South Africa in England - EnglandVsSouth Africa
Edgbaston, Birmingham , 3rd Test
Toss won by: England
South Africa lead the series 2-0
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Current Run Rate : 3.54 Full Scorecard |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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| Graeme Smith (C) | 154 | 246 | 17 | 0 | 62.60 | Batting |
| Mark Boucher (W)* | 45 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 52.94 | On Strike |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W | NB |
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AB de Villiers 171 / 52.4
Batting : South Africa
Bowling : England
Terrific run chase by South Africa and a terrific innings from Smith to hand the Proteas a 2-0 win. South Africa beat England by 5 wickets. South Africa have won a series against England after 43 long years. Smith remained not out on 154 with good support from Boucher who scored 45. England looked favourites to level the series but Smith and Boucher played the role of a party pooper. Smith was declared the Man of the Match for his splendid batting. With just one match to go England will have to win the final Test for pride. So do join us for the action of the Fourth and the final Test at Oval. Till then have a nice time.
79.6 K Pietersen to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR... Smith plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. South Africa win by 5 wickets and win the series 2-0. 283/5
79.5 K Pietersen to Smith, Smith fails to put bat on ball. No run. Still 2 to get. 279/5
79.4 K Pietersen to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 279/5
79.3 K Pietersen to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 279/5
79.2 K Pietersen to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 279/5
79.1 K Pietersen to Smith, K Pietersen bowling from round the wicket. Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 279/5
78.6 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 279/5
78.5 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball strikes Smith very low on the pads Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 279/5
78.4 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. No run. 278/5
78.3 M Panesar to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 278/5
78.2 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 277/5
78.1 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Boucher. No run. 277/5
77.6 K Pietersen to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle. Boucher flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 277/5
77.5 K Pietersen to Boucher, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR... Boucher has punched the ball off the backfoot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 276/5
77.4 K Pietersen to Boucher, Driven through the leg side by Boucher. No run. 272/5
77.3 K Pietersen to Boucher, Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. No run. 272/5
77.2 K Pietersen to Boucher, K Pietersen bowling from over the wicket. Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 272/5
77.1 K Pietersen to Smith, Smith has been beaten by the off spin. Umpire Davis signals byes. One run conceded. 272/5
150 up for Smith. 5th score of 150+ for Smith in Tests.
76.6 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. Smith has played it fine down the leg side. One run conceded. 271/5
76.5 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Smith. Two runs added to the total. 270/5
76.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/5
76.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 268/5
76.2 M Panesar to Smith, Played through mid-wicket by Smith. No run. 268/5
76.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 268/5
75.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 268/5
75.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Smith plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 267/5
75.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith plays the pull-shot. No run. 263/5
75.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Smith drives through the leg side. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 263/5
75.2 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full toss The ball is way wide on the leg side but Boucher still goes after it Byes has been called by Umpire Davis. The batsmen have run through for a single. 259/5
South Africa have claimed the extra half hour to finish off things on the fourth day itself.
75.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. One run added to the total. 258/5
74.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Ball hits Boucher low on the pads. No run. 257/5
74.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Boucher has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 257/5
74.4 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 255/5
74.3 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Boucher chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 255/5
74.2 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Smith plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 255/5
74.1 M Panesar to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run added to the total. 254/5
73.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Smith. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 253/5
73.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 251/5
73.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 251/5
73.3 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the covers by Boucher. One run added to the total. 251/5
73.2 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. One run added to the total. 250/5
73.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. Boucher plays the Square-Cut. One run added to the total. 249/5
72.6 M Panesar to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 248/5
72.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run conceded. 248/5
72.4 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played to the point region by Smith. Good effort by Sidebottom to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. They've managed to run three. 247/5
72.3 M Panesar to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 244/5
72.2 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 244/5
72.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Smith. No run. 244/5
71.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, Driven through the off side by Boucher. No run. 244/5
71.5 A Flintoff to M Boucher, Thick inside edge
71.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Boucher has driven it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 244/5
71.3 A Flintoff to Boucher, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Boucher. No run. 240/5
71.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 240/5
71.1 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 239/5
Flintoff back in the attack
70.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 239/5
70.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Good length ball on middle and leg. FOUR... Boucher plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 239/5
70.4 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 235/5
70.3 M Panesar to Boucher, Left alone by Boucher. No run. 235/5
70.2 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 235/5
70.1 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Boucher offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 235/5
69.6 J Anderson to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Boucher. The batsmen have run through for a single. 235/5
69.5 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 234/5
69.4 J Anderson to Boucher, Good length ball on middle and off. Boucher has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. Two runs conceded. 234/5
69.3 J Anderson to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. Boucher has played it to the point region. Two runs conceded. 232/5
69.2 J Anderson to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
69.1 J Anderson to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the off side by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 226/5
68.6 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Smith. One run added to the total. 225/5
68.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run conceded. 224/5
68.4 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 223/5
68.3 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher defends it off the back foot. No run. 223/5
68.2 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Played to the point region by Boucher. No run. 223/5
68.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Smith plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 223/5
67.6 J Anderson to Boucher, Pushed to the cover region by Boucher. No run. 222/5
67.5 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher defends it off the back foot. No run. 222/5
67.4 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 222/5
67.3 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR
67.2 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 217/5
67.1 J Anderson to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 215/5
66.6 K Pietersen to Boucher, Good length ball just outside leg. Boucher fails to put bat on ball. Umpire Dar signals Four Byes. 215/5
66.5 K Pietersen to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Smith has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 211/5
66.4 K Pietersen to Boucher, K Pietersen bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Played to the point region by Boucher. The batsmen have run through for a single. 210/5
66.3 K Pietersen to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 209/5
66.1 K Pietersen to Boucher, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run added to the total. 208/5
65.6 R Sidebottom to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 207/5
65.5 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Good length ball just outside leg. Guided down to fine leg by Boucher. The batsmen have run through for a single. 207/5
65.4 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 206/5
65.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Left alone by Boucher. No run. 206/5
65.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 206/5
65.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Delicate glance by Smith through the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 205/5
64.6 K Pietersen to Boucher, K Pietersen bowling from over the wicket. Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 201/5
64.5 K Pietersen to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Smith. One run added to the total. 201/5
64.4 K Pietersen to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle. Boucher has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 200/5
64.3 K Pietersen to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 199/5
64.2 K Pietersen to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 199/5
64.1 K Pietersen to Smith, K Pietersen bowling from round the wicket. Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 198/5
Pietersen has been introduced in the attack.
63.6 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 198/5
63.5 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 198/5
63.4 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith guides it to third man. No run. 197/5
63.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 197/5
63.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 197/5
63.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played it to the point region. No run. 197/5
62.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 197/5
62.5 M Panesar to Boucher, The ball hits the pads of Boucher. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 197/5
62.4 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Played to the point region by Smith. One run added to the total. 197/5
62.3 M Panesar to Boucher, Good length ball on middle and off. Boucher has edged the ball. Good effort by Vaughan to save runs for his team. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 196/5
62.2 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 193/5
62.1 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. No run. 193/5
61.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 193/5
61.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 193/5
61.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Boucher. The batsmen have run through for a single. 193/5
61.3 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Smith has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 192/5
61.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
61.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 187/5
60.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/5
60.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 187/5
60.4 M Panesar to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 187/5
60.3 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/5
60.2 M Panesar to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 187/5
60.1 M Panesar to Smith, Driven through the leg side by Smith. One run added to the total. 187/5
59.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 186/5
59.5 A Flintoff to Boucher, Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. No run. 186/5
59.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 186/5
59.3 A Flintoff to Boucher, Driven through the off side by Boucher. No run. 186/5
59.2 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 186/5
59.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
58.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Driven through the leg side by Boucher. The batsmen have run through for a single. 182/5
58.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 181/5
58.4 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the leg side by Smith. One run added to the total. 181/5
58.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 180/5
58.3 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 180/5
58.2 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 179/5
58.1 M Panesar to Smith, Smith defends it off the back foot. No run. 179/5
58.1 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Inside edge onto the pads of Smith. Umpire Dar signals a No Ball. 179/5
57.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher drives through the leg side. No run. 178/5
57.5 A Flintoff to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 178/5
57.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 178/5
57.3 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher drives through the covers. Good effort by Bell to save runs for his team. No run. 178/5
57.2 A Flintoff to Boucher, Left alone by Boucher. No run. 178/5
57.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 178/5
Drinks is on the field.
