- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR120.4 gone! Is it? England think it's caught behind. Given not out by Rod Tucker and Strauss reviews straight away. Hot Spot shows a big edge. Clearly out. Petersen is finally dislodged. Another nice delivery from Broad which decked away late as Petersen pushed firmly at it 353/737.2 yes Bresnan can! Flicked to backward square leg! Terrible error from Smith, a full leg stump ball and he's tucked it straight to the fielder, a disaster for Smith and finally England break through after 10 hours and 3 minutes in this series. You have to say it's a wicket largely undeserved from the way England have bowled since lunch 120/140.1 never mind false shots, he's run himself out! Petersen punched Broad through the covers - a misfield had left the bowler fuming - but as the opener trotted back for a comfortable third, Amla hesitated, realised he had to go and was run out by the throw from the boundary! 132/249.5 slashed, edged and Cook has clung on to a blinder! Kallis has largely eschewed playing at balls outside off, this one wasn't quite roomy enough to cut and a top edge squirted low to second slip, where Cook, plunging to his right, managed to cushion the ball into his grasp millimetres above the ground 157/382.6 gone, played on! After ball-upon-ball of solid defensive work, de Villiers is a bit late getting his bat down, leaving a slight gap and cannoning the ball down on to his off stump. England have broken through late on, though another South African has played a part in their dismissal 254/485.1 bowled him, neck and crop! That was a Vanish delivery from Finn and the Steyn is removed! Pitched up slightly, holding its line and clattering into the top of off 259/5110.2 Pietersen strikes with his second ball, Rudolph failing to get his foot back over the line! KP got BIG turn (are you watching Swanny) and Rudolph leaned too far out trying to defend. Prior whips off the bails and after the third umpire had a long look at it, he decided that Rudolph hadn't quite managed to get a stud back in the crease 318/6126.5 England chip away. The short ball works (eventually) as Philander goes for a pull and doesn't keep it down. Not sure he even tried to keep it down and the catch is easily taken at deep square-leg by Bresnan, who gets a big cheer from the Yorkshire crowd 375/8136.2 there he goes, lofting to mid-off. Morkel was keen to have a swing but his aerial drive didn't come off the middle and looped tamely to Alastair Cook 414/9139.2 that'll do it, Tahir pushing at another regulation corridor botherer, a thick edge flying low to second slip, where Cook bags it. Never mind about Petersen, Cook's caught three! 419/10Extras11 (b 5, lb 6)TOTAL419 all out (139.2 Overs, RR: 3, 619 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-120 (Graeme Smith, 37.2 ov), 2-132 (Hashim Amla, 40.1 ov), 3-157 (Jacques Kallis, 49.5 ov), 4-254 (AB de Villiers, 82.6 ov), 5-259 (Dale Steyn, 85.1 ov), 6-318 (Jacques Rudolph, 110.2 ov), 7-353 (Alviro Petersen, 120.4 ov), 8-375 (Vernon Philander, 126.5 ov), 9-414 (Morne Morkel, 136.2 ov), 10-419 (Imran Tahir, 139.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 33.2 10 61 2 1.83 0 0 SCJ Broad 35 10 96 3 2.74 0 0 ST Finn 32 3 118 2 3.68 0 0 TT Bresnan 27 4 98 1 3.62 0 0 IJL Trott 5 1 9 0 1.80 0 0 KP Pietersen 7 0 26 1 3.71 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR34.4 caught behind! Strauss couldn't leave that! Steyn pitches on a good length closer to the left-hander from round the wicket and slants the ball in towards off stump. Bounces quite a bit as well. Strauss has been able to let previous deliveries go but he must play this one. He pokes at it from the crease and nicks to de Villiers 85/225.3 gone! Given lbw, but Cook reviews. This looks very good. He didn't nick it, not going over, pitched in line and it's hitting middle stump half way up. Wasted review. Always looked plumb. Was the perfect delivery from Philander, full and just shaping back into Cook who was caught on the crease. 65/151.3 gone! Another loose shot from an England batsman. No footwork as he goes to play the cut and the edge flies quickly, and low, to Smith at first slip. That was pretty horrid from Trott. Another stand is broken just as it starts to develop. 142/3105.2 gone! What a start to the day. Perfect for South Africa. Full, nipped into Pietersen and that's as plumb as you'll see. He was caught in the crease early on but an excellent delivery by Morkel. 