The 3rd 5-day Test between the Proteas and England at Newlands, Cape Town from 3 – 7 January 2010. England leads the series 1 : 0 so far. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
South Africa 291 & 447/7d
England 273 & 296/9 (141.0 ov)
Match drawn
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South Africa 1st innings |
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B |
4s |
6s |
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GC Smith* |
c †Prior b Anderson |
30 |
94 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
60.00 |
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20.1 vast strike! Superb line and length from Anderson, and subtle late swing. Smith props forward, takes the edge and Prior completes the catch with a tumble diving in front of first slip 51/3 |
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AG Prince |
c †Prior b Anderson |
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3 |
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0.00 |
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0.4 brilliant from Anderson, and that was coming. Perfect line and length, good carry off the pitch and hooping outswing, Prince flinches his gloves at the ball, and Prior does the rest. 1/1 |
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HM Amla |
lbw b Onions |
14 |
75 |
56 |
2 |
0 |
25.00 |
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16.4 fuller this time and struck bang in front! Shaping in a tad but Amla had planted his front foot, and played all round this, and there is no doubt 46/2 |
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JH Kallis |
c †Prior b Onions |
108 |
266 |
189 |
11 |
0 |
57.14 |
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83.4 what a wonderful delivery, and that is Kallis done and dusted! The ball pitched on off, zipped half-a-bat’s width, took the edge, and fizzed through to the keeper! Fantastic line and control of the seam from Onions, and the perfect start for England 280/7 |
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AB de Villiers |
c Strauss b Swann |
36 |
84 |
60 |
4 |
0 |
60.00 |
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41.1 gone this time! Swann from round the wicket and de Villiers will kick himself, chipped to short midwicket. Soft dismissal just as South Africa were really making England sweat. Swann continues to cause trouble but he would concede he was lucky here. 127/4 |
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JP Duminy |
c †Prior b Swann |
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1 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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41.2 Swann strikes again! Sharply spinning delivery from round the wicket, catches Duminy’s outside edge and Prior eagerly snaps it up. Second first-baller in a row for Duminy. Top delivery from Swann and South Africa are in real trouble. 127/5 |
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MV Boucher† |
lbw b Broad |
51 |
98 |
86 |
7 |
0 |
59.30 |
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66.4 that’s the breakthrough, or is it? It’s review time … Boucher has been struck on the back pad by one that zipped off the seam, and it’s going to be upheld by the third umpire. HawkEye shows that was going to hit the top of middle, and that’s a fine piece of bowling. 216/6 |
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DW Steyn |
c Trott b Anderson |
26 |
68 |
59 |
3 |
0 |
44.06 |
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84.1 what a morning for England! In the corridor outside off, Steyn pokes uneasily, gets a fat edge and Jonathan Trott at third slip dives across to snaffle the chance 280/8 |
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M Morkel |
c Swann b Anderson |
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8 |
3 |
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0.00 |
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84.4 incredible! It’s catching practice this morning. Anderson finds the perfect length and extra bounce outside off, Morkel hangs out his bat, and Swann atones for his bad miss on the first morning with a fine low scoop, diving to his left at second slip! 281/9 |
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PL Harris |
not out |
10 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
142.85 |
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F de Wet |
lbw b Anderson |
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11 |
4 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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86.1 we’ve got a review coming up. A good delivery zipping back into the pads, the umpire gives it out, but South Africa immediately ask for a second opinion. Some question about whether he was struck outside the line, but that stands 291/10 |
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Extras |
(b 1, lb 13, w 1, nb 1) |
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Total |
(all out; 86.1 overs; 362 mins) |
291 |
