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ENGLAND 231 (77 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ian Bell50 (98)
- Alastair Cook76 (125)
- Jacques Kallis3/31 (15)
- Andre Nel3/47 (17)
SOUTH AFRICA 314 (90.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jacques Kallis64 (114)
- Neil McKenzie72 (127)
- James Anderson3/72 (26.2)
- Andrew Flintoff4/89 (30)
ENGLAND 363 (98.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Paul Collingwood135 (195)
- Kevin Pietersen94 (136)
- Morne Morkel4/97 (19.2)
- Makhaya Ntini2/58 (18)
SOUTH AFRICA 283/5 (80 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Mark Boucher*45 (85)
- Graeme Smith*154 (246)
- Andrew Flintoff2/72 (20)
- Monty Panesar2/91 (33)
END OF OVER:80 | 4 Runs | SA: 283/5
- Graeme Smith154 (246b)
- Mark Boucher45 (85b)
- Kevin Pietersen4-0-16-0
- Monty Panesar33-3-91-2
Well, what a fantastic Test this has been at Edgbaston, with South Africa coming out on top to take the series 2-0 and leave the Oval match a dead rubber. It's the first time since 1965 they have defeated England in a series on English soil and they are worthy winners. Ntini takes a stump now and starts dancing around. Here's Smith. "I don't know what to say. England made us really work hard for it today. We didn't bowl as well yesterday, their batters put the pressure on us. It's a proud day." Is this his best moment? "I've got some individual ones that mean a lot to me but for the team, what we've achieved, it's right up there. England made us fight for this one. If England had won this one the Oval might have been difficult for us. I'm just very happy." And so he should be, it's been a gutsy, gritty and fighting innings, a true captain's knock in the best sense. Thank you for joining us over the course of this Test and do tune in to see if England can salvage a win at the Oval in the fourth and final match next week. Till then, it's goodbye.
Smiles all round, even from Smith
So it's all eyes on Smith to see if he can finish things off for South Africa now. The team are huddled ready to celebrate winning the game and the series - they've not won a series in England since 1965.
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I should have left England earlier - Smith
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'You can never throw away experience' - Jennings
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