The South African Proteas take on England in the 2nd 5-day Test of the series of 4 Tests, after drawing the 1st Test in Centurion. This is the traditional Boxing Day Test and this year it takes place in Durban at Kingsmead. This is your match thread for discussion of the game.

South Africa 343 & 133 (50.0 ov)

England 574/9d

England won by an innings and 98 runs

               
  South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* run out (Cook) 75 256 186 9 0 40.32
  58.2 from Onions, Huge mix up between the batsmen! Smith dropped into the off side, and de Villiers, Pietersen-esque, ran down the wicket at him. Smith started to run, hesitated, turned around and Cook ran in to take the bails off, just beating Smith’s dive. 166/4
View dismissal AG Prince c Swann b Anderson 2 8 5 0 0 40.00
  2.1 Anderson strikes early! Classic opening wicket, just back of a length, moved a touch away from Prince as he tried to defend off the back foot. It bounced a little more than he expected and ended up fencing, off the shoulder of the bat, to Graeme Swann at third slip. 3/1
View dismissal HM Amla lbw b Broad 2 35 22 0 0 9.09
  9.4 massive blow! The fullest delivery of the match so far, and arguably of Broad’s entire tour, as Amla plants his front foot and doesn’t even ponder wasting a review on that one. HawkEye shows that that would have hit middle and leg two-thirds up, and England are on fire 10/2
View dismissal JH Kallis c Collingwood b Swann 75 197 132 7 0 56.81
  55.3 got him! That has come out of nowhere, pushed across him, like so many balls before, but this time it gets the outside edge and goes, slightly gently, to Collingwood at slip! Crucial breakthrough 160/3
View dismissal AB de Villiers c †Prior b Broad 50 149 98 6 0 51.02
  88.2 Broad does the trick! Full length, where all the magic happens, and swinging away a touch outside off, de Villiers goes for an expansive drive but nicks it through to Prior. England really needed that. 269/7
View dismissal JP Duminy lbw b Onions 4 9 9 0 0 44.44
  60.1 gone! This time it’s dead straight, swinging back at Duminy from that good length which Onions pursues, no uncertainty from the umpire. Onions really deserves that, he has bowled well all day 170/5
View dismissal MV Boucher lbw b Swann 39 72 50 5 0 78.00
  77.1 well, well, we have a review coming up … and it’s looking good for England … Swann straightened one from round the wicket, Boucher got in a good stride, but the ball clearly struck pad before bat, and HawkEye suggests it would have hit middle two-thirds of the way up. And that’s out! 233/6
View dismissal M Morkel lbw b Swann 23 87 49 2 0 46.93
  95.6 well, that you have to say was coming. Morkel was bamboozled for five deliveries, and this one finally pins him in front of off. He calls for the review, but it’s a futile gesture. That struck him on the shin, and that is curtains 285/9
View dismissal PL Harris lbw b Swann 2 15 12 0 0 16.66
  91.5 We have a review, very full and Harris is sweeping rather clumsily, he misses and is rapped him on the pads. Given out but Harris calls for a review. He may think he’s hit it but replays don’t suggest that. Pitched in line, and hitting, and given out 280/8
View dismissal DW Steyn c †Prior b Anderson 47 66 58 3 3 81.03
  108.3 there it is, the end comes at last, and sadly for Steyn he falls short of his half-century. A short delivery, just straight enough to demand a stroke, and Prior behind the stumps gathers a regulation nick 343/10
  M Ntini not out 6 47 30 0 0 20.00
   
  Extras (b 1, lb 17) 18          
             
  Total (all out; 108.3 overs; 474 mins) 343 (3.16 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-3 (Prince, 2.1 ov), 2-10 (Amla, 9.4 ov), 3-160 (Kallis, 55.3 ov), 4-166 (Smith, 58.2 ov), 5-170 (Duminy, 60.1 ov), 6-233 (Boucher, 77.1 ov), 7-269 (de Villiers, 88.2 ov), 8-280 (Harris, 91.5 ov), 9-285 (Morkel, 95.6 ov), 10-343 (Steyn, 108.3 ov)
                 
