- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 huge appeal for lbw! GIven not out by Steve Davis. And we have a review in the first over. Front foot is fine. Blimey this looks very close. Hit on the knee roll, playing across his front pad. It's three reds! He'll be gone. Hitting middle and leg. 0/192.4 gone! Big breakthrough for South Africa, Cook drags into the stumps. Steyn makes his first mark of the series. Was a full delivery outside, Cook shapes to play the drive but doesn't quite get to the pitch and a thick inside edge crashes into the timber. Steyn is pumped. 271/457.2 here's a wicket! Full and Trott nicks off it was a lazy drive, coming forward without real purpose just outside the off stump and driving loosely, it's a thin nick through to the keeper where the chance was very simple for de Villiers. Second wicket for Morkel 170/279.4 short again, goes for it again ... and gone! Kallis has winkled out Pietersen - and with the new ball available in the next over! He banged it in, at the body, and KP couldn't resist the hook, attempting to put it in the stand but succeeding only in gloving the ball through to de Villiers. Kallis did well to get a little extra spring from the pitch but Pietersen will be irked to go in that fashion 251/3100.4 gone! He's left it and been bowled. Wonderful set-up by Kallis. After the outswing he brings one back into Bell who shoulders arms and the ball brushes the off bail with just enough force to dislodge it. South Africa initially appeal for lbw before realising it was bowled. 284/694.4 gone! This one is certainly out. Bopara bags a duck on his comeback. A bouncer that is very poorly played by Bopara as he is caught between hooking and leaving and just ends up dangling his bat in the air which feathers an edge to AB de Villiers 272/5125.1 in the corridor, Prior attacks and nicks off! It was perhaps not quite full enough to drive, a good line from Morkel, drawing the batsman out, and there was just a tickle through to the keeper 383/9110.3 dragged it on! Went back to cut and got a huge inside edge into the ground that rebounded onto the leg stump. Not a great delivery but it's found a mistake from Bresnan and just when England were regaining a foothold in the day, South Africa strike again. Not sure what went wrong, he was undone by a lack of pace perhaps? There too soon and through with the stroke too early, producing the big inside edge 313/7119.5 Philander strikes, bringing one back to coerce Broad's off-bail out of its groove! Lovely delivery, Broad stayed back and left a gap, probably thinking the length would save him, but the ball ducked in, beat his waft and just clipped the wicket 358/8125.5 leg side strangle and Morkel has ended the resistance! The bumper was a touch wayward but it was more than capable of discombobulating Anderson, who got an atom or two of glove on the ball as he tried to steer it away from his body 385/10Extras43 (b 2, lb 24, nb 14, w 3)TOTAL385 all out (125.5 Overs, RR: 3.05, 558 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Jonathan Trott, 57.2 ov), 3-251 (Kevin Pietersen, 79.4 ov), 4-271 (Alastair Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-272 (Ravi Bopara, 94.4 ov), 6-284 (Ian Bell, 100.4 ov), 7-313 (Tim Bresnan, 110.3 ov), 8-358 (Stuart Broad, 119.5 ov), 9-383 (Matt Prior, 125.1 ov), 10-385 (James Anderson, 125.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 24.5 2 72 4 2.89 2 5 VD Philander 27 4 79 1 2.92 0 7 DW Steyn 30 7 99 2 3.30 0 0 JH Kallis 19 7 38 2 2.00 1 0 Imran Tahir 19 0 61 1 3.21 0 2 JP Duminy 6 1 10 0 1.66 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR87.1 bowled him! No one saw that coming! It was a length ball from Bresnan, tight to off stump and Smith played the ball into his front leg - via a combination of an inside edge and him closing the bat face - the ball bobbling back and on to the stumps to dislodge the bails. That ends another cracking knock from South Africa's captain 260/22.4 got him! And this is a beauty, Petersen forward to play around off stump but is done by one that has absolutely wanged in and struck the back pad, looked plumb. There's no review and the decision was pretty quickly made. It was such steep inswing that beat Petersen on the inside edge and Anderson really pumped up, celebrates with a roar 1/1Extras13 (b 5, lb 4, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL637/2d (189 Overs, RR: 3.37, 803 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alviro Petersen, 2.4 ov), 2-260 (Graeme Smith, 87.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 41 7 116 1 2.82 0 1 SCJ Broad 34 6 118 0 3.47 1 0 GP Swann 52 10 151 0 2.90 0 0 TT Bresnan 37 2 140 1 3.78 0 1 RS Bopara 18 1 78 0 4.33 1 0 KP Pietersen 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 IJL Trott 4 0 12 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR26.5 got him! And the England captain goes. Huge wicket for the tourists, Strauss trying to sweep and getting a big top edge to square leg. It was always going to be dangerous with the bounce Tahir was getting but Strauss thought he had to try and get after Tahir and perished trying to be positive 67/41.2 gone! Early strike for South Africa. Lovely delivery from Philander which nips away late from Cook and takes the outside edge. He didn't do much wrong, played the line and was beaten by a quality delivery 