351/661.2 another goes! My goodness this is shocking from England. Was a full, tempting delivery from Kallis which Bell obligingly chased with a flat-foot drive and edged to first slip. Smith, who took the catch, will think it's Christmas time. 173/495.3 bowled him! Taylor's fine resistance on debut comes to an end. He wasn't forward to the full length ball around off stump and it cannoned into the stumps off the inside edge. Headingley gives him a big ovation, he's played well. 320/5126.1 another one for Tahir, Prior trying to crack on and top-edging a sweep all the way out to long leg. It was full and outside the line of leg and a bit of bounce undid the batsman 420/9119.6 gone! Breakthrough for South Africa and an edge carries to first slip. Testing length outside off, hint of movement, and Bresnan pushed at it to give Smith a catch by his shin 396/7122.6 top-edged and gone, Broad miscuing a swipe to midwicket, where Faf du Plessis takes a tumbling catch. Bit of a ugly shot from Broad, got under the ball rather than through it and England are eight down 407/8126.4 that'll do it, bowled 'im! Tahir pushed through a quicker leg break on off and Anderson tried to mow him across the Pennines, only to be castled 425/10Extras49 (b 7, lb 17, nb 11, w 14)TOTAL425 all out (126.4 Overs, RR: 3.35, 570 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Alastair Cook, 25.3 ov), 2-85 (Andrew Strauss, 34.4 ov), 3-142 (Jonathan Trott, 51.3 ov), 4-173 (Ian Bell, 61.2 ov), 5-320 (James Taylor, 95.3 ov), 6-351 (Kevin Pietersen, 105.2 ov), 7-396 (Tim Bresnan, 119.6 ov), 8-407 (Stuart Broad, 122.6 ov), 9-420 (Matt Prior, 126.1 ov), 10-425 (James Anderson, 126.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 32 9 96 2 3.00 3 1 VD Philander 30 10 72 2 2.40 1 2 DW Steyn 28 8 102 2 3.64 0 0 JH Kallis 12 3 34 1 2.83 2 0 Imran Tahir 23.4 0 92 3 3.88 0 8 JP Duminy 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR37.2 gets one to turn and given out lbw the finger goes up straight away but they go for a review. This turned and hit the back pad and is plumb! Pietersen gets Rudolph again! Three balls in the match Rudolph has faced against Pietersen and and two wickets! Remarkable. But that was well bowled, tossed up from around the wicket and it turned 120/141.5 on leg stump, Smith drives and the ball bobbles up in the air to be caught by Taylor at short leg. Davis gives it ... and after a bit of thought, Smith reviews. Looks like Smith might have scraped his bat on the ground, with the ball popping up off the pad ... but Asad Rauf decides there isn't enough evidence to overturn the on-field call and Smith has to go 129/251.5 another one falls to KP's wicked spinning arm! This time it comes off a full toss, which Amla bashes straight to extra-cover - he hit that pretty hard and Cook did well to hang on to it. That's Amla's first dismissal by a bowler in the series 182/355.4 full and straight and got him lbw! De Villiers seemed to just miss it. It was right up there and the finger went up very quickly. Straightforward decision and de Villiers seemed to try and whip it away to leg, missed and was in front of leg stump 209/461.5 gloved through to the keeper and got him! Prior takes the catch and Broad has a fourth wicket. It was back of a length, Kallis tried to get out of the way and couldn't, ending up gloving it through to the keeper. Tried to sway out of the way but it grazed the left glove 230/755.5 full and straight and lbw again! Hitting the off stump. Duminy got in a right old tangle with his feet and was trapped in front, like de Villiers, trapped low on the pad, couldn't get the bat in the way in time 209/559.1 Broad again, lbw again! A nip-backer that beat Big Vern's forward push and hit the back pad in line, on first look, with off stump. Simple cricket again from Broad, pretty full and pretty straight but this time he got it to dart back and beat the inside edge 223/666.1 punched back and Anderson plunges at full stretch to his left to pluck a fantastic caught-and-bowled! He might have shelled a few in the slips but he made no mistake there, as Steyn punched a full-length ball back at him 247/867.4 back of a length and this time Morkle perishes, scooping the ball to midwicket - that's a five-for for Broad, who has relegated Pietersen to second in England's bowling stakes 258/9Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL258/9d (67.4 Overs, RR: 3.81, 305 minutes)Did not bat: Imran TahirFall of wickets: 1-120 (Jacques Rudolph, 37.2 ov), 2-129 (Graeme Smith, 41.5 ov), 3-182 (Hashim Amla, 51.5 ov), 4-209 (AB de Villiers, 55.4 ov), 5-209 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 55.5 ov), 6-223 (Vernon Philander, 59.1 ov), 7-230 (Jacques Kallis, 61.5 ov), 8-247 (Dale Steyn, 66.1 ov), 9-258 (Morne Morkel, 67.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 19 7 40 1 2.10 0 0 SCJ Broad 16.4 2 69 5 4.14 1 0 ST Finn 14 2 55 0 3.92 0 0 TT Bresnan 9 2 40 0 4.44 0 0 KP Pietersen 9 1 52 3 5.77 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 length ball, Pietersen attacks but can't clear mid-on! The sword does for him after a brief flash. He tried to advance on Philander but the shot hit near the splice and looped to the fielder 21/117.4 and the ball change does the trick! Blow for England, Cook playing to leg gets a leading edge to short extra cover. It was on a length and Cook played slightly across it, enough to chip to the fielder, could this be game on for South Africa now perhaps? 