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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PL Harris |
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 |
I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I’m thinking, okay, here’s a gal who’s capable of making a decision she’ll regret in the future. (Richard Jeni)
There’s always one of my uncles who watches a boxing match with me and says “Sure. Ten million dollars. You know, for that kind of money, I’d fight him.” As if someone is going to pay $200 a ticket to see a 57-year-old carpet salesman get hit in the face once and cry. (Larry Miller)
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ok, and with that
back to the cricket!!
599 – 601 – 602 – Ash, hehe good laugh there. Keep em jokes coming buddy. Crici slow at the moment. Need a wicket and the wicket of Collingwood would be nice. 😀
Boycott is right. Steyn is bowling brilliant. Saying he is top class. That is for sure. Now please Steyn get the wicket of Collingwood. Getting Collingwood a bit under pressure there for now.
puma @ 603
ANY wicket would be nice right now!!
ok, i’m off for a while, so here goes
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Two Irish guys are fishing. The first guy reels in his line and sees that he’s snagged an old bottle. As he’s taking it off the hook, a genie pops out and promises to grant him one wish. “Turn the lake into beer,” he says. The genie goes “Poof!” and the lake turns into beer. He says to the other guy, “So what do you think?” The other guy says, “You jerk. Now we’ve got to piss in the boat.”
606 – Ash……..hahahaha. Good one.
Yip, Any wicked would do right now. Steyn bowling brilliant. How he has not taken a wicket with that bowling is just so unreal.
606 – Ash……..hahahaha. Good one.
Yip, Any wicket would do right now. Steyn bowling brilliant. How he has not taken a wicket with that bowling is just so unreal.
Well now went to correct my word – wicked to wicket on post 607 but somehow both posts went through 🙄 😀
606 – Ash, Cheers hope you going to the pub to have a drink…..hehehe. It brought us luck yesterday.
Ashley, I hope Irish Devil sees his joke!!
Puma, you are right, my computer seems to be ‘steam driven’ when I try to post today!
puma @ 610
i wish, puma, i wish
just had a bit of work to do!
I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land. (Jon Stewart)
just went past today’s halfway stage
44 overs left … come-on guys!!
bloody hell, how many times have me just missed collingwood’s edge today? 😯
come-on just one bit of luck going our way … come-on!!
Think this is looking more and more ending in a draw, unless we make a break through and take a wicket. Somehow just don’t see it happen. Bell and Collingwood are well in now. New Ball been taken this will be a draw.
Going to have to play really well at Wanderers. Plenty thunderstorms up there this time of year too. Just don’t see us getting 5 days of play there without any interruptions from the rain. Probably end in a draw there too. Looks like we could lose this test series. Pity Smith never bowled first in Durbs. Still never understand why he chose to bat first when the first two days were forecast for overcast and rain. Should always bowl in those conditions. Ag, have to forget about that now.
Hope we can take a wicket today but just don’t see it happening.
615 – Ash, many times. It is just not going our way. Steyn has bowled brilliant too but not picking up any of these two wickets. What I feared the most these two just sticking it out.
612 – Ash, maybe you should go to the pub….hehe. Bring us some luck boeta.
puma @ 617
it seems so puma, it seems so
as i said earlier this morning … i wouldve delayed that 2nd new ball because harris was bowling excellent with the old one
on the other hand, the way steyn was bowling, he couldve bowled england out in that first spell with the new ball … luck just didnt go our way!!
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but hey
half a day left, anything can happen!!
35 overs left
come-ooooooooooooooon!!
621 – Ash, This is our last chance.
Would loved to have had Parnell playing. He can swing it and vary it up. Something that is needed here. Only boweler doing anything is Steyn.
Ash, Are you having problems posting? Taking me about 3min to submit a post. If I go out of this site it takes me about 4min to get back in. Just timed it. Carol said the same happened to her. So it is not my old pc playing up again.
meant bowler
puma @ 622
had problems earlier today, but for the last few times i posted it was back to normal. mightve been something to do with you all leaving me alone on the site, lol
well it did take a while in my previous post!
anyone know what happened to gbs?
ag shame, maybe handbriekie made him work in the garden … poor man 😆
624 – Ash, Sorry boet, back and forward to the tv. Then my posts here taking about 3 or 4 min to go through. Mine still doing it. Not sure why. GBS will sort it out I know. He said this morning he was going to be real busy today. So will probably sort it out tonight or tomorrow.
Still no wicket. Draw I think. Damn… 🙁
626 – Ash, Just timed that post. It took about 4min to go through. Frustrating like the crici 🙄
Why did England not play positive? Daft they may be winning then of course may all be out too 😀
That pitch just too good for batting really. Steyn’s bowling is brilliant. On any other pitch those two would have been gone.
puma @ 626
will be a draw and the series win for england
weather forcast for johannesburg next week doesnt look good!!
629 – Ash, Just as I thought this time up in the highveld the weather is not that good. Well normally only thunderstorms but that can wipe out the crici.
WHY did Smith bat first in Durbs when the weather was going to be overcast the first two days with rain? So silly. That cost us that test. We batted in terrible conditions. Could all be square now and waiting for Wanderers. Or you never know if we had the good conditions to bat first we may have won that test. Who knows. Took only one good day of batting which was the Wednesday and England was batting on that day and batted superb.
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