(3.37 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-1 (Prince, 0.4 ov), 2-46 (Amla, 16.4 ov), 3-51 (Smith, 20.1 ov), 4-127 (de Villiers, 41.1 ov), 5-127 (Duminy, 41.2 ov), 6-216 (Boucher, 66.4 ov), 7-280 (Kallis, 83.4 ov), 8-280 (Steyn, 84.1 ov), 9-281 (Morkel, 84.4 ov), 10-291 (de Wet, 86.1 ov) |
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Bowling |
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Econ |
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JM Anderson |
21.1 |
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63 |
5 |
2.97 |
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0.4 to Prince, brilliant from Anderson, and that was coming. Perfect line and length, good carry off the pitch and hooping outswing, Prince flinches his gloves at the ball, and Prior does the rest. 1/120.1 to Smith, vast strike! Superb line and length from Anderson, and subtle late swing. Smith props forward, takes the edge and Prior completes the catch with a tumble diving in front of first slip 51/384.1 to Steyn, what a morning for England! In the corridor outside off, Steyn pokes uneasily, gets a fat edge and Jonathan Trott at third slip dives across to snaffle the chance 280/884.4 to Morkel, incredible! It’s catching practice this morning. Anderson finds the perfect length and extra bounce outside off, Morkel hangs out his bat, and Swann atones for his bad miss on the first morning with a fine low scoop, diving to his left at second slip! 281/9
86.1 to de Wet, we’ve got a review coming up. A good delivery zipping back into the pads, the umpire gives it out, but South Africa immediately ask for a second opinion. Some question about whether he was struck outside the line, but that stands 291/10 |
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G Onions |
20 |
4 |
69 |
2 |
3.45 |
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16.4 to Amla, fuller this time and struck bang in front! Shaping in a tad but Amla had planted his front foot, and played all round this, and there is no doubt 46/283.4 to Kallis, what a wonderful delivery, and that is Kallis done and dusted! The ball pitched on off, zipped half-a-bat’s width, took the edge, and fizzed through to the keeper! Fantastic line and control of the seam from Onions, and the perfect start for England 280/7 |
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SCJ Broad |
19 |
6 |
54 |
1 |
2.84 |
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66.4 to Boucher, that’s the breakthrough, or is it? It’s review time … Boucher has been struck on the back pad by one that zipped off the seam, and it’s going to be upheld by the third umpire. HawkEye shows that was going to hit the top of middle, and that’s a fine piece of bowling. 216/6 |
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GP Swann |
22 |
1 |
74 |
2 |
3.36 |
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41.1 to de Villiers, gone this time! Swann from round the wicket and de Villiers will kick himself, chipped to short midwicket. Soft dismissal just as South Africa were really making England sweat. Swann continues to cause trouble but he would concede he was lucky here. 127/441.2 to Duminy, Swann strikes again! Sharply spinning delivery from round the wicket, catches Duminy’s outside edge and Prior eagerly snaps it up. Second first-baller in a row for Duminy. Top delivery from Swann and South Africa are in real trouble. 127/5 |
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KP Pietersen |
4 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
4.25 |
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England 1st innings |
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6s |
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AJ Strauss* |
c †Boucher b Morkel |
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3 |
6 |
0 |
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33.33 |
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0.6 gone! Morkel gets Strauss again! Outside off stump and pitched full, Strauss goes for a slightly flat-footed loose drive and South Africa strike straight away. Wickets tumbling at Newlands! 2/1 |
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AN Cook |
c Prince b Morkel |
65 |
228 |
136 |
7 |
0 |
47.79 |
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50.4 huge breakthrough for South Africa! Cook paddles a short ball gently to midwicket. Bit of nothing shot, neither a full-blooded pull or a careful leg-side force. Whatever it is, South Africa won’t care, they are right in this contest. 133/5 |
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IJL Trott |
b Steyn |
20 |
58 |
36 |
3 |
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55.55 |
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12.4 got him! Steyn strikes! The wickets keep tumbling and Trott won’t be happy with this. Outside off stump on a good length, really should have been left alone, but he flashed at it from the crease and only succeeded in inside-edging it on to off stump 36/2 |
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KP Pietersen |
c & b Steyn |
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3 |
2 |
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0.00 |