90/313.6 out now a full toss is patted back to Duminy for an easy catch. It worked for Pietersen earlier on and now works for Duminy too. A terrible full toss outside off that Strauss gets off the toe of the bat straight back to the bowler, a miserable few seconds of cricket 75/219.4 back of a length, tucked behind square on the leg side, oh they charge back for two and this could be run out, I think the bat is in the air, and yep Prior is gone what a waste for England and is that the end of the chase now. Prior is seriously unhappy. He was sent back as they tried to turn for two 106/4Extras10 (lb 8, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL130/4 (33 Overs, RR: 3.93, 154 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Kevin Pietersen, 3.1 ov), 2-75 (Andrew Strauss, 13.6 ov), 3-90 (Alastair Cook, 17.4 ov), 4-106 (Matt Prior, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 10 4 33 0 3.30 0 0 VD Philander 6 1 26 1 4.33 1 0 DW Steyn 7 1 26 1 3.71 0 0 Imran Tahir 4 0 20 0 5.00 0 1 JP Duminy 2 0 10 1 5.00 0 0 JH Kallis 4 2 7 0 1.75 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field 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 13.30-14.10, Tea 16.00-16.40, Close 19.00
Match days
2,3,4,5,6 August 2012 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 2 Aug - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 262/5 (AN Petersen 124*, JA Rudolph 1*, 87 ov)
- Fri, 3 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 48/0 (AJ Strauss 19*, AN Cook 20*, 18 ov)
- Sat, 4 Aug - day 3 - England 1st innings 351/5 (KP Pietersen 149*, MJ Prior 20*, 105 ov)
- Sun, 5 Aug - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 39/0 (JA Rudolph 21*, GC Smith 17*, 17 ov)
- Mon, 6 Aug - day 5 - England 2nd innings 130/4 (33 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- South Africa: 50 runs in 20.3 overs (123 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 123 balls (JA Rudolph 28, GC Smith 21, Ex 1)
- Rain: South Africa - 76/0 in 26.0 overs (JA Rudolph 47, GC Smith 27)
- JA Rudolph: 50 off 92 balls, 122 mins (9 x 4)
- Rain: South Africa - 90/0 in 30.5 overs (JA Rudolph 55, GC Smith 33)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 32.2 overs (194 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 194 balls (JA Rudolph 65, GC Smith 34, Ex 2)
- Over 37.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - JA Rudolph (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa - 123/1 in 38.0 overs (GC Smith 50, HM Amla 1)
- GC Smith: 50 off 103 balls, 172 mins (4 x 4)
- Over 39.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
- Over 41.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (HM Amla 22, AB de Villiers 28, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 182/3 in 51.5 overs (AB de Villiers 30)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 53.6 overs (324 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: South Africa - 239/7 in 65.0 overs (AN Petersen 10, DW Steyn 0)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 67.1 overs (403 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: South Africa - 258/9 in 67.4 overs (AN Petersen 16)
- England 2nd innings
- England: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (AN Cook 25, AJ Strauss 19, Ex 6)
- Over 14.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AN Cook (Struck down)
- England: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England - 114/4 in 24.0 overs (IJL Trott 18, IR Bell 1)
- MJ Prior: 50 off 66 balls, 87 mins (7 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 396/7 in 120.0 overs (MJ Prior 51)
- England: 400 runs in 121.3 overs (738 balls), Extras 46
- Over 124.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - MJ Prior (Struck down)
- Innings Break: England - 425/10 in 126.4 overs (ST Finn 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 2.1: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
- Rain: South Africa - 5/0 in 2.3 overs (JA Rudolph 3, GC Smith 1)
- Lunch: South Africa - 5/0 in 2.3 overs (JA Rudolph 3, GC Smith 1)
- Rain: South Africa - 5/0 in 2.3 overs (JA Rudolph 3, GC Smith 1)
- Wet Ground: South Africa - 5/0 in 2.3 overs (JA Rudolph 3, GC Smith 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 39/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Rudolph 21, GC Smith 17)
- Rain: South Africa - 39/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Rudolph 21, GC Smith 17)
- Tea: South Africa - 39/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Rudolph 21, GC Smith 17)