  Bowling O M R W Econ    
View wickets JM Anderson 23.3 4 75 2 3.19    
  2.1 to Prince, Anderson strikes early! Classic opening wicket, just back of a length, moved a touch away from Prince as he tried to defend off the back foot. It bounced a little more than he expected and ended up fencing, off the shoulder of the bat, to Graeme Swann at third slip. 3/1

108.3 to Steyn, there it is, the end comes at last, and sadly for Steyn he falls short of his half-century. A short delivery, just straight enough to demand a stroke, and Prior behind the stumps gathers a regulation nick 343/10

View wicket G Onions 23 6 62 1 2.69    
  60.1 to Duminy, gone! This time it’s dead straight, swinging back at Duminy from that good length which Onions pursues, no uncertainty from the umpire. Onions really deserves that, he has bowled well all day 170/5
View wickets SCJ Broad 20 6 44 2 2.20    
  9.4 to Amla, massive blow! The fullest delivery of the match so far, and arguably of Broad’s entire tour, as Amla plants his front foot and doesn’t even ponder wasting a review on that one. HawkEye shows that that would have hit middle and leg two-thirds up, and England are on fire 10/2

88.2 to de Villiers, Broad does the trick! Full length, where all the magic happens, and swinging away a touch outside off, de Villiers goes for an expansive drive but nicks it through to Prior. England really needed that. 269/7

View wickets GP Swann 35 3 110 4 3.14    
  55.3 to Kallis, got him! That has come out of nowhere, pushed across him, like so many balls before, but this time it gets the outside edge and goes, slightly gently, to Collingwood at slip! Crucial breakthrough 160/3

77.1 to Boucher, well, well, we have a review coming up … and it’s looking good for England … Swann straightened one from round the wicket, Boucher got in a good stride, but the ball clearly struck pad before bat, and HawkEye suggests it would have hit middle two-thirds of the way up. And that’s out! 233/6

91.5 to Harris, We have a review, very full and Harris is sweeping rather clumsily, he misses and is rapped him on the pads. Given out but Harris calls for a review. He may think he’s hit it but replays don’t suggest that. Pitched in line, and hitting, and given out 280/8

95.6 to Morkel, well, that you have to say was coming. Morkel was bamboozled for five deliveries, and this one finally pins him in front of off. He calls for the review, but it’s a futile gesture. That struck him on the shin, and that is curtains 285/9

  IJL Trott 4 0 19 0 4.75    
   
  KP Pietersen 2 0 7 0 3.50    
   
  PD Collingwood 1 0 8 0 8.00    
   
               
  England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss* b Morkel 54 80 67 9 0 80.59
  18.4 that’s done him this time! The round-the-wicket line, a hint of movement, climbing through the gate and taking out middle stump. No need to review that! 71/1
View dismissal AN Cook c Kallis b Morkel 118 401 263 11 0 44.86
  92.4 got him this time! Morkel continuing around off stump and Cook finally has a nibble at one, catches the outside edge and goes through to Kallis, who makes no mistake. Ends a fantastic fighting innings 297/4
View dismissal IJL Trott c †Boucher b Morkel 18 39 31 2 0 58.06
  27.3 massive wicket, and that will delight South Africa, because it’s the irritant Trott. Outside off, cramped for room and forced to play, extra bounce grazed the edge, and Boucher made no mistake! 104/2
View dismissal KP Pietersen lbw b Harris 31 86 52 4 0 59.61
  47.3 huge wicket! Pietersen gone and Harris gets his man! Pietersen had looked edgy against Harris all morning, and he went for another expansive sweep shot here, but it was too full and crashed straight into his pad on middle and off stump. Given out, Pietersen entertained thoughts of a referral but correctly decided against it. So Kallis’s drop will not cost South Africa 155/3
View dismissal PD Collingwood c †Boucher b Duminy 91 283 215 7 0 42.32
  113.5 gone! Collingwood’s long vigil has ended and he won’t make a hundred. Shorter from Duminy, but Collingwood toe-ends his cut shot and Boucher makes no mistake behind the stumps. Good reward for Duminy who has bowled quite nicely here 365/5
View dismissal IR Bell c †Boucher b Steyn 140 313 227 10 1 61.67
  168.2 Bell’s gone now, and the end of the innings is nigh. Width from Steyn, swinging further away, and though he rightly chases the ball, he can only get a toe-end through to Boucher 568/9
View dismissal MJ Prior b Duminy 60 134 81 6 1 74.07
  145.5 Duminy’s persistence with a wide line outside off pays dividends at last. A bit of grip ensures an under-edge on another aggressive cut, and the ball deflects into the stumps 477/6
View dismissal SCJ Broad c Kallis b Duminy 20 65 59 1 1 33.89
  163.5 on a good length, appreciable spin, a regulation edge as Broad props forward, and a looping edge to Jacques Kallis at slip. So, the breakthrough comes, and Duminy has three 536/7
View dismissal GP Swann c Prince b Steyn 22 15 14 2 1 157.14
  166.6 and now he’s gone. Booming swing again, and Swann can’t get decent bat on this one. An attempted flick ends up as a leading edge, and Ashwell Prince gallops in from mid-on to scoop the chance 564/8
  JM Anderson not out 1 17 4 0 0 25.00
   
