Tony Becca, Contributing Editor 
South African batsman Jacques Kallis shows the full face of his bat on his way to another century against the West Indies in the fourth and final Test at the ARG yesterday. - DELLMAR
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: IF THE West Indies' belief that they could win the final Test of the four-match Digicel series was nothing but wishful thinking on Friday morning, it was almost impossible when play ended at the Antigua Recreation Ground yesterday.
At stumps on the second day's play, South Africa, two-up and already winners of the Sir Vivian Richards Trophy, were 525 for four and even if they do not add another run, even if they declare the innings closed first thing this morning, it is hardly likely, that with their batting and South Africa's bowling, the West Indies could knock off the runs and then, with their bowling and South Africa's batting, dismiss the tourists a second time.
The West Indies, in fact, must now be thinking of one thing and one thing only and draw, and even that could well depend on South Africa's ambition.
With Jacques Kallis not out on 127 and batting like a man who loves batting so much that he does not want to give anyone else a chance, even after taking his tally of runs and centuries to 7,317 and 22 and stepping past Gary Kirsten 7,289 and 21 as his country's heaviest scorer and leading century-maker, with Ashwell Prince on 114 and batting brilliantly, and with Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock and Nicky Boje to come, South Africa, if they so desire, could bat for even longer and make it easier for the West Indies to save the game.
One away from joining England, Australia and the West Indies as the only countries with 100 Test victories and also one away from winning three Test matches in a row for the first time on tour, victory for South Africa would be something special, and chances are they will be going for it.
That's especially so as the West Indies, but for a brief interlude of 21 minutes in the morning when they picked up three wickets in 21 deliveries while conceding only six runs, have been chasing leather for two days two days during which they conceded four centuries in one innings.
RECORD-MAKING CENTURIES
The West Indies conceded four centuries in one innings on one other occasion at Sabina in 1955 when Australia scored five, and four centuries have been scored in one innings on one other occasion at the ARG in 1983 when the West Indies did so against India.
Resuming at 214 off 48.5 overs without loss with captain Graeme Smith on 106 and A.B. de Villiers on 103, South Africa progressed to 245 and were looking as comfortably as they did on the opening day before de Villiers, dropped at 105 when he drove a return catch to the left of Dwight Washington and the pacer failed to hold on to the ball, hooked at pacer Tino Best, bowling around the wicket, and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Courtney Browne.
That was 245 for one with de Villiers gone for 114, in the following over, it was 245 for two when Smith drove pacer Daren Powell to Washington at mid-off and walked away shaking his head in disappointment, and three overs later, it was 251 for three when Boeta Dippenaar, run out for 71 in the third Test, was run out once again.
On the stroke of lunch, the West Indies picked up wicket number four when Herschelle Gibbs, lucky to escape when the ball, from an attempted drive against medium-pacer Dwyane Bravo, flew off the edge and brushed the fingertips of a flying Brian Lara at second slip, played forward to Gayle and the ball bounced off his gloves and lobbed to Narsingh Deonarine at forward short-leg.
That was 295 for four, and at that stage, with Gayle bowling tight in a post lunch spell of 9.3 overs, seven maidens, five runs, with South Africa steadying themselves after losing four wickets for 50 runs, the West Indies were hopeful.
The hope died with the second new ball, however, as first Prince and then Kallis moved into Powell, Best and Washington with a vengeance as they drove, hooked, pulled and cut with relish during their unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 230.
In chalking up the second century of his career and his first against the West Indies in an innings that has so far lasted for 267 minutes during which he faced 230 deliveries and struck 11 fours and one six, the little left-hander played some glorious strokes.
In ticking off his seventh century against the West Indies and his sixth in eight matches, Kallis, who started slowly before warming to the action, has so far batted for 254 minutes and faced 256 deliveries, and like Prince, he has so far stroked 11 fours and hit one six.
Windies' hopes of winning fourth Test in Antigua shattered
SCOREBOARD
South Africa first innings
(Resumed at 214-0)
A.B. de Villiers c Browne b Best 114
G. Smith c Washington b Powell 126
B. Dippenaar run out 5
J. Kallis not out 127
H. Gibbs c Deonarine b Gayle 23
A. Prince not out 114
Extras: (b-4 lb-1 nb-7 w-4) 16
Total: (for four wkts - 147 overs) 525
Fall: 1-245 2-245 3-251 4-295
Bowling: Powell 24-2-108-1
(nb-1 w-3), Best 23-4-99-1 (nb-4), Washington 22-3-73-0, Bravo 22-4-80-0 (nb-2 w-1), Gayle 31-11-65-1, W. Hinds 6-0-24-0, Deonarine
18-1-69-0, Sarwan 1-0-2-0.