2/110.2 gone! Steyn strikes. Trott falls in similar fashion to the first innings as he feels outside off stump against one that moves away a little 32/217.3 gone! What a blow. Pietersen cleaned up by Morkel, reward for some top-quality fast bowling. Pietersen caught a little on the back foot and basically missed a straight ball, but the short stuff kept him hanging back in the crease 57/382.2 caught at slip! And Steyn has taken two balls to strike with the new ball, taken by Kallis at second slip. Bell probably should have left it but decided to try and guide it away but the extra pace of the new ball means the guided stroke went straight to Kallis who claimed a very easy chance. Poor stroke from Bell but after all that great work, England cannot be disappointed with his effort today, another marvellous rearguard action 210/744.4 gone! Five to go for South Africa. Bopara drags on a short wide ball outside off stump, he went to play it through the off side but it takes a bottom edge into middle stump 117/576.6 sweeps, nicks it and caught at first slip! For a moment it looked as if Prior would hang around - Asad Rauf seemed to be smiling, waiting - then the batsman shook his head and walked. Prior just couldn't curb those attacking instincts, went at one that spun and bounced, with Jacques Kallis clinging on above his head 203/684.1 short and down leg side, loud appeal but not out given, it's reviewed straight away, and the initial replay suggests glove, there is a noise, Hot Spot is inconclusive, is there enough evidence to overturn Asad Rauf? Apparently so and Broad is gone. He did look guilty, South Africa were convinced, the noises matched up and the glove was away from the body so the noise was surely glove, even if Hot Spot couldn't prove it 210/886.5 caught in the covers and Steyn has five! What a performance with this new ball. Nothing special about this really, a length ball that Swann, not getting forward well enough, has chipped to cover, very simply chance for the fielder 218/996.6 oh here we go, that's out lbw! Turn and it keeps so low, goes under the bat of Anderson and pins him right smack in front, it's reviewed and in fact only umpires call on hitting him in line but going on to hit middle stump 240/10Extras39 (b 11, lb 15, nb 12, w 1)TOTAL240 all out (97 Overs, RR: 2.47, 429 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Alastair Cook, 1.2 ov), 2-32 (Jonathan Trott, 10.2 ov), 3-57 (Kevin Pietersen, 17.3 ov), 4-67 (Andrew Strauss, 26.5 ov), 5-117 (Ravi Bopara, 44.4 ov), 6-203 (Matt Prior, 76.6 ov), 7-210 (Ian Bell, 82.2 ov), 8-210 (Stuart Broad, 84.1 ov), 9-218 (Graeme Swann, 86.5 ov), 10-240 (James Anderson, 96.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 16 0 41 1 2.56 1 1 VD Philander 19 6 29 1 1.52 0 1 DW Steyn 21 6 56 5 2.66 0 0 Imran Tahir 32 7 63 3 1.96 0 6 JH Kallis 7 1 22 0 3.14 0 0 JP Duminy 2 1 3 0 1.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
19,20,21,22,23 July 2012 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 19 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 267/3 (AN Cook 114*, IR Bell 10*, 90 ov)
- Fri, 20 Jul - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 86/1 (GC Smith 37*, HM Amla 47*, 37 ov)
- Sat, 21 Jul - day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 403/2 (HM Amla 183*, JH Kallis 82*, 135 ov)
- Sun, 22 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 102/4 (IR Bell 14*, RS Bopara 15*, 38 ov)
- Mon, 23 Jul - day 5 - England 2nd innings 240 (97 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (IR Bell 10, RS Bopara 22, Ex 18)
- Drinks: England - 135/5 in 51.0 overs (IR Bell 21, MJ Prior 11)
- England: 150 runs in 57.2 overs (351 balls), Extras 32
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (IR Bell 14, MJ Prior 27, Ex 10)
- Lunch: England - 177/5 in 66.0 overs (IR Bell 36, MJ Prior 29)
- England: 200 runs in 73.6 overs (452 balls), Extras 38
- IR Bell: 50 off 189 balls, 250 mins (5 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 208/6 in 81.0 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
- New Ball Taken: England 208/6 after 81.1 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
- Over 84.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Upheld)
- Over 96.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - JM Anderson (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 308 balls (HM Amla 67, JH Kallis 82, Ex 2)
- HM Amla: 200 off 392 balls, 588 mins (23 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 439/2 in 150.0 overs (HM Amla 207, JH Kallis 94)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 152.2 overs (915 balls), Extras 7
- JH Kallis: 100 off 227 balls, 275 mins (13 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 400 balls (HM Amla 96, JH Kallis 103, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 500 runs in 161.6 overs (973 balls), Extras 7
- HM Amla: 250 off 445 balls, 667 mins (29 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 250 runs in 455 balls (HM Amla 126, JH Kallis 123, Ex 2)
- Lunch: South Africa - 514/2 in 164.0 overs (HM Amla 251, JH Kallis 125)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 514/2 after 164.1 overs (HM Amla 251, JH Kallis 125)
- South Africa: 550 runs in 173.4 overs (1043 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 300 runs in 527 balls (HM Amla 153, JH Kallis 147, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 574/2 in 177.0 overs (HM Amla 287, JH Kallis 148)