  G Onions not out 2 8 8 0 0 25.00
   
  Extras (lb 10, w 6, nb 1) 17          
             
  Total (9 wickets dec; 170 overs; 724 mins) 574 (3.37 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-71 (Strauss, 18.4 ov), 2-104 (Trott, 27.3 ov), 3-155 (Pietersen, 47.3 ov), 4-297 (Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-365 (Collingwood, 113.5 ov), 6-477 (Prior, 145.5 ov), 7-536 (Broad, 163.5 ov), 8-564 (Swann, 166.6 ov), 9-568 (Bell, 168.2 ov)
                 
  Bowling O M R W Econ    
View wickets DW Steyn 34 6 94 2 2.76    
  166.6 to Swann, and now he’s gone. Booming swing again, and Swann can’t get decent bat on this one. An attempted flick ends up as a leading edge, and Ashwell Prince gallops in from mid-on to scoop the chance 564/8

168.2 to Bell, Bell’s gone now, and the end of the innings is nigh. Width from Steyn, swinging further away, and though he rightly chases the ball, he can only get a toe-end through to Boucher 568/9

  M Ntini 29 4 114 0 3.93    
   
View wickets M Morkel 31 6 78 3 2.51 (3w)  
  18.4 to Strauss, that’s done him this time! The round-the-wicket line, a hint of movement, climbing through the gate and taking out middle stump. No need to review that! 71/1

27.3 to Trott, massive wicket, and that will delight South Africa, because it’s the irritant Trott. Outside off, cramped for room and forced to play, extra bounce grazed the edge, and Boucher made no mistake! 104/2

92.4 to Cook, got him this time! Morkel continuing around off stump and Cook finally has a nibble at one, catches the outside edge and goes through to Kallis, who makes no mistake. Ends a fantastic fighting innings 297/4

  JH Kallis 14 1 43 0 3.07 (1nb)  
   
View wicket PL Harris 38 4 146 1 3.84 (1w)  
  47.3 to Pietersen, huge wicket! Pietersen gone and Harris gets his man! Pietersen had looked edgy against Harris all morning, and he went for another expansive sweep shot here, but it was too full and crashed straight into his pad on middle and off stump. Given out, Pietersen entertained thoughts of a referral but correctly decided against it. So Kallis’s drop will not cost South Africa 155/3
View wickets JP Duminy 24 1 89 3 3.70    
  113.5 to Collingwood, gone! Collingwood’s long vigil has ended and he won’t make a hundred. Shorter from Duminy, but Collingwood toe-ends his cut shot and Boucher makes no mistake behind the stumps. Good reward for Duminy who has bowled quite nicely here 365/5

145.5 to Prior, Duminy’s persistence with a wide line outside off pays dividends at last. A bit of grip ensures an under-edge on another aggressive cut, and the ball deflects into the stumps 477/6

