Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
South African cricket team in Australia in 2005–06
Table title:
First Test: Australia v South Africa, 16 December–20 December
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 258 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > & </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8–528 (dec) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Match drawn </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > RT Ponting 71 M Ntini 5–64 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > BJ Hodge 203* CK Langeveldt 3–117 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > WACA Ground, Perth, Australia Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and B Doctrove (WI) Man of the Match: BJ Hodge (Aus) </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 296 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > & </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5–287 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > AB de Villiers 68 B Lee 5–93 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > JA Rudolph 102* SK Warne 3–83 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What total did South Africa close on, and what was their lead?
Answer:
South Africa closed on 296, with a lead of 38.