56.6 M Panesar to Smith, Smith lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. Drinks break. 178/5
56.5 M Panesar to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 178/5
16th Test ton for Smith
56.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 178/5
56.3 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Smith guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 178/5
56.2 M Panesar to Smith, Smith rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 176/5
56.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 176/5
55.6 R Sidebottom to Boucher, R Sidebottom bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. Two runs conceded. 176/5
55.5 R Sidebottom to Boucher, R Sidebottom bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 174/5
55.4 Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sidebottom. No run. 174/5
55.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 174/5
55.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 174/5
55.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 173/5
54.6 M Panesar to Boucher, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Boucher shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 173/5
54.5 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Smith has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 173/5
54.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 172/5
54.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 172/5
54.2 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith has been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 172/5
54.1 M Panesar to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 172/5
53.6 R Sidebottom to Boucher, R Sidebottom bowling from over the wicket. Boucher has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 172/5
53.5 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 172/5
53.4 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 172/5
53.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, R Sidebottom bowling from round the wicket. Bouncer! Boucher does well to evade it. No run. 172/5
53.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. One run conceded. 172/5
53.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 171/5
52.6 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 171/5
52.5 M Panesar to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 171/5
Boucher is the new man in
52.4 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT... Edged by Villiers. It's been taken in the slips by Collingwood. South Africa have lost their fifth wicket. That is the break through which England needed. 171/5
52.3 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 171/4
52.2 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 171/4
52.1 M Panesar to Villiers, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Villiers. One run conceded. 170/4
51.6 Sidebottom to Smith, Smith goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sidebottom. No run. 169/4
51.5 R Sidebottom to Villiers, Good length ball just outside leg. Villiers flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 169/4
51.4 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Smith. One run added to the total. 168/4
51.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 167/4
51.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 167/4
51.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 167/4
50.6 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 167/4
50.5 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Edged by Villiers. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 167/4
50.4 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Smith. One run added to the total. 165/4
50.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 164/4
50.2 M Panesar to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 164/4
50.1 M Panesar to Smith, The ball thuds in to the pads of Smith. No run. 164/4
49.6 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 164/4
49.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Good length ball on middle and leg. Villiers works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 163/4
49.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 162/4
49.3 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the covers by Smith. One run added to the total. 162/4
49.2 J Anderson to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Villiers. One run added to the total. 161/4
49.1 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers defends it off the back foot. No run. 160/4
48.6 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith works it down the leg side. No run. 160/4
48.5 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Villiers has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 160/4
48.4 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 159/4
48.3 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle and off. Villiers drives through the covers. One run added to the total. 158/4
48.2 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Villiers lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 157/4
48.1 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Smith. One run added to the total. 157/4
47.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Defended off the back foot by Villiers. No run. 156/4
47.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 156/4
47.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Played to the point region by Villiers. No run. 156/4
47.3 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers defends it off the back foot. No run. 156/4
47.2 J Anderson to Villiers, Played to the point region by Villiers. No run. 156/4
47.1 J Anderson to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith has slammed it through point. One run conceded. 156/4
46.6 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. Smith has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 155/4
46.5 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. 154/4
46.4 M Panesar to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 154/4
46.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 154/4
46.2 M Panesar to Smith, Smith drives through the leg side. No run. 154/4
46.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. The ball hits the pads of Smith. No run. 154/4
45.6 A Flintoff to Villiers, Played through mid-wicket by Villiers. No run. 154/4
45.5 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 154/4
45.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 154/4
45.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the back foot by Smith. No run. 153/4
45.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 153/4
45.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Pushed to the cover region by Smith. No run. 153/4
44.6 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 153/4
44.5 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle and off. Villiers drives through the leg side. Two runs conceded. 153/4
44.4 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 151/4
44.3 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith has lofted that over mid wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 151/4
44.2 M Panesar to Smith, The ball thuds in to the pads of Smith. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 150/4
44.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 150/4
43.6 A Flintoff to Villiers, Full toss!!! Struck on the body of Villiers. No run. 150/4
43.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Smith plays the pull-shot. One run conceded. 150/4
43.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 149/4
43.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 149/4
43.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 149/4
43.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR... Driven through the covers by Smith. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 149/4
Flintoff back on
42.6 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. That ball has struck Villiers on the thigh-pad. No run. 145/4
42.5 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith has played it fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 145/4
42.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith drives through the leg side. No run. 144/4
42.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 144/4
42.2 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 144/4
42.1 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle. Villiers flicks it away with a wristy shot. Ambrose throws the ball hard which Bell is not able to collect. Had he collected it and disturbed the Stumps it would have been bye bye de Villiers. 144/4
41.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 143/4
41.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Davis shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 143/4
41.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 143/4
41.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 143/4
41.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Driven through the leg side by Smith. No run. 143/4
41.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Played to the point region by Smith. No run. 143/4
Fifty partnership between Smith and de Villiers
40.6 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Villiers plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 143/4
40.5 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Played to the point region by Villiers. No run. 139/4
40.4 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 139/4
40.3 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 138/4
40.2 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 138/4
40.1 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Driven through the off side by Smith. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 138/4
39.6 A Flintoff to Villiers, Driven through the off side by Villiers. No run. 134/4
39.5 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers drives through the leg side but not for runs. 134/4
39.4 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers does well to leave that bouncer. No run. 134/4
39.3 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 134/4
39.2 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 134/4
39.1 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 134/4
38.6 M Panesar to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 134/4
38.5 M Panesar to Smith, Smith lets the ball hit him on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 134/4
38.4 M Panesar to Smith, The ball thuds in to the pads of Smith. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. No run. 134/4
38.3 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith drives through the leg side. No run. 134/4
38.2 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Villiers. The batsmen have run through for a single. 134/4
38.1 M Panesar to Villiers, Defended off the front foot by Villiers. No run. 133/4
37.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 133/4
37.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/4
37.4 A Flintoff to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle and off. Villiers has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 133/4
37.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. One run added to the total. 132/4
37.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 131/4
37.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 131/4
36.6 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith guides it to third man. Three runs added to the total. 131/4
36.5 R Sidebottom to Villiers, Good length ball just outside leg. Villiers defends it off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 128/4
36.4 R Sidebottom to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 127/4
36.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 127/4
36.2 R Sidebottom to de Villiers, He stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded. 126/4
36.1 R Sidebottom to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 125/4
35.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 125/4
35.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. FOUR
35.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 119/4
35.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 119/4
35.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 119/4
35.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 119/4
34.6 R Sidebottom to Villiers, Villiers shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 119/4
34.5 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 119/4
34.4 R Sidebottom to Smith, Driven through the leg side by Smith. No run. 118/4
34.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 118/4
34.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 118/4
34.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Pushed to the cover region by Smith. No run. 118/4
33.6 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Smith has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 118/4
33.5 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. FOUR
33.4 J Anderson to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 113/4
33.3 J Anderson to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 113/4
33.2 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith has slammed it through point. Two runs added to the total. 113/4
33.1 J Anderson to Smith, Smith defends it off the back foot. No run. 111/4
Tea on Day 4. England are in a strong position and are looking favourites for a victory. South Africa are 111-4 needing 170 runs to win. Join us after the tea break for the commentary of the final session.
32.6 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Tea break. 111/4
32.5 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 111/4
32.4 M Panesar to Villiers, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR... Villiers rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 111/4
32.3 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 107/4
32.2 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. Smith has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 107/4
32.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 106/4
31.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Left alone by Villiers. No run. 106/4
31.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Good length ball wide outside off. Villiers watches the bouncer go way above his head. Wide signalled by Umpire Davis. 106/4
105/4
31.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Left alone by Villiers. No run. 105/4
31.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Left alone by Villiers. No run. 105/4
31.3 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 105/4
31.2 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 105/4
23rd Test fifty for Smith
31.1 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Smith guides it to third man. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 104/4
30.6 M Panesar to Villiers, Villiers has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 100/4
30.5 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Villiers lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 100/4
30.4 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 100/4
30.3 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 99/4
30.2 M Panesar to Villiers, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Villiers flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 99/4
30.1 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 98/4
29.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Defended off the front foot by Villiers. No run. 97/4
29.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Left alone by Villiers. No run. 97/4
29.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Villiers guides it to third man. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 97/4
29.3 J Anderson to Villiers, Driven through the off side by Villiers but not for runs. 93/4
AB de Villiers is the new man in
29.2 J Anderson to Prince, Good length ball on middle. OUT...Prince has edged it. Easy catch for behind the stumps. Umpire Davis declares Prince OUT. South Africa have lost their fourth wicket. 93/4
29.1 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 93/3
28.6 M Panesar to Prince, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Prince still goes after it The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar decides Prince is not out. No run. 92/3
28.5 M Panesar to Prince, Prince lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 92/3
28.4 M Panesar to Prince, The ball hits the pads of Prince. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 92/3
28.3 M Panesar to Prince, The ball strikes Prince very low on the pads The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 92/3
28.2 M Panesar to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith plays the pull-shot. One run conceded. 92/3
28.1 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 91/3
27.6 J Anderson to Prince, Prince has played it to the point region. No run. 91/3
27.5 J Anderson to Prince, Prince shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 91/3
27.4 J Anderson to Prince, Prince ducks under the bouncer. No run. 91/3
27.3 J Anderson to Prince, Pushed to the cover region by Prince. No run. 91/3
27.2 J Anderson to Prince, Played to the point region by Prince. No run. 91/3
27.1 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. That was Smith's 5000 runs as captain. 91/3
26.6 M Panesar to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 90/3
26.5 M Panesar to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 90/3
26.4 M Panesar to Prince, Left alone by Prince. No run. 90/3
26.3 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Smith very low on the pads Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 90/3
26.2 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Played through mid-wicket by Smith. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 89/3
26.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith fails to put bat on ball. No run. 85/3
25.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Good length ball just outside off. Prince has pushed it to the cover region. Two runs added to the total. 85/3
Prince is the new man in
25.5 A Flintoff to Kallis, Full toss OUT... Kallis has been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Davis declares Kallis OUT. South Africa have lost their third wicket. 83/3
25.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR...Kallis has played it through mid-wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 83/2
25.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Pushed to the cover region by Kallis. No run. 79/2
25.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Driven through the off side by Kallis. No run. 79/2
25.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 79/2
24.6 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 79/2
24.5 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 79/2
24.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 79/2
24.3 M Panesar to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 79/2
24.2 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle and off. Kallis flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 79/2
24.1 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 78/2
23.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 78/2
23.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith plays the pull-shot. No run. 78/2
23.4 A Flintoff to Smith, The ball is too wide on the off side for Smith to make any contact. No run. 78/2
23.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 78/2
23.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 78/2
23.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Driven through the off side by Smith. No run. 78/2
22.6 M Panesar to Amla, Full length delivery on middle. OUT...Amla appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. South Africa have lost their second wicket. 78/2
22.5 M Panesar to Amla, Amla has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 78/1
22.4 M Panesar to Amla, Left alone by Amla. No run. 78/1
22.3 M Panesar to Amla, Amla has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 78/1
22.2 M Panesar to Amla, Amla chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 78/1
22.1 M Panesar to Amla, Left alone by Amla. No run. 78/1
21.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
21.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 74/1
21.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Driven through the covers by Smith. No run. 74/1
21.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 74/1
21.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 74/1
21.1 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 74/1
20.6 M Panesar to Amla, Full length delivery on middle. Amla has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs conceded. 74/1
20.5 M Panesar to Amla, Driven through the off side by Amla. No run. 72/1
20.4 M Panesar to Smith, Smith plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 72/1
20.3 M Panesar to Amla, Driven through the leg side by Amla for a safe single. 71/1
20.2 M Panesar to Amla, Defended off the front foot by Amla. No run. 70/1
20.1 M Panesar to Amla, Amla defends it off the back foot. No run. 70/1
Drinks on the field.
