand was broken. Matthew Wade finished not out on 19 when Clarke declared with the total at 565-5 at the drinks break, an hour before the scheduled lunch interval.
Clarke stroked Morne Morkel for a boundary to surpass England opener Alastair Cook s 235 in 2010 as the highest test score at the Gabba.