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12.6 another one! Pietersen gone for a duck! Fullish ball that Pietersen just chipped straight back at Steyn who gleefully snaffled the chance. Steyn is pumped, this is extraordinary. 36/3 |
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PD Collingwood |
lbw b Morkel |
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51 |
44 |
3 |
0 |
43.18 |
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24.3 that’s a huge wicket, pitched right up to the blockhole, and Collingwood over-balances as he attempts to drive down the ground. Hits the back leg, and there’s no point in reviewing that 73/4 |
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IR Bell |
c Duminy b Kallis |
48 |
171 |
121 |
8 |
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39.66 |
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62.3 short, wide, cut, and that’s gone straight to point! Oh Belly, Belly, it looked as though he’d cracked it at last, but with a fifty in sight, he’s the one who breaks 174/6 |
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MJ Prior† |
b Steyn |
76 |
179 |
118 |
9 |
0 |
64.40 |
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87.6 short again, Prior tries to paddle to fine leg, but under-edges onto his stumps. The end of a fine counterattacking performance, and had that been anything other than the last ball of the over, he would doubtless have attempted something more aggressive to that ball 273/10 |
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SCJ Broad |
b Steyn |
25 |
69 |
39 |
4 |
0 |
64.10 |
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77.6 Steyn breaks through! Broad is hanging back on his crease, and he’s late on this and it clips the top of the stumps. Important breakthrough just before the second new ball 225/7 |
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GP Swann |
c Smith b Morkel |
5 |
22 |
17 |
0 |
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29.41 |
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82.4 awesome delivery, and that is the breakthrough. This one takes off from a good length, glances the glove, and pops easily to Graeme Smith at first slip! 241/8 |
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JM Anderson |
c Smith b Morkel |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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82.5 It’s two in two! Morkel has five as Anderson collects the first golden duck of his career. Angled across the left-hander, extra bounce on a good length, fenced to Smith again at first slip, and it’s utterly bonkers out there 241/9 |
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G Onions |
not out |
4 |
27 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
44.44 |
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Extras |
(lb 6, w 2, nb 1) |
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Total |
(all out; 88 overs; 405 mins) |
273 |
(3.10 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-2 (Strauss, 0.6 ov), 2-36 (Trott, 12.4 ov), 3-36 (Pietersen, 12.6 ov), 4-73 (Collingwood, 24.3 ov), 5-133 (Cook, 50.4 ov), 6-174 (Bell, 62.3 ov), 7-225 (Broad, 77.6 ov), 8-241 (Swann, 82.4 ov), 9-241 (Anderson, 82.5 ov), 10-273 (Prior, 87.6 ov) |
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M Morkel |
22 |
4 |
75 |
5 |
3.40 |
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0.6 to Strauss, gone! Morkel gets Strauss again! Outside off stump and pitched full, Strauss goes for a slightly flat-footed loose drive and South Africa strike straight away. Wickets tumbling at Newlands! 2/124.3 to Collingwood, that’s a huge wicket, pitched right up to the blockhole, and Collingwood over-balances as he attempts to drive down the ground. Hits the back leg, and there’s no point in reviewing that 73/450.4 to Cook, huge breakthrough for South Africa! Cook paddles a short ball gently to midwicket. Bit of nothing shot, neither a full-blooded pull or a careful leg-side force. Whatever it is, South Africa won’t care, they are right in this contest. 133/582.4 to Swann, awesome delivery, and that is the breakthrough. This one takes off from a good length, glances the glove, and pops easily to Graeme Smith at first slip! 241/8
82.5 to Anderson, It’s two in two! Morkel has five as Anderson collects the first golden duck of his career. Angled across the left-hander, extra bounce on a good length, fenced to Smith again at first slip, and it’s utterly bonkers out there 241/9 |
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F de Wet |
16 |
3 |
36 |
0 |
2.25 |
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DW Steyn |
22 |
5 |
74 |
4 |
3.36 |
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12.4 to Trott, got him! Steyn strikes! The wickets keep tumbling and Trott won’t be happy with this. Outside off stump on a good length, really should have been left alone, but he flashed at it from the crease and only succeeded in inside-edging it on to off stump 36/212.6 to Pietersen, another one! Pietersen gone for a duck! Fullish ball that Pietersen just chipped straight back at Steyn who gleefully snaffled the chance. Steyn is pumped, this is extraordinary. 36/377.6 to Broad, Steyn breaks through! Broad is hanging back on his crease, and he’s late on this and it clips the top of the stumps. Important breakthrough just before the second new ball 225/787.6 to Prior, short again, Prior tries to paddle to fine leg, but under-edges onto his stumps. The end of a fine counterattacking performance, and had that been anything other than the last ball of the over, he would doubtless have attempted something more aggressive to that ball 273/10 |
