1st Test, Port Elizabeth, December 17, 2004, 02:00 AM
South Africa
337/10(110.4ov) & 229/10(69.1ov)
England
425/10(126.5ov) & 145/3(40.4ov)
England beat South Africa by 7 wickets
South Africa Playing XI
England Playing XI
| Jacques Kallis | All Rounder |
| Jacques Rudolph | Batsman |
| Boeta Dippenaar | Batsman |
| Andrew Hall | All Rounder |
| Makhaya Ntini | Bowler |
| Shaun Pollock | All Rounder |
| Graeme Smith (c) | Batsman |
| Thami Tsolekile † | Wicket Keeper |
| Zander de Bruyn | All Rounder |
| Dale Steyn | Bowler |
| AB de Villiers † | Wicket Keeper |
| Mark Butcher | All Rounder |
| Andrew Flintoff | All Rounder |
| Ashley Giles | Bowler |
| Matthew Hoggard | Bowler |
| Graham Thorpe | Batsman |
| Marcus Trescothick | Batsman |
| Michael Vaughan (c) | Batsman |
| Simon Jones | Bowler |
| Stephen Harmison | Bowler |
| Andrew Strauss | Batsman |
| Geraint Jones † | Wicket Keeper |