- 4th Umpire - NJ Llong
- Day 1
- GC Smith passes 1,000 test runs
- Day 2
- GC Smith 100 in 208 mins off 155 balls, 16x4
- New ball taken at 80.2 overs, 285/1
| - G Kirsten 100 in 269 mins off 229 balls, 14x4
- New 2nd wicket partnership against England, the previous was 238 by JH Kallis & G Kirsten at Manchester in 1998
- GC Smith 200 in 426 mins off 287 balls, 27x4
- Day 4
- N Hussain passes 5,000 test runs
- A Flintoff 100 in 164 mins off 112 balls, 13x4, 3x6
- M Ntini becomes the South African to take 10 wickets at Lord's
|