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JH Kallis |
14 |
2 |
27 |
1 |
1.92 |
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62.3 to Bell, short, wide, cut, and that’s gone straight to point! Oh Belly, Belly, it looked as though he’d cracked it at last, but with a fifty in sight, he’s the one who breaks 174/6 |
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PL Harris |
9 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
4.33 |
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JP Duminy |
5 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
3.20 |
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South Africa 2nd innings |
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6s |
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AG Prince |
lbw b Swann |
15 |
56 |
44 |
1 |
0 |
34.09 |
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11.1 Another review. Prince leans forward and is struck on the pad, given out and Prince reviews. Prince looks in trouble, there is no inside edge and it is as plumb as pudding. Given out and Swann strikes again! Wasted review that one. 31/1 |
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GC Smith* |
c Collingwood b Onions |
183 |
391 |
273 |
25 |
0 |
67.03 |
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89.5 short, swished, high on the bat, Collingwood at deep backward square steadies himself, and grasps the chance with fingers skyward 346/3 |
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HM Amla |
c Cook b Swann |
95 |
229 |
156 |
14 |
0 |
60.89 |
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65.4 he’s gone now! Props forward to a ball that turns a touch, takes the inside-edge, bobbles off the pad, and Cook at short leg stays low to end a fine innings 261/2 |
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JH Kallis |
c †Prior b Anderson |
46 |
155 |
96 |
5 |
0 |
47.91 |
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99.5 gone this time! Kallis never really got going this morning, tries an expansive cover drive outside off stump, a hint of movement means it takes the edge and goes through to Prior. No great celebration from England, nor should they be, but they have done reasonably well this morning. 376/4 |
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AB de Villiers |
c Broad b Anderson |
34 |
84 |
49 |
3 |
0 |
69.38 |
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105.1 exceptional catch from Broad, running back from mid-off and taking the ball over his shoulder with a tumble as de Villiers attempted an inside-out loft over the covers 401/5 |
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JP Duminy |
c †Prior b Anderson |
36 |
69 |
41 |
4 |
1 |
87.80 |
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111.2 short and swinging down the leg-side, there’s a thin tickle through to the keeper, and that is out! 447/7 |
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MV Boucher† |
c Bell b Swann |
15 |
28 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
150.00 |
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110.3 and now Swann strikes … is that the 14th time he’s struck in the first over of a spell? I believe it might be. Another sweep from Boucher, a steepling top-edge, and a comfortable catch at short backward square 442/6 |
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DW Steyn |
not out |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
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Extras |
(b 8, lb 7, nb 2, pen 5) |
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Total |
(7 wickets dec; 111.2 overs; 507 mins) |
447 |
(4.01 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-31 (Prince, 11.1 ov), 2-261 (Amla, 65.4 ov), 3-346 (Smith, 89.5 ov), 4-376 (Kallis, 99.5 ov), 5-401 (de Villiers, 105.1 ov), 6-442 (Boucher, 110.3 ov), 7-447 (Duminy, 111.2 ov) |
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JM Anderson |
22.2 |
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98 |
3 |
4.38 |
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99.5 to Kallis, gone this time! Kallis never really got going this morning, tries an expansive cover drive outside off stump, a hint of movement means it takes the edge and goes through to Prior. No great celebration from England, nor should they be, but they have done reasonably well this morning. 376/4105.1 to de Villiers, exceptional catch from Broad, running back from mid-off and taking the ball over his shoulder with a tumble as de Villiers attempted an inside-out loft over the covers 401/5111.2 to Duminy, short and swinging down the leg-side, there’s a thin tickle through to the keeper, and that is out! 447/7 |
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G Onions |