19.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played it to the point region. No run. Drinks break. 70/1
19.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
19.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
19.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. Well left by Smith. 70/1
19.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Defended off the back foot by Smith. No run. 70/1
19.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 70/1
18.6 M Panesar to Amla, Amla has been beaten by the off spin. No run. 70/1
18.5 M Panesar to Amla, Amla has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
18.4 M Panesar to Amla, Defended off the front foot by Amla. No run. 70/1
18.3 M Panesar to Amla, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Amla has been beaten by the off spin. No run. 70/1
18.2 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. Played to the point region by Smith. One run conceded. 70/1
18.1 M Panesar to Smith, Smith shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 69/1
17.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle and off. Smith has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 69/1
17.5 A Flintoff to Amla, Amla has played it to the point region. They've managed to run three. 68/1
17.4 A Flintoff to Amla, Wide outside the leg stump
Amal is the new man in
17.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT...McKenzie was in two minds whether to play at it or to leave it. In the end it was a comical dismissal. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Davis raises his finger. South Africa have lost their first wicket. 65/1
17.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... McKenzie has driven it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 65/0
17.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 61/0
16.6 M Panesar to Smith, Left alone by Smith to end the 17th over. 61/0
16.5 M Panesar to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR... Played through mid-wicket by Smith. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 61/0
16.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, Played through mid-wicket by McKenzie. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 57/0
16.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR...Driven through the covers by McKenzie. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 54/0
Fifty partnership between Smith and McKenzie.
16.2 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the back foot by McKenzie. No run. 50/0
16.1 M Panesar to Smith, Played through mid-wicket by Smith for a single to bring up their fifty parnership. 50/0
15.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 49/0
15.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie fails to put bat on ball. No run. 49/0
15.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 49/0
15.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith drives through the leg side. No run. 48/0
15.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Played through mid-wicket by Smith. No run. 48/0
15.1 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 48/0
14.6 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 48/0
14.5 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 48/0
14.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 48/0
14.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 48/0
14.2 M Panesar to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 48/0
14.1 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 48/0
13.6 A Flintoff to Smith, Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 48/0
13.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR... Driven through the off side by Smith. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 48/0
13.4 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 44/0
13.3 A Flintoff to Smith, Once again left alone by Smith. No run. 42/0
13.2 A Flintoff to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 42/0
13.1 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Smith rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 42/0
12.6 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie defends it off the back foot. No run. 42/0
12.5 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 42/0
12.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 42/0
12.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, Pushed to the cover region by McKenzie. No run. 42/0
12.2 M Panesar to McKenzie, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 42/0
12.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Smith works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 42/0
11.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 41/0
11.5 A Flintoff to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 41/0
11.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. McKenzie flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 40/0
11.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 39/0
11.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 39/0
11.1 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Smith has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 39/0
10.6 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 38/0
10.5 M Panesar to N McKenzie, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 38/0
10.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 38/0
10.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 38/0
10.2 M Panesar to N McKenzie, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. Two runs added to the total. 38/0
10.1 M Panesar to McKenzie, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 36/0
9.6 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. Two runs conceded. 36/0
9.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. That ball has struck McKenzie on the thigh-pad. Umpire Davis signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 34/0
9.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 33/0
9.3 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 33/0
9.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by McKenzie. That's an excellent chase by Vaughan. They've managed to run three. 32/0
9.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 29/0
8.6 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Smith has driven it through the off side. No run. 29/0
8.5 M Panesar to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle. McKenzie flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 29/0
8.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 28/0
8.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 28/0
8.2 M Panesar to McKenzie, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 28/0
8.1 M Panesar to Smith, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Smith. One run added to the total. 28/0
7.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle. Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 27/0
7.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...McKenzie drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 23/0
7.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball is way outside the off stump
7.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 18/0
7.3 J Anderson to Smith, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Smith. One run added to the total. 18/0
7.2 J Anderson to Smith, Defended off the front foot by Smith. No run. 17/0
7.1 J Anderson to Smith, Smith defends it off the back foot. No run. 17/0
6.6 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith cleverly flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 17/0
6.5 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith defends it off the back foot. No run. 16/0
6.4 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Smith plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 16/0
6.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 12/0
6.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 12/0
6.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 12/0
5.6 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Played to the point region by Smith. The batsmen have run through for a single. 12/0
5.5 J Anderson to Smith, Edged by Smith. No run. 11/0
5.4 J Anderson to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 11/0
5.3 J Anderson to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 11/0
5.2 J Anderson to Smith, Smith fails to put bat on ball. No run. 11/0
5.1 J Anderson to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 11/0
Lunch on Day 4. Chasing a modest total of 281 runs South Africa are 11-0. Join us for the commentary of the post Lunch session.
4.6 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. Lunch on Day 4. 11/0
4.5 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 11/0
4.4 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has been beaten by the off spin. No run. 11/0
4.3 M Panesar to McKenzie, McKenzie has edged the ball. No run. 11/0
4.2 M Panesar to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 11/0
4.1 M Panesar to McKenzie, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 11/0
3.6 J Anderson to Smith, Smith has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 11/0
3.5 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle. Smith fails to put bat on ball. Umpire Davis indicates that it was Four Byes. 11/0
3.4 J Anderson to Smith, Smith fails to put bat on ball. No run. 7/0
3.3 J Anderson to Smith, Defended off the back foot by Smith. No run. 7/0
3.2 J Anderson to Smith, Defended off the back foot by Smith. No run. 7/0
3.1 J Anderson to Smith, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR... Driven through the off side by Smith. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 7/0
2.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 3/0
2.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie works it down the leg side. No run. 3/0
2.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 3/0
2.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 3/0
2.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 3/0
2.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 3/0
1.6 J Anderson to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 3/0
1.5 J Anderson to Smith, Smith fails to put bat on ball. No run. 3/0
1.4 J Anderson to Smith, Smith shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 3/0
1.3 J Anderson to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 3/0
1.2 J Anderson to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 3/0
1.1 J Anderson to Smith, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Smith. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 3/0
0.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 1/0
0.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Edged by McKenzie but falls well short of the fielder. 1/0
0.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie defends it off the back foot. No run. 1/0
0.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Played to the point region by McKenzie. No run. 1/0
0.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Smith. One run conceded. 1/0
0.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, R Sidebottom bowling from over the wicket. Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 0/0
Batting : England
Bowling : South Africa
England need 281 runs to win the third Test and level the series. Collingwood top scored with 135 runs. All the bowlers picked up wickets but Morkels four wicket haul was the stand out performance. The target might be a small one for the inform South African batting line-up but cricket is unpredictable, any thing can happen. Stay tuned for our commentary of the Protean run chase.
98.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Collingwood has knicked that one. Boucher takes a straight forward catch. England have been bowled out for 363 runs. 363/10
98.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Defended off the back foot by Collingwood. No run. 363/9
Anderson is out. The ball took the inside edge of the bat to kiss the stumps.
97.5 J Kallis to Anderson, Defended off the front foot by Anderson. No run of the over so far. 363/8
97.4 J Kallis to Anderson, Anderson rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 363/8
97.3 J Kallis to Anderson, Defended off the back foot by Anderson. 363/8
97.2 J Kallis to Anderson, Anderson fails to put bat on ball. Another dot ball by Kallis. 363/8
97.1 J Kallis to Anderson, Anderson has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 363/8
96.6 M Morkel to Anderson, Full length delivery on middle and off. Anderson works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 363/8
Anderson is the new man in.