163.5 to Broad, on a good length, appreciable spin, a regulation edge as Broad props forward, and a looping edge to Jacques Kallis at slip. So, the breakthrough comes, and Duminy has three 536/7

               
  South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AG Prince c Bell b Swann 16 42 28 1 0 57.14
  9.2 he’s done it again! Swann has made a habit of striking in his first over! Prince hangs in his crease, defending, but he’s playing for spin that isn’t there, it catches the inside edge and shoots off the pad through to silly point where Bell takes a instinctive one-handed catch 27/1
View dismissal GC Smith* lbw b Swann 22 97 56 2 0 39.28
  21.1 huge appeal, huge wicket, and that’s been given! Smith asks for the review, but Swann turned that enough to clip leg stump from round the wicket, and that on-field decision will stand 50/6
View dismissal HM Amla b Swann 6 17 13 1 0 46.15
  13.2 beautifully bowled! Floated up outside off stump and spinning in sharply, Amla drives a little loosely, and it bursts through the gate into off stump. Swann leaps for joy! 37/2
View dismissal JH Kallis b Broad 3 4 4 0 0 75.00
  14.2 bowled him! Kallis has done an Ian Bell! Ball comes back at Kallis a fraction but it was way too close to leave and it sends off stump cartwheeling! Massive moment in this match 40/3
View dismissal AB de Villiers lbw b Broad 2 18 15 0 0 13.33
  18.3 REVIEW de Villiers is given out, padding up to Broad. The replays show it clipping off stump so that can’t be overturned. OUT. Another huge wicket for England, Broad shaping it in and de Villiers shoulders arms and clips his front pad in front of off stump! 44/4
View dismissal JP Duminy b Broad 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
  18.4 Gone again! Broad on fire! Another leave proves suicidal. The ball was shaping away from Duminy who, caught in two minds, correctly opts to shoulder arms, but it flicks the inside edge and cannons into off stump! 44/5
View dismissal MV Boucher c †Prior b Broad 29 91 65 3 0 44.61
  40.5 short, down the leg-side, and there’s a loud thud as the ball passes the glove. Prior takes well down the leg-side, and though the decision is not instantly given, Strauss and his cordon have little doubt. It goes to a review, and that is going to be given out! 108/8
View dismissal M Morkel lbw b Swann 15 51 40 3 0 37.50
  33.5 no need for fielders there! Brilliant from Swann, fizzing a fuller, flatter delivery into the pads, and that is utterly plumb 86/7
View dismissal PL Harris c Broad b Anderson 36 57 50 5 0 72.00
  48.4 the full ball does the trick, in the softest of ways. Harris was deep in his crease and ended up chipping it slowly to mid on – Broad – who takes the easiest of catches 129/9
View dismissal DW Steyn lbw b Swann 3 37 25 0 0 12.00
  49.6 that’s it! Gone! England have won a remarkable victory, Swann has five as Steyn is struck bang in front! 133/10
  M Ntini not out 1 6 3 0 0 33.33
   
  Extras   0          
             
  Total (all out; 50 overs; 215 mins) 133 (2.66 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-27 (Prince, 9.2 ov), 2-37 (Amla, 13.2 ov), 3-40 (Kallis, 14.2 ov), 4-44 (de Villiers, 18.3 ov), 5-44 (Duminy, 18.4 ov), 6-50 (Smith, 21.1 ov), 7-86 (Morkel, 33.5 ov), 8-108 (Boucher, 40.5 ov), 9-129 (Harris, 48.4 ov), 10-133 (Steyn, 49.6 ov)
                 
  Bowling O M R W Econ    
View wicket JM Anderson 8 2 24 1 3.00    
  48.4 to Harris, the full ball does the trick, in the softest of ways. Harris was deep in his crease and ended up chipping it slowly to mid on – Broad – who takes the easiest of catches 129/9
  G Onions 4 1 12 0 3.00    
   
View wickets GP Swann 21 3 54 5 2.57    
  9.2 to Prince, he’s done it again! Swann has made a habit of striking in his first over! Prince hangs in his crease, defending, but he’s playing for spin that isn’t there, it catches the inside edge and shoots off the pad through to silly point where Bell takes a instinctive one-handed catch 27/1

