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

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  • 121

    Not sure what has happened to JP Duminy since last year having such a great test series in Oz. See he only made 4 today. Not playing well at the moment.

    I would have Amla open with Smith let Prince bat at 5. Would have been much better.

  • 122

    116@ Boomninny – I got it…. will place it here.

    Bommninny’s kid…. hehehe

    Bommninny's kid

  • 123

    115 – Treehugs, Hope not. Why they have tests in Durban is just crazy. It always rains this time of year. Light is a issue there too.

    I agree with some of the commentators if tests are played here we have to start them at 9am and not at 10am. Would have had that extra hour.

  • 124

    Pillie have you been watching the news ? lots of problems with planes it seems. My sister lives in Usa and sister and afrikaans brother inlaw went there skiing over exmas and havent done any with the weather they haveing and is nervous flying home now, and am haveing a lot of fun makeing her more nervous 👿

  • 125

    120 – Piet, Just shows what a quick nap can do! 😆

    Yip, We were in the driving seats now struggling in just a space of about 30min. It all changed. As soon as Kallis went out.

    Now hope that Boucher the fighter and AB can hang in there for as long as possible.

  • 126

    Hugs, would love to see the monkey picture!
    As for the Voldy comments, no one needs to stick up for me, it would not be ‘politically correct’!!
    As a white English woman blogging on a South African site I would expect at least a bit of stick!!! 😆

    Most of the guys who used to stick up for me are now here!! No wonder I feel so at home!! 🙂

  • 127

    The-Pill & Pietman Thanks for the welcome.

  • 128

    Puma they have said a few times in the past about starting the tests earlier, agree they should.

    GBS thats how you will be after to many pills and papagaai slaai
    :mrgreen:

  • 129

    Carol @126
    Who’s is after you this time, not that that ‘Lilithy’ again?
    Just ignore the little witch…..

  • 130

    Hiho Carol, GBS says he is putting on here and x marks the spot lol.

  • 131

    @122
    A blue one as well, all it needs is a little Bulls shirt 🙂

  • 132

    Fark people, why is it that only 4 or so Proteas rescue EVERY SA INNINGS…. and it’s mostly the same okes…. Kallis, AB, Boucher.. and sometimes Biff…

    SA used to have such a long and solid batting line-up…. not anymore, our tail is much longer now.

    Yet we do not have a terrifying bowling attack either anymore, just an average bowling attack….

  • 133

    Hi Pietman nonono thats a SHARKS monkey lol

    Carol the picture is on number 122

  • 134

    130 – Treehugs, Thansk for that pic. Shame looks kinda stuck there that monkey.

    Hugs, Thanks for sticking up for Carol over at Voldy. Just had to go and check he was having a go at here once again. I hardly go and re-read threads but saw you mentioned it here.

    Well no surprise there it is the same people that always stir trouble there.

  • 135

    118 Dipsy – Great mix you have there. There seem to be lots of Scots in SA. Has GBS asked you to nail you colours to the mast? Who do you follow (please NOT another Sharkie) !! 😉

  • 136

    Smithy normally does very well, he is just has a hiccup now and again. He does have a very awkward looking batting style thou.

  • 137

    135@ Carol – Dipsy sounds very WP…. very feminine… hehehe

  • 138

    132 – GBS, You are right. Not sure what is going on with our batting. Once Kallis went out it seemed to fall apart.

    Also they playing Prince in the wrong position. He should come into bat at 5 and not open. Wasted playing him to open.

    Ntini is past it too. If anyone cant see that they are blind as a bat. Parnell should have been selected to play for Durban. His bowling is suited well for Durban. Daft not to have selected him or De Wet that almost won us the test last week. Crazy stuff not sure what is going on with the selection thing.

  • 139

    105 – Dipsy well then it is great to have you here.

    Have to tell us who you support though 😀 Which franchise in SA I mean.

  • 140

    135 – Carol, Another Sharkie would be just great. We sure growing in numbers here. 😆

  • 141

    Hugs – That little chap looks so helpless and fragile, I think he has fallen on his feet at your home!

    Piet – It is Valkyrie, strange as I do not know who he is really but he seems to be Langhovens echo!! 😉

    Puma – Funny old lot on Voldy eigh? 😉

    Hope the Barmy Army don’t drink Durban dry like we Lions supporters did!!

  • 142

    Carol@135 You called it Girl. Whilst I reside in Cape Town, I am a Sharks supporter. Oh Yes, and an avid Liverpool supporter. Yes, yes through thick and thin and You’ll never walk alone et al!

  • 143

    OI !!!! Carol there are hardly any Sharks here we need more.

    Puma thats where it decided to go to sleep, it was handed over to Steve and Carol shortly after that was taken to go to the monkey orphanage, where people look after them in nuserys then outside cages then released with a group in a new area in the bush. I was phoned to rescue this one and it was a handfull and lots of work, eating baby purity and baby formula in a syrynge, had huge temper tantrams.

  • 144

    137 – Don’t go offending our newest blogger……..just wait until he does his ‘reveal’!!

  • 145

    DIPSY WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME we need another SHARKS supporter

  • 146

    Fark, I better be careful who I APPROVE here on R-T….. hey Dipsy the Tipsy Tjarkie!

  • 147

    Toodlloo everyone got start the feeding, have a wonderfull evening and GBS hope the pain goes away.

  • 148

    It appears that Handbriekie’s teeth have gone on strike in sympathy with mine…. she’s now on the meds as well for tooth ache!!

  • 149

    GBS@137 Nee wat Boet! We WILL have a drink one day and you will have to post an apology for your distinct lack of character profiling.

  • 150

    148 – GBS Bet its a bundle of laughs in your house this afternoon!! 😆

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