96.5 Morkel to R Sidebottom, OUT! Top edge
96.4 M Morkel to Sidebottom, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Sidebottom drives the ball straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 362/7
96.3 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Good length ball just outside leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sidebottom still goes after it Umpire Davis signals Four Byes. 358/7
96.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Collingwood plays the Square-Cut. One run conceded. 354/7
96.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Collingwood rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 353/7
95.6 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Pushed to the cover region by Sidebottom. No run. 349/7
95.5 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 349/7
95.4 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Driven through the covers by Sidebottom. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 349/7
95.3 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 345/7
95.2 J Kallis to Sidebottom, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 345/7
95.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Full toss Played to the point region by Collingwood. One run added to the total. 345/7
94.6 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 344/7
94.5 A Nel to Sidebottom, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 344/7
94.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Collingwood. One run added to the total. 344/7
94.3 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 343/7
94.2 A Nel to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 343/7
94.1 A Nel to Collingwood, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 343/7
93.6 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Umpire signals for Drinks. 343/7
93.5 J Kallis to R Sidebottom, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 343/7
93.4 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Driven through the off side by Sidebottom. No run. 343/7
93.3 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 343/7
93.2 J Kallis to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 343/7
93.1 J Kallis to Sidebottom, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
92.6 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood drives through the leg side. No run. 339/7
339/7
92.5 A Nel to Collingwood, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Collingwood has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 339/7
92.4 A Nel to Sidebottom, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Sidebottom. One run conceded. 339/7
92.3 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 338/7
92.2 A Nel to Sidebottom, Full toss wide outside off. Played to the point region by Sidebottom for yet another boundary. Four runs signalled again by Umpire Davis. 338/7
92.1 A Nel to Sidebottom, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Sidebottom plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the deep mid-wicket boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 334/7
91.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, The ball is way outside the off stump
91.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 330/7
91.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Collingwood. Two runs added to the total. 330/7
91.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Collingwood. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 328/7
91.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 326/7
91.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 326/7
Kallis has come to bowl replacing Ntini
90.6 A Nel to Sidebottom, Driven through the covers by Sidebottom but straight to the fielder. No run. 326/7
90.5 A Nel to Sidebottom, Short ball. Sidebottom has been hit on the glove. But he seems to be OK. 326/7
90.4 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets this ball ball go outside his off stump. 326/7
90.3 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 326/7
90.2 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets this ball also go outside his off stump. 326/7
90.1 A Nel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 326/7
89.6 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 326/7
89.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Driven through the leg side by Collingwood. No run. 326/7
89.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 326/7
89.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
89.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Driven handsomely through the covers by Collingwood. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four signalled by Umpire Dar. 322/7
89.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, Left alone outside the off stump by Collingwood. No run. 318/7
88.6 A Nel to Sidebottom, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. 318/7
88.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Collingwood. The batsmen have run through for a single. 318/7
88.4 A Nel to Collingwood, This one's feft alone by Collingwood. 317/7
88.3 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 317/7
88.2 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played a defensive shot. No run. 317/7
88.1 A Nel to Collingwood, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Collingwood but straight to the fielder at covers. No chance of a run. 317/7
87.6 M Ntini to Sidebottom, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. 317/7
87.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Collingwood works it down the leg side for a single. 317/7
87.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. 316/7
87.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Played to the man at point again by Collingwood. No chance of a run. 316/7
87.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Played to the point region by Collingwood but straight to the fielder. No run. 316/7
87.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 316/7
86.6 A Nel to Sidebottom, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Sidebottom. No run. 316/7
86.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 316/7
86.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Punched off the backfoot by Collingwood. No run. 315/7
86.3 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 315/7
86.2 A Nel to Collingwood, Driven through the leg side by Collingwood. No run. 315/7
86.1 A Nel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 315/7
First bowling change of the day. Andre Nel replaces Morne Morkel.
85.6 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Defended off the front foot by Sidebottom. No run. 315/7
85.5 M Ntini to Sidebottom, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 315/7
85.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 315/7
85.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 314/7
85.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
85.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Collingwood rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 310/7
84.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. Collingwood gets a leading edge on that one but is safe. One run conceded by Morkel. 310/7
84.5 M Morkel to Collingwood, The ball is way wide on the leg side for Collingwood to make any contact. 309/7
84.4 M Morkel to Collingwood, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Collingwood still goes after it but misses. Dot ball. 309/7
84.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. Collingwood plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the fence for the first boundary of the day. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 309/7
84.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Collingwood to make any contact. Wide signalled by Umpire Davis. 305/7
84.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Ball hits Collingwood low on the pads. A huge appeal by the fielders. Umpire Davis shows no interest in the appeal. Close call for Collingwood. 304/7
84.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Defended off the back foot by Collingwood. No run. 304/7
83.6 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 304/7
83.5 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Defended off the back foot by Sidebottom. No run. 304/7
83.4 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 304/7
83.3 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 304/7
83.2 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 304/7
83.1 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Defended off the back foot by Sidebottom. No run. 304/7
82.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Wide outside the leg stump
82.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle. Wide outside the leg stump
82.5 M Morkel to R Sidebottom, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 301/7
82.4 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Wide outside off stump
82.3 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 300/7
82.2 M Morkel to Sidebottom, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Sidebottom. No run. 300/7
82.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 300/7
81.6 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 299/7
81.5 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 299/7
81.4 M Ntini to Sidebottom, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. 299/7
81.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat but the batsmen manage to run through for a single. 299/7
81.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 298/7
81.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 298/7
Ntini will partner Morkel from the other end
80.6 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. A successful over by Morkel. 298/7
80.5 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 298/7
80.4 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom ducks under the bouncer. Dot ball. 298/7
80.4 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball is way outside the off stump
80.3 M Morkel to Sidebottom, Sidebottom lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 297/7
Ryan Sidebottom replaces Ambrose at the crease
80.2 M Morkel to Tim Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. Ambrose misses it and the ball clips the bails of the off stump. England have lost an early wicket on day 4. 297/7
80.1 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 297/6
Morne Morkel will be starting the proceedings with the second new ball from the Pavillion End
Welcome to the penultimate day's play of the 3rd Test at Edgbaston. England lead by 214 runs with just 4 of their wickets remaining.
Stumps on Day 3. England have recovered nicely after the slump. Pietersen and Collingwood led the English fightback with a 115 runs partnership for the 5th wicket. England are now placed at 297-6 leading by 214 runs. Join us tomorrow for the commentary of Day 4.
79.6 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Stumps on Day 3. 297/6
79.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ambrose plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 297/6
79.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 296/6
79.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 296/6
79.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 296/6
79.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Punched off the backfoot by Ambrose. No run. 296/6
78.6 M Ntini to Collingwood, Driven through the off side by Collingwood. No run. 296/6
78.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood fails to put bat on ball. No run. 296/6
78.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 296/6
78.3 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. Ambrose has slammed it through point. They've managed to run three. 296/6
78.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR... Ambrose plays the pull-shot. Prince's efforts go in vain as the ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 293/6
77.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle. Ambrose plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 289/6
77.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 288/6
77.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Driven through the off side by Ambrose. No run. 288/6
77.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 288/6
77.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 288/6
77.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 287/6
76.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 287/6
76.5 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 287/6
76.4 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 287/6
76.3 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 287/6
76.2 M Ntini to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 287/6
76.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Punched off the backfoot by Ambrose. No run. 287/6
5th Test ton for Collingwood
75.6 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 287/6
75.5 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. SIX...Collingwood charges down the wicket This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Excellent shot by Collingwood. Up go the arms of Umpire Dar. 287/6
75.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 281/6
75.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 281/6
75.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Played through mid-wicket by Collingwood. 2 runs added to the total. 281/6
75.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 278/6
74.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood plays the Square-Cut. No run. 278/6
74.5 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 278/6
74.4 M Morkel to Collingwood, That ball has struck Collingwood on the thigh-pad. No run. 274/6
74.3 M Morkel to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. Ambrose plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 274/6
74.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Collingwood plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 273/6
74.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 272/6
73.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 272/6
73.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 272/6
73.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 272/6
73.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 271/6
73.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 271/6
73.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 271/6
72.6 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 271/6
72.5 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 271/6
72.4 M Morkel to Ambrose, Driven through the leg side by Ambrose. No run. 271/6
72.3 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 271/6
Fifty partnership between Collingwood and Ambrose.
