07/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Aug 7-11 2008
England won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland
07/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Aug 7-11 2008
England won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland

And that's a consolation win for England. Kevin Pietersen gets off to a winning start as captain, he stands at the entrance and greets the South Africans. Will this be the start of a new era for England?

The star performers for England were Pietersen and Harmison, backed by neat supporting acts from Cook, Strauss, Collingwood, Broad and Anderson. The final result reads 2-1 to South Africa, but England go in to the Twenty20 and five one-dayers with better spirits. Besides Pietersen, Harmison and Strauss will be pleased with their efforts. Same too for Ntini and de Villiers.

Stay with us for the presentation ceremony.

We're ready. Michael Atherton is the master of ceremonies.

The umpires receive their medallions. The Man of the Match is Kevin Pietersen. Mickey Arthur adjudicated on the England Man of the Series and it's Pietersen again. South Africa's Man of the Series is the captain Graeme Smith.

Pietersen speaks: "After all the commotion of last week the boys have pulled through really well. SA have played some fantastic cricket and I think 2-1 proved right. They drummed it into us for seven-eight days after we had the upper hand at Lord's. We need to regroup for the one-dayers and the India Tests. Harmison was fantastic in his comeback and I would rather have seen him get the Man-of-the-Match award."

Smith gets the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy from Giles Clarke.

Smith speaks: "We didn't get enough runs in the first innings and credit to England for that. We waited a long time for this series win. The Australia tour is a whole new challenge for us. I'm really proud if the guys, everyone has contributed. The Edgbaston innings was the highlight of my life."

That's it from us. Do join us for the one-off Twenty20 International on August 20 at Chester-le-Street. Thanks for your mails. I enjoyed bringing this game to you and we hope you enjoyed our company as well. On behalf of Andrew McGlshan and the scorer Raghav, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

52.5
6
Harris to Flintoff, SIX, seals it in emphatic style! Harris gives it plenty of air around the off stump, Flintoff stays at the crease and lofts it swiftly through the line, the ball crashes onto the boundary board straight down the ground, he couldn't have done it better
52.4
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, flighted outside off, he edges it down to short third man
52.3
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, tossed up around middle and leg, he gets forward and defends

Just five needed

52.2
4
Harris to Flintoff, FOUR, flighted outside off, he goes back and across, plays with an angled bat and carves it wide of short third man
52.1
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, lunges forward and defends this back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
52 | 2 Runs | ENG: 188/4

  • Paul Collingwood25 (50b)
  • Andrew Flintoff1 (9b)
  • Andre Nel5-0-21-0
  • Paul Harris19-5-46-2
51.6
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, comes inti him sharply gets a thick inside edge onto the pads
51.5
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, short outside off, he cuts to point
51.4
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, drifts on the body, he tries to nudge it to fine leg but the ball lobs off the pads to Boucher
51.3
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, pitches on middle and off, he defends to the off side
51.2
2
Nel to Collingwood, 2 runs, slides down the leg side and he nudges it down to fine leg, Ntini finds inspiration from God knows where and effects a brilliant save
51.1
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, pitches outside off and cramps him for room, he quietly defends back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
51 | 1 Run | ENG: 186/4

  • Andrew Flintoff1 (9b)
  • Paul Collingwood23 (44b)
  • Paul Harris19-5-46-2
  • Andre Nel4-0-19-0
50.6
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, nope Flintoff chooses to defend again, over to Collingwood now
50.5
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, tossed up around the off stump, he gets forward and keeps it away again
50.4
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, flighted on off and middle, he safely defends it

The crowd expect a massive hit

50.3
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, flighted outside off, he gets forward and pushes to mid-off
50.2
1
Harris to Collingwood, 1 run, gets down the track and chips it uppishly past the bowler and down to long-on
50.1
0
Harris to Collingwood, no run, tossed up around middle and leg, he gets well forward and defends

END OF OVER:
50 | 3 Runs | ENG: 185/4

  • Andrew Flintoff1 (5b)
  • Paul Collingwood22 (42b)
  • Andre Nel4-0-19-0
  • Paul Harris18-5-45-2
49.6
0
Nel to Flintoff, no run, pitches outside off and curves back in, he defends back to the bowler
49.5
1
Nel to Collingwood, 1 run, drives a full delivery through the line to mid-off, Harris makes a mess of it and they steal a single, Harris shakes his head in disgust
49.4
0
Nel to Collingwood, no run, hits a good length around the off stump, he pushes it to the off side
49.3
1
Nel to Flintoff, 1 run, angles in towards the body, he tucks it with the line to fine leg

The crowd cheer as Nel runs in to bowl to Flintoff, silly mid-on in place

49.2
0
Nel to Flintoff, no run, pitches round about middle and off, he gets forward and taps it down to mid-off
49.1
1
Nel to Collingwood, 1 run, slides on the pads, he tucks it wide of mid-on and sets off for a quick single

Nel replaces Morkel

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 182/4

  • Andrew Flintoff0 (2b)
  • Paul Collingwood20 (39b)
  • Paul Harris18-5-45-2
  • Morne Morkel13-2-43-0
48.6
0
Harris to Flintoff, no run, pitches outside off and suddenly kicks up as it beats him

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st123AJ StraussAN Cook
2nd24AJ StraussIR Bell
3rd0AJ StraussKP Pietersen
4th35PD CollingwoodKP Pietersen
5th16PD CollingwoodA Flintoff