- JH Kallis: 150 off 299 balls, 389 mins (20 x 4)
- South Africa: 600 runs in 183.2 overs (1102 balls), Extras 8
- HM Amla: 300 off 515 balls, 769 mins (35 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 350 runs in 586 balls (HM Amla 179, JH Kallis 168, Ex 3)
- Tea: South Africa - 637/2 in 189.0 overs (HM Amla 311, JH Kallis 182)
- England 2nd innings
- Drinks: England - 36/2 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, KP Pietersen 1)
- England: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England - 65/3 in 26.0 overs (AJ Strauss 27, IR Bell 5)
- England: 100 runs in 37.5 overs (232 balls), Extras 20
- End Of Day: England - 102/4 in 38.0 overs (IR Bell 14, RS Bopara 15)
- HM Amla: 50 off 110 balls, 151 mins (6 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 246 balls (GC Smith 45, HM Amla 54, Ex 2)
- GC Smith: 50 off 160 balls, 209 mins (6 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 126/1 in 53.0 overs (GC Smith 56, HM Amla 66)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (336 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 323 balls (GC Smith 78, HM Amla 68, Ex 4)
- GC Smith: 100 off 201 balls, 269 mins (16 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 187/1 in 65.0 overs (GC Smith 103, HM Amla 80)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 68.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 400 balls (GC Smith 103, HM Amla 93, Ex 4)
- HM Amla: 100 off 199 balls, 293 mins (13 x 4)
- Over 73.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 223/1 in 80.0 overs (GC Smith 111, HM Amla 107)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 223/1 after 80.1 overs (GC Smith 111, HM Amla 107)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 84.4 overs (509 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 493 balls (GC Smith 126, HM Amla 120, Ex 5)
- Tea: South Africa - 277/2 in 92.0 overs (HM Amla 131, JH Kallis 10)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 97.4 overs (587 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (HM Amla 21, JH Kallis 27, Ex 2)
- HM Amla: 150 off 294 balls, 425 mins (19 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 330/2 in 108.0 overs (HM Amla 152, JH Kallis 40)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 114.4 overs (689 balls), Extras 7
- JH Kallis: 50 off 94 balls, 117 mins (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls (HM Amla 44, JH Kallis 54, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 362/2 in 123.0 overs (HM Amla 170, JH Kallis 54)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 132.2 overs (795 balls), Extras 7
- End Of Day: South Africa - 403/2 in 135.0 overs (HM Amla 183, JH Kallis 82)
- England: 300 runs in 108.3 overs (665 balls), Extras 36
- Over 111.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
- Over 114.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
- Lunch: England - 326/7 in 115.0 overs (MJ Prior 32, SCJ Broad 8)
- Rain: England - 326/7 in 115.0 overs (MJ Prior 32, SCJ Broad 8)
- England: 350 runs in 118.6 overs (728 balls), Extras 39
- MJ Prior: 50 off 75 balls, 119 mins (9 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 383/9 in 125.1 overs (GP Swann 15)
- Innings Break: England - 385/10 in 125.5 overs (GP Swann 15)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Tea: South Africa - 25/1 in 11.0 overs (GC Smith 14, HM Amla 10)
- Rain: South Africa - 27/1 in 12.0 overs (GC Smith 16, HM Amla 10)
- Wet Ground: South Africa - 27/1 in 12.0 overs (GC Smith 16, HM Amla 10)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (GC Smith 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 1)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 86/1 in 37.0 overs (GC Smith 37, HM Amla 47)
- England 1st innings
- Rain: England - 0/0
- Over 0.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AJ Strauss (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 36/1 in 11.0 overs (AN Cook 18, IJL Trott 14)
- England: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (AN Cook 25, IJL Trott 20, Ex 5)
- Lunch: England - 70/1 in 23.0 overs (AN Cook 33, IJL Trott 27)
- England: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 17
- AN Cook: 50 off 98 balls, 138 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 183 balls (AN Cook 50, IJL Trott 36, Ex 17)
- Drinks: England - 118/1 in 38.0 overs (AN Cook 58, IJL Trott 42)
- IJL Trott: 50 off 127 balls, 191 mins (6 x 4)
- England: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (313 balls), Extras 21
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 309 balls (AN Cook 68, IJL Trott 63, Ex 21)
- Tea: England - 158/1 in 53.0 overs (AN Cook 69, IJL Trott 68)
- Drinks: England - 185/2 in 63.0 overs (AN Cook 85, KP Pietersen 6)
- England: 200 runs in 65.5 overs (403 balls), Extras 28
- AN Cook: 100 off 222 balls, 307 mins (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (AN Cook 23, KP Pietersen 21, Ex 6)
- Drinks: England - 246/2 in 76.0 overs (AN Cook 106, KP Pietersen 39)
- England: 250 runs in 79.2 overs (486 balls), Extras 30
- New Ball Taken: England 252/3 after 81.1 overs (AN Cook 109, IR Bell 0)
- End Of Day: England - 267/3 in 90.0 overs (AN Cook 114, IR Bell 10)
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