22 |
4 |
87 |
1 |
3.95 |
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89.5 to Smith, short, swished, high on the bat, Collingwood at deep backward square steadies himself, and grasps the chance with fingers skyward 346/3 |
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GP Swann |
37 |
5 |
127 |
3 |
3.43 |
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11.1 to Prince, Another review. Prince leans forward and is struck on the pad, given out and Prince reviews. Prince looks in trouble, there is no inside edge and it is as plumb as pudding. Given out and Swann strikes again! Wasted review that one. 31/165.4 to Amla, he’s gone now! Props forward to a ball that turns a touch, takes the inside-edge, bobbles off the pad, and Cook at short leg stays low to end a fine innings 261/2110.3 to Boucher, and now Swann strikes … is that the 14th time he’s struck in the first over of a spell? I believe it might be. Another sweep from Boucher, a steepling top-edge, and a comfortable catch at short backward square 442/6 |
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SCJ Broad |
22 |
4 |
79 |
0 |
3.59 |
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KP Pietersen |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2.00 |
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IJL Trott |
5 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
6.00 |
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England 2nd innings (target: 466 runs) |
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AJ Strauss* |
c Amla b Harris |
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167 |
107 |
7 |
0 |
42.05 |
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39.3 massive wicket! Harris gets Strauss, it pitched outside off again, Strauss tried to work it into the leg side but only succeeded in inside-edging into his pad and it looped up gently to Amla who grabbed it eagerly. That could be the decisive moment. 107/2 |
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AN Cook |
c †Boucher b de Wet |
55 |
153 |
116 |
7 |
0 |
47.41 |
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36.3 the pull shot fails Cook, and that’s the breakthrough. Looking to continue his dominant approach, a steepling top-edge, and Boucher steadies himself to claim an easy chance. 101/1 |
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IJL Trott |
b Steyn |
42 |
149 |
99 |
4 |
0 |
42.42 |
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70.3 got him! Steyn strikes! Off stump is flying as a full ball nips back between bat and pad and crashes into the top of off. It looked a loose shot but it was fantastic quick bowling. 160/5 |
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KP Pietersen |
lbw b Steyn |
6 |
34 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
27.27 |
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47.2 got him! Huge wicket and an inspired bowling change from Smith. Full and Pietersen is playing across the ball, strikes him in front and there is no need for a review on that. Steyn gets the main man and England are tottering now! 129/3 |
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JM Anderson |
c Prince b Harris |
9 |
62 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
17.30 |
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61.6 the leg-slip is instantly into the action! An aggressive sweep from Anderson, as Harris serves up a full-toss. The ball bounces down onto his toe, flicks round the corner, and Ashwell Prince snaffles a blinder, diving one-handed to his right! 153/4 |
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PD Collingwood |
c Kallis b Duminy |
40 |
276 |
188 |
4 |
0 |
21.27 |
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127.3 well, what have we here! Maybe there is life! Duminy ends Collingwood’s epic block with one that is pushed across him, catches the outside edge, and goes through to Kallis at slip. Suddenly this last hour will seem like a day for England! 272/6 |
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IR Bell |
c Smith b Morkel |
78 |
286 |
213 |
10 |
0 |
36.61 |
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138.1 Inspired move! Bell has gone! Oh dear, that is tragedy for Bell. It was outside off he could have left it alone, but had a fiddle at it and it goes through to Smith. 290/9 |
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MJ Prior† |
c de Villiers b Duminy |
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9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
44.44 |
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129.6 Duminy strikes again! This match is alive! Prior tries to defend, it comes slightly off an inside edge and De Villier’s snaffles a low chance. High drama here! 278/7 |
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SCJ Broad |
c de Villiers b Harris |
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33 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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137.4 review Harris gets it right this time! Drags his length back, Broad lunges forward again and it raps off the glove and it’s given out. Broad reviews, hoping his glove was off the bat. It’s not, he’s gone and the England a teetering on the brink here 286/8 |
