Monty Panesar exposed South Africa`s historic fallibility against spin bowling on the third day of the first Test at Lord`s on Saturday. Left-armer Panesar captured four for 74 as South Africa capitulated for 247 in reply to England`s first innings 593 for eight declared.
At the close South Africa were 13 without loss in their second innings after being asked to follow on.
Only Ashwell Prince offered extended resistance with a patient 101 compiled in six minutes short of five hours.
Earlier, Hashim Amla also fell to the pace attack and at lunch South Africa, replying to England`s 593 for eight declared, were in trouble at 78 for three.
Smith was dismissed for eight from the 12th delivery of the morning when a James Anderson delivery caught the outside edge and flew to gully for Ian Bell to take a comfortable head high catch.
Anderson, opening the attack from the Pavilion End, knocked Amla`s helmet off but his initial spell was otherwise too wayward against batsmen happy to let the ball alone.
Stuart Broad replaced Ryan Sidebottom at the Nursery End and claimed Amla`s wicket, caught behind by Tim Ambrose for six.
Kallis squeezed a full-pitched delivery from Broad to the third man boundary for four but added only three more before Sidebottom, who had switched ends, forced an outside edge and Andrew Strauss took the catch low to his right at first slip.
Neil McKenzie continued to bat sensibly at the other end, refusing to be drawn outside his off-stump.
He used his feet to drill Monty Panesar for four through mid-off when the left-arm spinner came on late in the session and at the interval he had scored 35.
Ashwell Prince (20 not out) also looked in good touch with two fours off a Broad over from the Pavilion End as captain Michael Vaughan continued to rotate his bowlers.
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