13.2 to Amla, beautifully bowled! Floated up outside off stump and spinning in sharply, Amla drives a little loosely, and it bursts through the gate into off stump. Swann leaps for joy! 37/2

21.1 to Smith, huge appeal, huge wicket, and that’s been given! Smith asks for the review, but Swann turned that enough to clip leg stump from round the wicket, and that on-field decision will stand 50/6

33.5 to Morkel, no need for fielders there! Brilliant from Swann, fizzing a fuller, flatter delivery into the pads, and that is utterly plumb 86/7

49.6 to Steyn, that’s it! Gone! England have won a remarkable victory, Swann has five as Steyn is struck bang in front! 133/10

View wickets SCJ Broad 17 3 43 4 2.52    
  14.2 to Kallis, bowled him! Kallis has done an Ian Bell! Ball comes back at Kallis a fraction but it was way too close to leave and it sends off stump cartwheeling! Massive moment in this match 40/3

18.3 to de Villiers, REVIEW de Villiers is given out, padding up to Broad. The replays show it clipping off stump so that can’t be overturned. OUT. Another huge wicket for England, Broad shaping it in and de Villiers shoulders arms and clips his front pad in front of off stump! 44/4

18.4 to Duminy, Gone again! Broad on fire! Another leave proves suicidal. The ball was shaping away from Duminy who, caught in two minds, correctly opts to shoulder arms, but it flicks the inside edge and cannons into off stump! 44/5

40.5 to Boucher, short, down the leg-side, and there’s a loud thud as the ball passes the glove. Prior takes well down the leg-side, and though the decision is not instantly given, Strauss and his cordon have little doubt. It goes to a review, and that is going to be given out! 108/8

Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series England led the 4-match series 1-0
Player of the match GP Swann (England)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and AM Saheba (India)
TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia)
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire JD Cloete
Close of play
26 Dec day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 175/5 (AB de Villiers 8*, MV Boucher 1*, 61 ov)
27 Dec day 2 – England 1st innings 103/1 (AN Cook 31*, IJL Trott 17*, 26.2 ov)
28 Dec day 3 – England 1st innings 386/5 (IR Bell 55*, MJ Prior 11*, 123 ov)
29 Dec day 4 – South Africa 2nd innings 76/6 (MV Boucher 20*, M Morkel 7*, 32 ov)
30 Dec day 5 – South Africa 2nd innings 133 (50 ov) – end of match

525 Responses to Cricket: Proteas vs England – Test at Kingsmead, Durban 26 – 30 Dec 2009 – England won

  • 91

    Pity about Smith going out

  • 92

    68@GBS. Thanks for the approval to join RT and sorry am not a dentist. Treehugger is correct with regards to the salt water for your tooth. Suggest however that you wash away the after salt taste with a ‘Jag se miesie’ = Jugermeister. It is after all ‘herbal’ and should not clash with the anit-biotics.

    Greetings Guys and Gals. Looking forward to chatting with all of you in the future.

  • 93

    89 – Treehugs, Hope the wind does not do too much damage there. Here the wind is only just starting to pick up.

    That is one thing I enjoy about Joburg. Hardly gets any wind at all.

  • 94

    92 – Dipsy, Howzit mate. Don’t ever remember speaking with you before unless you had another nick on Voldy? Good to have you here though.

  • 95

    Hi Dipsy, you related to Lala and the other teletubby :mrgreen:

  • 96

    Now think it has turned. England will be in the driving seat here. Damn just when GS and Kallis were on top of their game.

    At least Smith can go now and see how bad that finger is. Got hit quite bad on it this morning.

  • 97

    Dipsy and dont encourage him on the Jugermeister stuff he needs no encouragment lol.

  • 98

    A run out…..Heheheheh

    Hey Hugs, just saw your comment on Keo….Ta me old duck!! I just have to smile at those mad comments….The thought of me being a BNP party supporter is just too stupid to take seriously!