72.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 271/6
72.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 270/6
71.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 270/6
71.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 270/6
71.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 270/6
71.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/6
71.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Played through mid-wicket by Collingwood. No run. 269/6
71.1 P Harris to Collingwood, That's hit Collingwood on his pads. No run. 269/6
70.6 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 269/6
70.5 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 269/6
70.4 M Morkel to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 269/6
70.3 M Morkel to Ambrose, Driven through the covers by Ambrose. No run. 269/6
70.2 M Morkel to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 269/6
70.2 M Morkel to Ambrose, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Ambrose to make any contact. Umpire Davis has signalled a wide. 269/6
70.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 268/6
69.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 267/6
69.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Played to the point region by Ambrose. No run. 267/6
69.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 267/6
69.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood comes down the track and does well to defend it. No run. 266/6
69.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 266/6
69.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Wide down the leg side
68.6 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 266/6
68.5 M Morkel to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 266/6
68.4 M Morkel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 266/6
68.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Collingwood. The batsmen have run through for a single. 266/6
68.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
68.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 261/6
67.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 261/6
67.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Driven through the off side by Collingwood. No run. 260/6
67.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 260/6
67.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Played to the point region by Collingwood. No run. 260/6
67.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Ball hits Collingwood low on the pads. No run. 260/6
67.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Full toss FOUR
66.6 A Nel to Ambrose, Played to the point region by Ambrose. No run. 256/6
66.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Collingwood. One run conceded. 256/6
66.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs conceded. 255/6
66.3 A Nel to Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. Ambrose flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 253/6
66.2 A Nel to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 252/6
66.1 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and off. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. 252/6
65.6 J Kallis to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 251/6
65.5 J Kallis to Ambrose, Driven through the covers by Ambrose. No run. 251/6
65.4 J Kallis to Ambrose, Played to the point region by Ambrose. No run. 251/6
65.3 J Kallis to Ambrose, Driven through the leg side by Ambrose. No run. 251/6
65.2 J Kallis to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 251/6
65.1 J Kallis to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
64.6 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 247/6
64.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Wide down the leg side
64.4 A Nel to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Ambrose low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Davis One run added to the total. 247/6
64.3 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 246/6
64.2 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 246/6
64.1 A Nel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 246/6
Nel is back
63.6 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 245/6
63.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Played through mid-wicket by Ambrose. One run conceded. 244/6
63.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 243/6
63.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 243/6
63.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. Collingwood has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run conceded. 243/6
63.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 242/6
62.6 J Kallis to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 242/6
62.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. One run conceded. 242/6
62.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
62.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Bouncer! Collingwood does well to evade it. No run. 237/6
62.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood defends it off the back foot. No run. 237/6
62.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Played through mid-wicket by Collingwood. No run. 237/6
61.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Played to the point region by Ambrose. No run. 237/6
61.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has been beaten by the off spin. No run. 237/6
61.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle and off. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Ambrose still goes after it Umpire Dar signals Four Byes. 237/6
61.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose drives through the leg side. No run. 233/6
61.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Played through mid-wicket by Ambrose. No run. 233/6
61.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 233/6
60.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 233/6
60.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood gets a bottom edge on that one. No run. 233/6
60.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Played to the point region by Collingwood. No run. 233/6
60.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Wide outside off stump
60.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Pushed to the cover region by Collingwood. No run. 233/6
60.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played it to the point region. No run. 233/6
59.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 233/6
59.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 233/6
59.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 233/6
59.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 233/6
59.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
59.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 228/6
58.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Punched off the backfoot by Ambrose. No run. 228/6
58.5 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 228/6
58.4 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose has driven it through the off side. No run. 228/6
58.3 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 228/6
58.2 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 228/6
58.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 228/6
57.6 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 228/6
57.5 P Harris to Collingwood, That's hit Collingwood on his pads. No run. 228/6
57.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 228/6
57.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 228/6
57.2 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
57.1 P Harris to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 224/6
56.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 224/6
56.5 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 224/6
56.4 M Ntini to Ambrose, Defended off the back foot by Ambrose. No run. 224/6
56.3 M Ntini to Tim Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. Two runs added to the total. 224/6
56.2 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 222/6
56.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 222/6
55.6 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 222/6
55.5 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 222/6
55.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 222/6
55.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle. Ambrose works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 222/6
55.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the back foot by Ambrose. No run. 221/6
55.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 221/6
54.6 M Ntini to Collingwood, Punched off the backfoot by Collingwood. No run. 221/6
54.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has driven it through the off side. No run. 221/6
54.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood drives through the leg side. No run. 221/6
54.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Driven through the leg side by Collingwood. No run. 221/6
54.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 221/6
54.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 221/6
53.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 221/6
Ambrose is the new man in
53.5 P Harris to A Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT... The forward short leg snaps up an easy catch. England have lost their sixth wicket. 221/6
53.4 P Harris to Flintoff, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Flintoff still goes after it No run. 221/5
53.3 P Harris to Flintoff, Full length delivery just outside off. Flintoff has punched the ball off the backfoot. Two runs added to the total. 221/5
53.2 P Harris to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 219/5
Flintoff walks out to the middle
53.1 Harris to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT... Pietersen comes down the track and connects Harris plucks it out of thin air. England have lost their fifth wicket. 219/5
52.6 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. Pietersen has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 219/4
52.5 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen drives through the leg side. No run. 218/4
11th Test fifty for Collingwood
52.4 M Ntini to Pietersen, Defended off the back foot by Pietersen. No run. 218/4
52.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Collingwood. One run conceded. 218/4
52.2 M Ntini to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. One run added to the total. 217/4
52.1 M Ntini to Pietersen, Wide outside off stump
51.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. One run added to the total. 216/4
51.5 P Harris to Pietersen, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Pietersen has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 215/4
51.4 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Reverse sweep played by Pietersen. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 215/4
51.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Defended off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 211/4
51.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR... Reverse sweep played by Pietersen. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 211/4
51.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 207/4
100 partnership between Pietersen and Collingwood
50.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Collingwood plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 207/4
50.5 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. Pietersen plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 203/4
50.4 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR... Pietersen plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 202/4
50.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Delicate glance by Collingwood through the fine leg region. One run conceded. 198/4
50.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 197/4
50.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 197/4
49.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 197/4
49.5 P Harris to Pietersen, The ball thuds in to the pads of Pietersen. No run. 197/4
49.4 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 197/4
49.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 197/4
49.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 197/4
49.1 P Harris to Pietersen, P Harris bowling from over the wicket. Ball hits Pietersen low on the pads. No run. 197/4
48.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 197/4
48.5 M Morkel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 197/4
48.4 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Collingwood. Two runs conceded. 197/4
48.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played it to the point region. No run. 195/4
48.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
48.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
47.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 187/4
47.5 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/4
47.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Collingwood. The batsmen have run through for a single. 187/4
47.3 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
47.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. The batsmen have run through for a single. 182/4
47.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 181/4
46.6 M Morkel to Pietersen, Full length delivery just outside off. Pietersen drives through the covers. A spirited effort by Nel to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Three runs added to the total. 179/4
46.5 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Pietersen plays the pull-shot. Two runs added to the total. 176/4
46.4 M Morkel to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 174/4
46.3 M Morkel to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 174/4
46.2 M Morkel to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 170/4
46.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery just outside off. Collingwood gets a leading edge on that one. Three runs added to the total. 170/4
45.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen gets a leading edge on that one. No run. 167/4
45.5 P Harris to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 167/4
45.4 P Harris to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/4
45.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery just outside off. Pietersen has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 166/4
45.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Defended off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 165/4
45.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 165/4
Harris back on
44.6 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Collingwood has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 165/4
44.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 161/4
44.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Pushed to the cover region by Collingwood. No run. 161/4
44.3 A Nel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 161/4
44.2 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 161/4
44.1 A Nel to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 161/4
43.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 161/4
43.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 161/4
43.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Pietersen drives through the leg side. Poor effort by Morkel to save runs for his team. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 161/4
43.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 157/4
43.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 157/4
43.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 157/4
42.6 A Nel to Pietersen, Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. No run. 156/4
42.5 A Nel to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 156/4
42.4 A Nel to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 156/4
Fifty partnership between Pietersen and Collingwood
42.3 A Nel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
42.2 A Nel to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 152/4
42.1 A Nel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. FOUR... Pietersen has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 152/4
41.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played it to the point region. No run. 148/4
41.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Pushed to the cover region by Collingwood. No run. 148/4
41.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 148/4
41.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. Dot ball. 148/4
41.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Collingwood plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 148/4
41.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 144/4
40.6 A Nel to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and off. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 144/4
40.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Collingwood. Good athleticism shown by Prince. Two runs added to the total. 143/4
40.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Collingwood plays the pull-shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 141/4
40.3 A Nel to Collingwood, Played to the point region by Collingwood. No run. 137/4
40.2 A Nel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 137/4
40.1 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 137/4
39.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 137/4
11th Test fifty for Pietersen
39.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 137/4
39.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Thick inside edge by Pietersen
39.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 133/4
39.2 J Kallis to K Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Thick inside edge
39.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 129/4
38.6 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 129/4
38.5 A Nel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 129/4
38.4 A Nel to Collingwood, Collingwood has played it to the point region. No run. 129/4
38.3 A Nel to Pietersen, Full length delivery just outside off. Pietersen drives through the covers. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 129/4
38.2 A Nel to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 126/4
38.1 A Nel to Pietersen, Pietersen has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 126/4
37.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Collingwood still goes after it No run. 126/4
37.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 126/4
37.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Driven through the off side by Collingwood. No run. 126/4
37.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood fails to put bat on ball. No run. 126/4
37.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 126/4
37.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 126/4
Tea on day 3. England are 126-4 leading South Africa by 43 runs. Pietersen and Collingwood are at the crease trying to balloon the lead. Join us after the Tea break for the commentary.
Tea on day 3. England are 126-4 leading South Africa by 43 runs. Pietersen and Collingwood are at the crease trying to balloon the lead. Join us after the Tea break for the commentary.
