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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  • 181

    Morning all,

    Overcast and it looks like it could rain too. Not good for the crici today. Our batsmen will struggle in these conditions.

  • 182

    176 – GBS, Throw that rubbish condensed milk in the bin. Can it….. 😆 Otherwise next year NO teeth at all. What you say? Condensed milk or teeth?

  • 183

    168 – Dipsy, Cape Town is a great place to be this time of year. Only the winters are not great there.

    I felt the same about John’s book when I read it. A great read I thought and light hearted. He tells it straight and I liked that.

  • 184

    SA 221/5 Not bad. Batting well at the moment.

    Go Bouch and AB. BAT boys. Do it for the rest of the team.

  • 185

    Hi Puma. Getting back to Durban this afternoon,am hoping to get to finally watch some cricket because have been tied up this side. The collapse to 5 down at stumps yesterday was disappointing but anything can happen in test cricket.

  • 186

    SA 249/6 AB just getting a boundary there.

  • 187

    185 – Winston howzit mate,

    Overcast here but they batting not bad this morning. Better than I thought. So happy with the score at the moment.

  • 188

    Winston, I am back and forward to the tv and my study. So if I don’t answer back for a bit you know I am back at the tv.

  • 189

    179 – Junior…hehe. Good one 😀 Tell you Pa.

  • 190

    Super, I know you away for a nice weekend but I miss you posting with me during the cricket boet.

  • 191

    AB gets his 50. Nice well done AB. Morne batting well for now too. We should get 300 maybe more. Much better than I thought we would after our quick fall yesterday.

    269/6

  • 192

    AB gone just after getting his 50.

    Morne gets gets a boundary. 275/7

  • 193

    jis jis jis!!
    wat gaat hier aan as hier niks aangaan nie?
    Gou so bietjie op emails kom kyk om te sien wie het almal Krismis oorleef.
    Ek sien AB is uit net na hy sy 50 gekry het, ai, hoop ons kan 300 maak…

  • 194

    howzit puma?

  • 195

    Harris gone. 280/7 Hang in there boys. Get that 300.

  • 196

    194 – KingPaul, Howzit boet. Pleased someone has logged on here. Been doing the updates here for myself 😀

    We need to get to 300 I think.

  • 197

    LondonBul, Howzit, See you up there. Welcome never seen you here before mate.

  • 198

    281/8

    Morne on 33 off 23 balls. Not bad for test cricket.

  • 199

    284/8

    Lunch break.

    Now hoping they can hang on for 300 or a bit more after lunch.

    Looks like their bowlers are getting some nice pace there. So that is good news for Steyn and Morne when the come into bowl probably this afternoon.

  • 201

    ‘Hi’ ! 😐

  • 202

    …..BonzaiGBS you had better arrive fully armed!!
    You Dad sounds grumpy again!

  • 203

    201 – Carol, Just said hello to you on Voldy.

    GBS, That Grrrrrrrrrrr does it mean you still in plenty pain with the tooth? Not nice boet. Only one more day to wait. Hope you get to see a Dentist tomorrow pronto in the morning.

  • 204

    Okay back a bit later. Going to get some lunch now.

    Go Proteas. Morne batting well down the order there. Steyn needs to stay with him for as long as he can.

  • 205

    204 – Easier over here Puma, I have got guests for lunch so will just pop in and out as we get ready to see how we are doing at the cricket!

    Lucky JL1, he will be going to a good match at Twickenham today although the rain here will spoil the experience slightly!

    I think GBS is still a bit ‘under the weather’!!

  • 206

    Grrrrrrrrr, grrrrrrrrrrr, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    Fark, went to the dentist today, not for me by the way but for Handbriekie……. because I’m at a place where pain does not matter anymore.

    Found a lone dentist open in the East Rand… but far away in Alberton, I drove Handbriekie there…. they charge an extra R 1100.00 just for the call out because it’s Sunday 27 December, but she was in the demonic pain stage which I was at on Chrismas day, so we went.

    Young female dentist, must be farking fresh out of Varsity doing the locum stint.

    Takes X-rays and promptly tells Handbriekie that she’s got an absess in a tooth where they’ve already done root canals… so either the tooth has to come out or Handbriekie has to suffer through and wait for the moooooooooooosa strong anti-biotics to resolve the absess.

    Now, neither of us are tjokkers here from the East Rand who are willing to have teeth extracted and walk around that way, so Handbriekie decided to keep the tooth… and wait for a decent dentist to have a proper look.

    See, the same would have happened to me…. and I want my teeth to stay put where they are…. so I’ll feed the pain with some pain killers and get to a decent dentist tomorrow or day after if needs be.

    The mood in the house is one of those…. everybody stays as far away from anybody else as possible…

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, grrrrrrrrrrrr, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

  • 207

    SA 285/9

    Morne gone. Can we make 300? Not so sure now.

  • 208

    206 – GBS, Jeepers both of you with toothache? Just rather wait until tomorrow. See a decent dentist that knows what they are doing.

  • 209

    GBS, Ja hou daai tanne, anders gatit lyk djy skrie viri weepie.

  • 210

    Flok.

    Hoekom is ons krieket so str.nt?

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