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GP Swann |
not out |
10 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
125.00 |
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G Onions |
not out |
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18 |
11 |
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0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) |
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Total |
(9 wickets; 141 overs; 606 mins) |
296 |
(2.09 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-101 (Cook, 36.3 ov), 2-107 (Strauss, 39.3 ov), 3-129 (Pietersen, 47.2 ov), 4-153 (Anderson, 61.6 ov), 5-160 (Trott, 70.3 ov), 6-272 (Collingwood, 127.3 ov), 7-278 (Prior, 129.6 ov), 8-286 (Broad, 137.4 ov), 9-290 (Bell, 138.1 ov) |
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28 |
9 |
51 |
1 |
1.82 |
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138.1 to Bell, Inspired move! Bell has gone! Oh dear, that is tragedy for Bell. It was outside off he could have left it alone, but had a fiddle at it and it goes through to Smith. 290/9 |
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DW Steyn |
35 |
11 |
74 |
2 |
2.11 |
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47.2 to Pietersen, got him! Huge wicket and an inspired bowling change from Smith. Full and Pietersen is playing across the ball, strikes him in front and there is no need for a review on that. Steyn gets the main man and England are tottering now! 129/370.3 to Trott, got him! Steyn strikes! Off stump is flying as a full ball nips back between bat and pad and crashes into the top of off. It looked a loose shot but it was fantastic quick bowling. 160/5 |
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F de Wet |
12 |
5 |
23 |
1 |
1.91 |
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36.3 to Cook, the pull shot fails Cook, and that’s the breakthrough. Looking to continue his dominant approach, a steepling top-edge, and Boucher steadies himself to claim an easy chance. 101/1 |
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40 |
14 |
85 |
3 |
2.12 |
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39.3 to Strauss, massive wicket! Harris gets Strauss, it pitched outside off again, Strauss tried to work it into the leg side but only succeeded in inside-edging into his pad and it looped up gently to Amla who grabbed it eagerly. That could be the decisive moment. 107/261.6 to Anderson, the leg-slip is instantly into the action! An aggressive sweep from Anderson, as Harris serves up a full-toss. The ball bounces down onto his toe, flicks round the corner, and Ashwell Prince snaffles a blinder, diving one-handed to his right! 153/4137.4 to Broad, review Harris gets it right this time! Drags his length back, Broad lunges forward again and it raps off the glove and it’s given out. Broad reviews, hoping his glove was off the bat. It’s not, he’s gone and the England a teetering on the brink here 286/8 |
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JH Kallis |
14 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
2.00 |
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JP Duminy |
12 |
3 |
30 |
2 |
2.50 |
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127.3 to Collingwood, well, what have we here! Maybe there is life! Duminy ends Collingwood’s epic block with one that is pushed across him, catches the outside edge, and goes through to Kallis at slip. Suddenly this last hour will seem like a day for England! 272/6129.6 to Prior, Duminy strikes again! This match is alive! Prior tries to defend, it comes slightly off an inside edge and De Villier’s snaffles a low chance. High drama here! 278/7 |
| Match details |
Toss England, who chose to field
Series England led the 4-match series 1-0 |
| Player of the match GC Smith (South Africa) |
Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire M Erasmus |
Close of play
3 Jan day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 279/6 (JH Kallis 108*, DW Steyn 26*, 83.2 ov)
4 Jan day 2 – England 1st innings 241/7 (MJ Prior 52*, GP Swann 5*, 82 ov)
5 Jan day 3 – South Africa 2nd innings 312/2 (GC Smith 162*, JH Kallis 20*, 80 ov)
6 Jan day 4 – England 2nd innings 132/3 (IJL Trott 24*, JM Anderson 0*, 51 ov)
7 Jan day 5 – England 2nd innings 296/9 (141 ov) – end of match |
22 @ SuperBul & 23 @ Boomninny – Usually, the bigger the Retailer, the less they feel for the User… usually!
Look, one could easily pull some strings with the consumer complaints at Beeld (Handbriekie worked for Beeld for 17 years and knows them personally) but let me explain in technical jargin what an IP Conflict is…
An IP address is the “electronic address” of your PC or Laptop, which can be set manually (one enters a set of parameters) or the IP address is supplied dynamically by the DHCP in a router / server. In your case, the ADSL Router or Access Point or Hub is probably set wrong to start off with, so there is nothing wrong with the PC or alternatively, 2 PC’s were wrongly manually configured to use the same IP address.