36.6 M Ntini to Pietersen, Played to the point region by Pietersen. Spirited effort by Prince to save runs for his team. No run. Tea... 126/4
36.5 M Ntini to K Pietersen, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 126/4
36.4 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 126/4
36.3 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Pietersen guides it to third man. Two runs added to the total. 126/4
36.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Collingwood flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 124/4
36.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 123/4
35.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Defended off the back foot by Pietersen. No run. 123/4
35.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 123/4
35.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 123/4
35.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Driven through the off side by Pietersen. No run. 123/4
35.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Once again left alone by Pietersen. No run. 123/4
35.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 123/4
34.6 M Ntini to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 123/4
34.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 123/4
34.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 123/4
34.3 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. Pietersen has played it through mid-wicket. They've managed to run three. 123/4
34.3 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball wide outside off. Wide outside off stump
34.2 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 119/4
34.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the leg side by Collingwood. The batsmen have run through for a single. 119/4
33.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. Collingwood has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 118/4
33.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and leg. Collingwood works it down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 117/4
33.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood defends it off the back foot. No run. 115/4
33.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 115/4
33.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Driven through the off side by Collingwood but not for runs. 115/4
33.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 115/4
32.6 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen gets a leading edge on that one. No run. 115/4
32.6 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Pietersen to make any contact. Umpire Davis signals a wide. 115/4
32.5 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle and leg. Collingwood works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 114/4
32.4 M Ntini to Collingwood, Wide outside the leg stump
32.3 M Ntini to Collingwood, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Collingwood plays the pull-shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 113/4
32.2 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 109/4
32.1 M Ntini to Collingwood, Collingwood has been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Davis decides Collingwood is not out. No run. 109/4
31.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pushed to the cover region by Pietersen. No run. 109/4
31.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 109/4
31.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. No run. 109/4
31.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 109/4
31.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. Pietersen works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 109/4
31.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 107/4
30.6 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. One run conceded. 107/4
30.5 M Ntini to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. Two runs added to the total. 106/4
30.4 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen drives through the leg side. No run. 104/4
30.3 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 104/4
30.2 M Ntini to Pietersen, Pietersen has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 104/4
Collingwood is the new man in
30.1 M Ntini to Bell, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT...Bell has top edged that one. It's high in the air and taken by Boucher. England have lost their fourth wicket. 104/4
In search of wickets Ntini has been brought back in the attack
29.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Defended off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 104/3
29.5 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 104/3
29.4 P Harris to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and off. Bell flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 104/3
29.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. One run added to the total. 103/3
29.2 P Harris to Bell, Full length delivery on middle. Bell plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 102/3
29.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. One run added to the total. 101/3
28.6 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 100/3
28.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 100/3
28.4 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 100/3
28.3 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Bell. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 100/3
28.2 M Morkel to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. Three runs added to the total. 98/3
28.1 Morkel to Pietersen, Pietersen just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Morkel. No run. 95/3
27.6 P Harris to Bell, Bell defends it off the back foot. No run. 95/3
27.5 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery on middle and off. Pietersen has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 95/3
27.4 P Harris to Pietersen, Played to the point region by Pietersen. No run. 94/3
27.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 94/3
27.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Defended off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 94/3
27.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 94/3
26.6 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
26.5 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 90/3
26.4 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 90/3
26.3 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 90/3
26.2 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 90/3
26.1 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 90/3
25.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat but not for runs. 90/3
25.5 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 90/3
25.4 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 90/3
25.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Defended solidly off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 90/3
25.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 90/3
25.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 88/3
24.6 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 84/3
24.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 84/3
24.4 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 84/3
24.3 M Morkel to Pietersen, Defended off the front foot by Pietersen. No run. 83/3
Scores are level
24.2 M Morkel to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 83/3
24.1 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR...Pietersen has played the square drive. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 83/3
23.6 P Harris to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 79/3
23.5 Harris to Bell, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Bell has lofted it over Harris. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 79/3
23.4 P Harris to Bell, Bell has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 75/3
23.3 P Harris to Bell, Driven through the off side by Bell. No run. 75/3
23.2 P Harris to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 75/3
23.1 P Harris to Pietersen, Full length delivery just outside off. Pietersen drives through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single. 75/3
22.6 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball on middle. FOUR... Bell plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 74/3
22.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 70/3
22.4 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 70/3
22.3 M Morkel to Bell, The ball is too wide on the off side for Bell to make any contact. No run. 70/3
22.2 M Morkel to Bell, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. The ball is too wide on the off side for Bell to make any contact. No run. 70/3
Bell is the new man in after the dismissal of Strauss
22.1 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. OUT... Edged by Strauss. It's been taken in the slips by Kallis. England have lost their third wicket. 70/3
21.6 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 70/2
21.5 P Harris to Pietersen, Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. No run. 70/2
21.4 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/2
21.3 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/2
21.2 P Harris to Pietersen, Pietersen dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 70/2
21.1 P Harris to Pietersen, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Pietersen has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 70/2
Harris introduced in the attack
20.6 M Morkel to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Pietersen flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 70/2
20.5 M Morkel to Pietersen, Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. No run. 69/2
20.4 M Morkel to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 69/2
20.3 M Morkel to Pietersen, Pietersen has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 69/2
20.2 M Morkel to Pietersen, Pietersen defends it off the back foot. No run. 69/2
20.1 M Morkel to Pietersen, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 69/2
Morkel is back in the attack
19.6 J Kallis to Strauss, Driven through the off side by Strauss. No run. 69/2
19.5 J Kallis to Strauss, Defended off the front foot by Strauss. No run. 69/2
19.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. One run added to the total. 69/2
19.3 J Kallis to Strauss, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Strauss. They've managed to run three. 68/2
19.2 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 65/2
19.1 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 65/2
18.6 A Nel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR... Pietersen has driven it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 65/2
18.5 A Nel to Pietersen, Pietersen has driven it through the off side. No run. 61/2
18.4 A Nel to Pietersen, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR... Driven through the off side by Pietersen. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 61/2
18.3 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Strauss. The batsmen have run through for a single. 57/2
18.2 A Nel to Strauss, Driven through the covers by Strauss. No run. 56/2
18.1 A Nel to Strauss, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 56/2
17.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 56/2
17.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 56/2
17.4 J Kallis to Strauss, Driven through the covers by Strauss. Good effort by Amla to save runs for his team. The batsmen have run through for a single. 56/2
17.3 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss defends it off the back foot. No run. 55/2
17.2 J Kallis to Strauss, Driven through the off side by Strauss. No run. 55/2
17.1 J Kallis to Strauss, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Strauss. No run. 55/2
16.6 A Nel to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 55/2
16.5 A Nel to Pietersen, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Pietersen. No run. 55/2
16.4 A Nel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Driven through the covers by Pietersen. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 55/2
16.3 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. Strauss plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 51/2
16.2 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 50/2
16.1 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
15.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 46/2
15.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 46/2
15.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Pietersen still goes after it No run. 46/2
15.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 46/2
15.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Driven through the covers by Pietersen but not for runs. 46/2
15.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 46/2
14.6 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. 46/2
14.5 A Nel to Strauss, Pushed to the cover region by Strauss. No run. 46/2
14.4 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 46/2
14.3 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 46/2
14.2 A Nel to A Strauss, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 46/2
14.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 46/2
13.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen defends it off the back foot. No run. 46/2
13.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. Two runs added to the total. 46/2
13.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Played to the point region by Pietersen. No run. 44/2
13.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 44/2
13.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Left alone by Pietersen. No run. 44/2
13.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Pietersen. Two runs added to the total. 44/2
Drinks trolley is on the filed. The players and the officials are having a breather.
12.6 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. Strauss has slammed it through point. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 42/2
12.5 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 40/2
12.4 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 40/2
12.3 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has played it to the point region. No run. 40/2
12.2 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 40/2
12.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 40/2
11.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 40/2
11.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 40/2
11.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Played to the point region by Pietersen. No run. 40/2
11.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 40/2
11.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 40/2
11.1 J Kallis to Strauss, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Strauss flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 40/2
Kallis is the ne bowler, he will replace Ntini in the attack
Pietersen is the new man in
10.6 A Nel to Vaughan, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Driven through the covers by Vaughan. That's a blinder taken by Amla. England have lost their second wicket. 39/2
10.5 A Nel to Vaughan, Left alone by Vaughan. No run. 39/1
10.4 A Nel to Vaughan, Vaughan has played it to the point region. No run. 39/1
10.3 A Nel to Vaughan, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Guided down to fine leg by Vaughan. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 39/1
10.2 A Nel to Vaughan, Vaughan drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 35/1
10.1 A Nel to Vaughan, Vaughan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 35/1
9.6 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 35/1
9.5 M Ntini to Strauss, Defended off the front foot by Strauss. No run. 35/1
9.4 M Ntini to Strauss, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Strauss has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 35/1
9.3 M Ntini to Vaughan, Good length ball on middle. Vaughan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 35/1
9.2 M Ntini to Vaughan, Defended off the front foot by Vaughan. No run. 34/1
9.1 M Ntini to Vaughan, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
8.6 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 30/1
8.5 A Nel to Strauss, Defended off the back foot by Strauss. No run. 30/1
8.4 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 30/1
8.3 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball on middle. Strauss plays the pull-shot. Two runs conceded. 30/1
8.2 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 28/1
8.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 28/1
7.6 M Ntini to Vaughan, Vaughan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 28/1
7.5 M Ntini to Vaughan, Vaughan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 28/1
7.4 M Ntini to Vaughan, Punched off the backfoot by Vaughan. No run. 28/1
7.3 M Ntini to Vaughan, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Vaughan plays the pull-shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 28/1
7.2 M Ntini to A Strauss, Vaughan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Prince goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. No run. 24/1
7.1 M Ntini to Strauss, Good length ball just outside leg. Strauss works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 24/1
6.6 A Nel to Vaughan, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Vaughan still goes after it No run. 23/1
6.5 A Nel to Vaughan, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. FOUR... Played through mid-wicket by Vaughan. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 23/1
6.4 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Strauss. Three runs added to the total. 19/1
6.3 A Nel to Strauss, Defended off the front foot by Strauss. No run. 16/1
6.2 A Nel to Strauss, Defended solidly off the back foot by Strauss. No run. 16/1
6.1 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 16/1
Nel is back in the attack
5.6 M Ntini to Vaughan, That ball has struck Vaughan on the thigh-pad. No run. 16/1
5.5 M Ntini to Vaughan, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Vaughan. No run. 16/1
5.4 M Ntini to Strauss, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle. Strauss flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 16/1
5.3 M Ntini to Strauss, Played to the point region by Strauss. No run. 15/1
Out of form Vaughan is the new man in who is on a king pair
5.2 M Ntini to A Cook, Short of length delivery just outside leg. OUT... Top edge! The ball is in the air. Boucher chases the ball and catches the ball from thin air. England have lost their first wicket. 15/1
5.1 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Cook plays the pull-shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 15/0
First bowling change. Ntini replaces Nel.
