South Africa v Sri Lanka - 3rd Test, Day 1 - 5 Talking points

#1 Amla scales a difficult period with a hundred in his 100th Test

Amla scored a century on his 100^th Test

Hashim Amla had gone 11 innings without a half-century, an unusually long period for someone who is considered among the most consistent Test batsmen in world cricket today.

He looked lost at the crease in Australia and played without the confidence that had made him a real force in the Proteas line-up. The angled bat and difficulties against the incoming balls looked more glaring than ever.

But, like the champion he is, Amla came through the tough period to crack a hundred, his 26th in Test, after overcoming a stuttering start which saw him being dropped at 5 by Dhananjaya de Silva.