- Rain: South Africa - 39/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Rudolph 21, GC Smith 17)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 39/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Rudolph 21, GC Smith 17)
- England: 50 runs in 21.4 overs (132 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 132 balls (AJ Strauss 23, AN Cook 20, Ex 9)
- Over 25.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AN Cook (Struck down)
- Rain: England - 80/1 in 30.2 overs (AJ Strauss 33, IJL Trott 6)
- Lunch: England - 80/1 in 30.2 overs (AJ Strauss 33, IJL Trott 6)
- Wet Ground: England - 80/1 in 30.2 overs (AJ Strauss 33, IJL Trott 6)
- England: 100 runs in 38.2 overs (232 balls), Extras 18
- Drinks: England - 124/2 in 47.0 overs (IJL Trott 26, KP Pietersen 15)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (IJL Trott 24, KP Pietersen 22, Ex 5)
- England: 150 runs in 52.6 overs (321 balls), Extras 23
- Tea: England - 183/4 in 63.0 overs (KP Pietersen 43, JWA Taylor 4)
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 90 balls, 142 mins (9 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 66.4 overs (403 balls), Extras 29
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (KP Pietersen 34, JWA Taylor 11, Ex 6)
- Drinks: England - 246/4 in 77.0 overs (KP Pietersen 87, JWA Taylor 15)
- England: 250 runs in 78.3 overs (475 balls), Extras 37
- New Ball Taken: England 258/4 after 80.1 overs (KP Pietersen 95, JWA Taylor 19)
- KP Pietersen: 100 off 142 balls, 208 mins (17 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 147 balls (KP Pietersen 68, JWA Taylor 20, Ex 14)
- England: 300 runs in 90.5 overs (549 balls), Extras 38
- Drinks: England - 304/4 in 91.0 overs (KP Pietersen 131, JWA Taylor 28)
- England: 350 runs in 104.4 overs (634 balls), Extras 41
- End Of Day: England - 351/5 in 105.0 overs (KP Pietersen 149, MJ Prior 20)
- Over 91.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AN Petersen (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 294/5 in 102.0 overs (AN Petersen 148, JA Rudolph 9)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 104.3 overs (627 balls), Extras 10
- AN Petersen: 150 off 330 balls, 458 mins (19 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 139 balls (AN Petersen 37, JA Rudolph 14, Ex 1)
- Lunch: South Africa - 336/6 in 115.0 overs (AN Petersen 170, JP Duminy 10)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 119.1 overs (715 balls), Extras 11
- Over 120.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - AN Petersen (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 375/8 in 126.5 overs (JP Duminy 23)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 130.6 overs (786 balls), Extras 11
- Tea: South Africa - 419/10 in 139.2 overs (JP Duminy 48)
- England 1st innings
- Drinks: England - 47/0 in 13.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 19)
- Bad Light: England - 48/0 in 18.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 20)
- Rain: England - 48/0 in 18.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 20)
- End Of Day: England - 48/0 in 18.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 20)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 41/0 in 14.0 overs (AN Petersen 35, GC Smith 6)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (AN Petersen 40, GC Smith 10, Ex 0)
- AN Petersen: 50 off 78 balls, 59 mins (7 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 84/0 in 27.0 overs (AN Petersen 59, GC Smith 24)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 31.4 overs (190 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 190 balls (AN Petersen 65, GC Smith 36, Ex 1)
- GC Smith: 50 off 91 balls, 163 mins (4 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 130/1 in 40.0 overs (AN Petersen 67, HM Amla 9)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 45.6 overs (276 balls), Extras 2
- Rain: South Africa - 163/3 in 52.0 overs (AN Petersen 76, AB de Villiers 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 163/3 in 52.0 overs (AN Petersen 76, AB de Villiers 4)
- Rain: South Africa - 163/3 in 52.0 overs (AN Petersen 76, AB de Villiers 4)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 68.3 overs (411 balls), Extras 3
- AN Petersen: 100 off 215 balls, 304 mins (11 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 201/3 in 69.0 overs (AN Petersen 100, AB de Villiers 18)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 123 balls (AN Petersen 29, AB de Villiers 21, Ex 1)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 238/3 after 80.1 overs (AN Petersen 115, AB de Villiers 39)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 81.4 overs (490 balls), Extras 8
- Over 81.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AN Petersen (Upheld)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 262/5 in 87.0 overs (AN Petersen 124, JA Rudolph 1)
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