Aiden Markram's long walk back to the pavilion at the end of his epic, trophy-seizing century, ought by rights to have been one of the proudest, most self-reflective moments of his life. With a mere six runs still needed for World Test Championship glory,

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn't have the pleasure of finishing off what they started. It was fitting that Markram and Bavuma led the comeback with the bat as South Africa beat Australia by five wickets by completing a run chase of 282 at Lord's on the fourth day Saturday.

Kevin Pietersen said that the century was signficant given the stage and magnitude of the game where it was scored in.