    However am delighted at how familiar so many of the voldy Bloggers are with Rugby-Talk they must be regular ‘visitors!!

    The wind sounds lethal, keep your head down!

    Puma – Some of the Barmy Army are a bit ‘uncouth’ but they mean well!! 🙂

    GBS – Have you cheered up a bit?

  • 99

    Hi Dipsy, not a Brit by any chance? 😐

  • 100

    Hiho Carol, was the first time i ever posted there, i had to, got angry at the way they always insult you and hardly anyone sticks up for you 👿

  • 101

    Overcast but very humid outside. Hope these two just hang on until close tonight. Cant lose another wicket now.

  • 102

    Carol – sent GBS a photo of what he will look like if he takes to many pills. A 4 week old rescue monkys zonked out on the window sill in the sun. Ask him to send it to you. Its very cute. Thats if i managed to sent the picture.

  • 103

    92@ Dipsy – Jeagie Boms it will be…. I’ll drink them till I do not care about te pain….. hehehe

    I have a history with Jeagie Bombs….

    Hell, why did I not think about that before…. oi!

  • 104

    Hi Puma and Treehugs

  • 105

    92@Puma No totally new. Never blogged on Voldy. Must admit that I do check out Voldy everyday but only read certain of their bloggers contributions. Thanks to them “marketing RT” came across to have a look see and have liked what I have seen and read so far.

    95@Treehugger Heh Heh! No Dipsy is a “play” on my longer surname. Acquired back in basics. My surname crossed with my character apparently.

  • 106

    Fark, we’re 5 wickets down……

  • 107

    98 – Hi Carol, Think the Barmy Army are great actually. They add a lot of atmosphere at the ground. Should be good.

    England now in the driving seat. That is what I love about test cricket. It turns so fast. One stage I thought we had you okes by the throat. Well in Kallis and GS were then to get out. Daft to get run out in test cricket actually. Well that how it goes I suppose.

  • 108

    Puma you will be happy to hear the wind has toned down a couple of notches so shouldnt affect the cricket.

  • 109

    105@ Dipsy – Welcome to the friendly family here at R-T….

    Rugby’s all quiet, but we’re here…. and we’ve got interesting things planned for the new year…

  • 110

    GBS. You should try a herbal spliff of good quality.

    You will forget about the pain, but would be useless for the rest of the day. 😆

  • 111

    106 – GBS, From a good postion now to STRUGGLING. Damn.

    The weather has changed. Lots of wind coming now and overcast and very humid again. Makes it difficult for the batters. If the sun stayed out think it would have been the otherway round better for the batters. Now just watch the sun will be out the whole day tomorrow and we will struggle to take them out.

    We also have Ntini and it should have been De Wet or Parnell. Going to struggle to bowl them out I think. Parnell bowling would have been well suited for Durban.

  • 112

    Welcome Dipsy.

  • 113

    Hiho Pillie, you still flying to the States? See they had a minor terror attack on one of their planes. Rather stay home :TWISTED:

  • 114

    110@ Pilletjies – Ohhhhhhhhh, VITAMIN GREENNNNNNNNNNNN….. heheheehe

  • 115

    Puma think tomorrow is going to be chillos and overcast with a bit of drizzle. 😥

  • 116

    GBS Did you get the monkey photo with feet on the window and fast asleep ?

  • 117

    113. Treehugs

    I do not know yet. Waiting for approval ( visa )

    About the terror, nah, they should experience SA to get a real taste of terror. I reckon the States is pretty safe.

  • 118

    99@Carol Hi Carol. No not a Brit but rather a bit of a mongrel. Father was Afrikaans and my Mothers Father was Scottish and her Mother Greek. Accordingly I can blame my behaviour at times on my ancestory which does help depending the precicament I am in.

  • 119

    Dipsy you will love it on this site, we are a very mixed bunch of people, and all are interesting.

  • 120

    Flippit, fell asleep on the sofa at 150/2, and woke up to this just now, eissh!

    Welcome Dipsy.

    Pille, waar gaan jy in die States? Gaan kuier vir Ed, as jy in Boston-omgewing is.

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