With an intelligent phone call, one can easily resolve the issue…. ask SuperBul, we set up his Network on the phone….. and it works like a charm…
Treehugs, The braai was great. Nothing stops me to braai. Even if it rains. 😀
Puma when you buy your new PC get another bigger keyboard too, get one with bigger spaces between the letters , or trim your fingers. Just joking , i love your typing errors, makes me feel a bit more comfortable with the TALE, i think my overall English is far worse. 😆
Cant watch the cricket until later today 😥 hub is watching a marathon of The Secret Millionare (dont know how he can enjoy it)and he hardly watches tv so i didnt put up much of a fight. Told him we need a duel decoder
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Yes it worked well, but we must set it up again, since Daliens PC came back we did not set it up again. Also want to know if the laptop can join the network.
35@ SuperBul – Easy Peasy….
Amla out. Now if Prince was going to bat at 5 we would only have one out. Amla opened seeing Prince went for a duck. Wasted wicket to open with Prince. Hope they learn from this and let him bat at 5.
Coditions look tough for batting. Need to just vasbyt there a bit until the clouds are gone. Batting should be easier then. Well hope it is.
Fark, it’s already 46 / 2…… Osama Bin Amla’s beard was in the way, again!
33 – Super 😆
GBS Ok thankyou. Lets try the phonecall way,but be warned i really am totally computer illiterate and i think mine is the hub way cause i have a little thingie you plug into the side of the laptop when you go online.
Do you want to mail me your number or have you still got mine from the email from a while back and when do you want to do it.
40@ Boomninny – Let’s do it tomorrow, today is Sunday…. I’ll mail you the number now.
GBS LOVELY THANKYOU
Eishhhhhhhhh, hope the inevitable does’nt happen and we lose another wicket directly after lunch.
Biff and Kallis must stay in at all costs….
Okay just finished a great lunch. Hope GS and Kallis can bat all day today.
Okay just finished a great lunch.
Hope that GS and Kallis can bat until close.
Not sure why my post 44 never showed. Then re-typed it and boom….hehehe There it is. So repeated myself there. 😆
Puma did you watch some of the Aus game this morning?
o NOOOOO
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Anderson to Smith, OUT, vast strike! Superb line and length from Anderson, and subtle late swing. Smith props forward, takes the edge and Prior completes the catch with a tumble diving in front of first slip
GC Smith c †Prior b Anderson 30 (50b 3×4 0x6) SR: 60.00
47 – Super, No forgot to watch. How did it go?
Damn now we in trouble Smith gone. We once again got the worst of the batting conditions there. Hope Kallis and AB can get something going. Must not lose anymore wickets.
Current partnership 32 runs, 6.3 overs, RR: 4.92 (Kallis 15, de Villiers 16)
Positive batting, go boytjies keep it going.
47 – Super no forgot. How did it go.
We in big trouble now with Smith gone. Once again we are batting in the worst conditions like we had in Durbs.
Kallis and AB need to stay together now as long as possible. One of them go we then in the poo.
51 – Super, That is what we need some positive batting but we can not afford for Kallis or AB to lose their wicket.
Puma Australia were 67/7 when i started watching, the commentators were still behind their team and reconned that 120 to 150 will be a good score. Funny listening to the Aussies when they try and find positives for their team. Eventually they were bowled out for 127. then They hoped that they would plough into the Pakistanis, well they could not get a wicket and when light stopped play they had 14 without loss.
Fark, as I expected… Biff departs straight after lunch!
Batting surface looks a difficult one but it will improve… by then the freegin Poms wil be batting… damn.
Batting looking a bit easier now. 93/3
54 – Super 67/7 hahahaha. Bad as us in Durbs. 😀 Would loved to have watched that. Now our loss in Durbs don’t hurt as much.
Go Paki….hehe.
55 – GBS, We need Kallis and AB to bat for the rest of the day. Looks like it is now very good for batting. England w ould get the best conditions again if we get out cheap here.
sorry ignore all my mistakes 😆
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If you read the newspapers you will see that GS is not a confident guy right now, he talks a lot about how he likes the captaincy role, about the selections and so on. He is finding the captaincy burden now. His game is also very tentative, makes a lot of bad decisions. He plays like a player under pressure.
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