JOHANNESBURG, SA (AFP)
Three spectators arrested after two separate incidents involving the Australian team during the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers on Friday have been charged, police said today.

One spectator was arrested for spitting on Steve Waugh, the Australian captain, as he left the field after being dismissed, and two were arrested for throwing beer over Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist, the not-out batsmen, at the end of the first day's play.

"The three men, two aged 25 and one 22 years old, were charged with crimen injuria and assault, and will appear in court on Monday," Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini, a Johannesburg police spokesman, told AFP. He explained that "crimen injuria" is the unlawful violation of another person's dignity.

The Australian team management made an official complaint, according to a spokesperson for the United Cricket Board of South Africa. Gerald Majola, the UCB's chief executive, apologised to Steve Bernard, the Australian team manager, and appealed to the South African public to show respect to opposition players.

Ali Bacher, executive director of the 2003 World Cup – the Wanderers is the venue for the World Cup final – called for a full report on the incidents. They happened as the players walked up a wire tunnel leading some 40m from the field to the dressing-rooms.

Majola said there would be increased security on the remaining days of the match, to keep spectators away from players.

Matthew Hayden, who made 122 of Australia's total of 331 for 5, said the incident was disappointing: "We came here to play cricket and not to be physically harmed."

But Hayden said he enjoyed playing at the Wanderers, the ground where he made an unsuccessful Test debut eight years ago. "I've always enjoyed playing here," he said. "It's the real cauldron of South African cricket."

Allan Donald, South Africa's senior fast bowler, is unlikely to take any further part in the match after collapsing with an injured right hamstring towards the end of the first day's play. Craig Smith, the South African physio, said it was too early to judge the extent of the injury, but that it was likely that Donald would be out of action for at least two or three weeks – which would probably rule him out of the rest of the Test series.

Donald, 35, left the field in tears. "He was very upset," said Smith. "It was heart-wrenching to see him tumble in that way. He had his heart set on completing this series. We need to acknowledge that he has been a superstar for South African cricket, and has put his body on the line a number of times."

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