4.6 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Wide outside off stump
4.5 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 11/0
4.5 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Strauss to make any contact. Wide signalled by Umpire Davis. 11/0
4.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 10/0
4.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 10/0
4.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss but not for runs. 10/0
4.1 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 10/0
3.6 A Nel to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Cook brilliantly flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 10/0
3.5 A Nel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 6/0
3.4 A Nel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 6/0
3.3 A Nel to Strauss, Full length delivery on middle. Strauss has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 6/0
3.2 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 5/0
3.1 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Cook. One run added to the total. 5/0
2.6 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 4/0
2.5 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 4/0
2.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 4/0
2.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
2.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 0/0
2.1 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
1.6 A Nel to Cook, The ball is way outside the off stump
1.5 A Nel to Cook, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Cook still goes after it No run. 0/0
1.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
1.3 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Compliments exchanged from Nel but Cook doesnot pay any heed. 0/0
1.2 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
1.1 A Nel to Cook, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. The ball strikes Cook very low on the pads The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 0/0
Nel to share the new ball with Morkel
0.6 M Morkel to Strauss, Wide outside off stump
0.5 M Morkel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 0/0
0.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Once again left alone by Strauss. 0/0
0.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 0/0
0.2 M Morkel to Strauss, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Strauss still goes after it No run. 0/0
0.1 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
Batting : South Africa
Bowling : England
Early Lunch has been taken as it is pouring once again. More covers come on. Join us after the Lunch break for the commentary of the post Lunch session.
After South Africa were bowled out it was time for the Poms to come out to bat but its 'Rain God' who has arrived and put the groundsmen on work. There are a lot of covers coming on. Stay tuned as we will be back with the further updates.
South Africa have been bowled out for 314 runs with a small lead of 83 runs. Boucher helped to inflate the lead scoring a quick 40. Flintoff was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets. England will come out to bat in a short while. Stay tuned for the commentary.
90.2 J Anderson to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Boucher has lofted it over covers. Vaughan catches the ball from thin air. South Africa have been bowled out for 314 runs. 314/10
90.1 J Anderson to M Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Thick inside edge
89.6 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Good length ball just outside leg. Boucher plays the pull-shot. Panesar has put it down at the boundary. One run conceded. Sidebottom isnt happy at all. 312/9
89.5 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR...Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 311/9
89.4 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Boucher drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. South Africa need more of those to inflate the lead. 307/9
89.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Ball hits Boucher low on the pads. No run. 303/9
89.2 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 303/9
89.1 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR...Boucher has lofted it over Mid-on. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 303/9
88.6 J Anderson to Ntini, Ntini defends it off the back foot. Smile on is face as he thinks he has done something unusual. 299/9
88.5 J Anderson to Ntini, Ntini chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 299/9
88.4 J Anderson to M Boucher, Good length ball on middle and off. He stood up on his toes to play that one. The batsmen have run through for a single. 299/9
88.3 Anderson to Boucher, Boucher goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Anderson. No run. 298/9
88.2 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 298/9
88.1 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 298/9
Ntini is the last man
87.6 R Sidebottom to Nel, Full length delivery on middle. OUT...Bowled him! Nel has failed to bring his bat down in time. Wonderful sight for a swing bowler but not that great one for a batsman. South Africa have lost their ninth wicket. 298/9
87.5 R Sidebottom to Nel, The ball sneaks between the bat and body of Nel. No run. 298/8
87.4 R Sidebottom to Nel, That ball has taken the inside edge of Nel and thudded into his pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Davis shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 298/8
87.3 R Sidebottom to Nel, Nel lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 298/8
87.2 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run added to the total. 298/8
87.1 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Driven through the covers by Boucher. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 297/8
Nel is the new man in
86.6 J Anderson to Morkel, Good length ball on middle and leg. OUT... Ball hits Morkel low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar declares Morkel OUT. South Africa have lost their eighth wicket. 293/8
86.5 J Anderson to Morkel, Morkel goes for the hook but fails to make contact. No run. 293/7
86.4 J Anderson to M Morkel, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR...The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 293/7
86.3 J Anderson to Morkel, Morkel fails to put bat on ball. No run. 289/7
86.2 J Anderson to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. One run added to the total. 289/7
86.1 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 288/7
85.6 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Left alone by Morkel. No run. 288/7
85.5 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel has punched the ball off the backfoot. Spirited effort by Collingwood to save runs for his team. No run. 288/7
85.4 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Good length ball on middle. Boucher has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 288/7
85.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Boucher still goes after it No run. 287/7
85.2 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 287/7
85.1 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 287/7
84.6 J Anderson to Morkel, Morkel has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 287/7
84.5 J Anderson to Morkel, Left alone by Morkel. No run. 287/7
84.4 J Anderson to Morkel, Morkel has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 287/7
84.3 J Anderson to Morkel, Defended off the front foot by Morkel. No run. 287/7
84.2 J Anderson to Morkel, Morkel has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 287/7
84.1 J Anderson to Morkel, The ball thuds in to the pads of Morkel. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 287/7
83.6 R Sidebottom to Boucher, The ball thuds in to the pads of Boucher. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Davis shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 287/7
83.5 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 287/7
83.4 R Sidebottom to Boucher, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Boucher still goes after it The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Davis decides Boucher is not out. No run. 287/7
83.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Driven through the off side by Boucher. No run. 287/7
83.2 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher has been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Davis decides Boucher is not out. No run. 287/7
83.1 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 287/7
82.6 A Flintoff to Morkel, Morkel lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 287/7
82.5 A Flintoff to Morkel, Left alone by Morkel. No run. 287/7
82.4 A Flintoff to Morkel, Good length ball on middle. Morkel has played it fine down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 287/7
82.3 A Flintoff to M Morkel, He stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 285/7
82.2 A Flintoff to Morkel, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Driven through the off side by Morkel. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 285/7
82.1 A Flintoff to Morkel, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
81.6 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Good length ball on middle. Morkel works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 277/7
81.5 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Left alone by Morkel. No run. 276/7
81.4 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Good length ball on middle and leg. Ball hits Morkel low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Davis The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 276/7
81.3 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Good length ball just outside leg. Boucher smartly flicks it away with a wristy shot but only for a single. 274/7
81.2 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 273/7
81.1 R Sidebottom to Boucher, Driven through the leg side by Boucher straight to the fielder. 273/7
80.6 A Flintoff to Morkel, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Morkel has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. End of over number 81. 273/7
80.5 A Flintoff to Morkel, Pushed to the cover region by Morkel. No run. 269/7
80.4 A Flintoff to Morkel, Defended off the back foot by Morkel. No run. 269/7
80.3 A Flintoff to Morkel, Morkel has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/7
80.2 A Flintoff to Morkel, Morkel lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 269/7
80.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the leg side by Boucher. One run added to the total. 269/7
New ball has been taken. Flintoff to continue.
79.6 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 268/7
79.5 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/7
79.4 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 268/7
79.3 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel fails to put bat on ball. No run. 268/7
79.2 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 268/7
79.1 R Sidebottom to Morkel, Morkel lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 268/7
78.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 268/7
78.5 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Boucher works it down the leg side. Good effort by Sidebottom to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Two runs conceded. 268/7
78.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 266/7
78.3 A Flintoff to Morkel, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Morkel has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 266/7
78.2 A Flintoff to Boucher, Good length ball just outside off. Boucher has edged the ball. Valiant effort by Collingwood in the slips but he could not hold on to it. One run added to the total. 265/7
78.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 264/7
Morne Morkel is the new man in
77.6 R Sidebottom to Prince, Good length ball just outside off. OUT... Prince gets a thin edge to Ambrose. That is easy pickings for Ambrose. Umpire Davis raises the dreaded finger. South Africa have lost their seventh wicket. 264/7
77.5 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 264/6
77.4 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 264/6
77.3 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 264/6
77.2 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 264/6
77.1 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 264/6
76.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Prince. One run added to the total. 264/6
76.5 A Flintoff to Prince, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Prince still goes after it No run. 263/6
76.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Boucher has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 263/6
76.3 A Flintoff to Prince, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Prince. One run added to the total. 262/6
76.3 A Flintoff to Prince, Good length ball just outside off. Prince defends it off the back foot. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 261/6
76.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Prince very low on the pads Umpire Dar gives four Leg byes. 260/6
76.1 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 256/6
Welcome to day 3 of the third Test between England and South Africa. England are in a strong position needing just 4 wickets to bring down the South Africans.
Bad light have forced the umpires to call Stumps for the day. South Africa are 256-6 leading by 25 runs. England will have to clean up the tail as soon as possible to pull things back while South Africa will try to pull things as long as possible to inflate the lead to around 100 runs. Kallis and Prince shared a 91 runs partnership for the 5th wicket. Flintoff was bang on target with 4 wickets in his kitty. Join us tomorrow for the commentary of Day 3. Till then have a nice time.
75.6 J Anderson to Boucher, Pushed to the cover region by Boucher. Stumps. 256/6
75.5 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 256/6
75.4 J Anderson to Boucher, Defended off the front foot by Boucher. No run. 256/6
75.3 J Anderson to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 256/6
75.2 J Anderson to Boucher, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 256/6
75.1 J Anderson to A Prince, Good length ball on middle and off. He stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded. 256/6
74.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 255/6
74.5 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
74.4 A Flintoff to Boucher, Wide outside the leg stump
74.3 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 251/6
74.2 A Flintoff to Boucher, Boucher chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 251/6
74.1 A Flintoff to Boucher, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Boucher. That's an excellent chase by Panesar. The batsmen have managed to run all four! 251/6
73.6 J Anderson to Prince, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR...Driven through the leg side by Prince. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 247/6
73.5 J Anderson to Prince, Defended off the back foot by Prince. No run. 243/6
73.4 J Anderson to Prince, J Anderson bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Prince. No run. 243/6
73.3 J Anderson to Boucher, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Boucher has played the square drive. Good athleticism shown by Bell. They've managed to run three. 243/6
73.2 J Anderson to Prince, Full length delivery on middle. Prince has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 240/6
73.1 J Anderson to Prince, J Anderson bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 239/6
72.6 A Flintoff to Boucher, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Boucher lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 239/6
72.5 A Flintoff to Prince, Full length delivery on middle. Prince works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 239/6
Boucher is the new man in
72.4 Flintoff to de Villiers, Good length ball just outside off. OUT... Top edge! Good ball by Flintoff. It's been taken at the boundary by Sidebottom. South Africa have lost their sixth wicket. 238/6
72.3 A Flintoff to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR...Played through mid-wicket by Villiers. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 238/5
72.2 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 234/5
72.1 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Prince. One run conceded. 234/5
71.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 233/5
71.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Defended off the front foot by Villiers. No run. 233/5
71.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 233/5
71.3 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 233/5
71.2 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 233/5
71.1 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 233/5
70.6 A Flintoff to Villiers, Full length delivery on middle. Villiers has played it fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 233/5
70.5 A Flintoff to Villiers, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Villiers. No run. 232/5
70.4 A Flintoff to Prince, Good length ball on middle. Prince appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Leg byes given by Umpire Dar. One run added to the total. 232/5
70.3 A Flintoff to Prince, Played through mid-wicket by Prince. No run. 231/5
70.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has edged the ball. No run. 231/5
70.1 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Prince. No run. 231/5
69.6 J Anderson to Villiers, Defended off the front foot by Villiers. No run. 231/5
Scores level.
69.5 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 231/5
69.4 J Anderson to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 231/5
69.3 J Anderson to Villiers, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle. Villiers appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Umpire Davis signals four Leg byes. 231/5
69.2 J Anderson to Prince, Good length ball on middle. Prince has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 227/5
69.1 J Anderson to Prince, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Prince still goes after it No run. 226/5
Anderson replaces Panesar in the attack
68.6 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 226/5
68.5 A Flintoff to Villiers, Villiers has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 226/5
AB de Villiers is the new man in. He is ready to face the music from Flintoff
68.4 A Flintoff to J Kallis, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT...The off stump is out of the ground. South Africa have lost their fifth wicket. Flintoff is on fire. Aggression as Flintoff roars
68.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 226/4
68.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 226/4
68.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis does well to leave that bouncer. No run. 226/4
67.6 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 226/4
67.5 M Panesar to Prince, Played to the point region by Prince. One run conceded. 225/4
67.4 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. One run added to the total. 224/4
67.3 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 223/4
67.2 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Kallis has lofted that over mid off. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 223/4
67.1 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 219/4
66.6 A Flintoff to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. The batsmen have run through for a single. 217/4
66.5 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis fails to put bat on ball. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar decides Kallis is not out. Replays that was plump. 216/4
66.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 216/4
66.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis ducks under the bouncer. No run. 216/4
66.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis fails to put bat on ball. No run. 216/4
66.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 216/4
65.6 R Sidebottom to Prince, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Prince has driven it through the off side. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 216/4
65.5 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Good length ball just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Kallis. The batsmen have run through for a single. 212/4
65.4 R Sidebottom to Kallis, R Sidebottom bowling from round the wicket. Kallis has played it to the point region. No run. 211/4
65.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Driven through the off side by Kallis. No run. 207/4
65.1 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 207/4
64.6 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 207/4
64.5 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 207/4
64.4 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 207/4
64.3 A Flintoff to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 207/4
64.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 207/4
64.1 A Flintoff to Prince, Driven through the off side by Prince. No run. 207/4
63.6 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis drives through the leg side. No run. 207/4
63.5 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Good length ball on middle and leg. Kallis has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 207/4
63.4 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 205/4
63.3 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 205/4
63.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 205/4
63.1 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 205/4
The start of the final session of the day has been delayed due to rain.
Tea on day 2. South Africa are 205-4 trailing by 26 runs. Kallis and Prince are holding fort on 48 and 24 respectively. South Africa are still in control of the proceedings. Join us after the Tea break for the commentary of the evening session.
62.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Driven through the off side by Prince. No run. Tea on Day 2. Rain has delayed start after Tea. 205/4
62.5 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Edged by Prince. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 205/4
62.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. One run conceded. 201/4
62.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Bouncer! Kallis does well to evade it. No run. 200/4
62.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 200/4
62.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Kallis. No run. 200/4
61.6 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 200/4
61.5 M Panesar to Prince, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 200/4
61.4 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery just outside leg. Kallis has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 200/4
61.3 M Panesar to Kallis, Pushed to the cover region by Kallis straight to the fielder. 199/4
61.2 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 199/4
61.1 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 199/4
60.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Driven through the off side by Prince. No run. 199/4
60.5 A Flintoff to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 199/4
60.4 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 199/4
60.3 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 199/4
60.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 199/4
60.1 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Prince has driven it through the off side. No run. 199/4
59.6 M Panesar to Kallis, Defended off the front foot by Kallis. No run. 199/4
59.5 M Panesar to Kallis, Defended off the front foot by Kallis. No run. 199/4
59.4 M Panesar to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 199/4
59.3 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. The ball hits the pads of Kallis. No run. 199/4
59.2 M Panesar to Prince, Full length delivery on middle and off. Prince has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 199/4
59.1 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 198/4
58.6 A Flintoff to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 198/4
58.5 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 198/4
58.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 198/4
58.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 198/4
58.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis defends it off the back foot. No run. 198/4
58.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 198/4
57.6 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 198/4
57.5 M Panesar to Prince, Prince offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Davis decides Prince is not out. No run. 198/4
57.4 M Panesar to Prince, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Prince has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 198/4
57.3 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. One run added to the total. 198/4
57.2 M Panesar to Prince, Full length delivery on middle and off. Prince has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 197/4
57.1 M Panesar to Prince, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Prince fails to put bat on ball. No run. 196/4
56.6 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 196/4
56.5 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 196/4
56.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 196/4
56.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 196/4
56.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 196/4
56.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Kallis. No run. 196/4
55.6 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle and off. Kallis has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 196/4
55.5 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 195/4
55.4 M Panesar to Prince, Full length delivery on middle and off. Prince has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 195/4
55.3 M Panesar to Prince, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 194/4
55.2 M Panesar to Kallis, Full length delivery just outside off. Kallis has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 194/4
55.1 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
54.6 J Anderson to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 189/4
54.5 J Anderson to Prince, Left alone by Prince. No run. 189/4
54.5 J Anderson to Prince, Good length ball just outside off. Left alone by Prince. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar. 189/4
54.4 J Anderson to Prince, J Anderson bowling from round the wicket. Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 188/4
54.3 J Anderson to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle. Kallis works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 188/4
54.2 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 187/4
54.1 J Anderson to Kallis, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Kallis still goes after it No run. 187/4
53.6 M Panesar to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 187/4
53.5 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 187/4
53.4 M Panesar to Prince, Prince shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 187/4
53.3 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/4
53.2 M Panesar to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 187/4
53.1 M Panesar to Prince, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
52.6 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 183/4
52.5 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 183/4
52.4 J Anderson to J Kallis, He stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 183/4
52.3 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has driven it through the off side. No run. 183/4
52.2 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis plays the pull-shot. No run. 183/4
52.1 J Anderson to Kallis, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Kallis drives through the leg side. No run. 183/4
51.6 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 183/4
51.5 M Panesar to Prince, Played to the point region by Prince. No run. 183/4
51.4 M Panesar to Prince, Defended off the back foot by Prince. No run. 183/4
51.3 M Panesar to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 183/4
51.2 M Panesar to Prince, M Panesar bowling from over the wicket. Prince offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 183/4
51.1 M Panesar to Kallis, M Panesar bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Kallis has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 183/4
Finally Mudhsuden Singh Panesar introduced in the attack
50.6 J Anderson to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 182/4
50.5 J Anderson to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 182/4
50.4 J Anderson to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 182/4
50.3 J Anderson to Prince, Left alone by Prince. No run. 182/4
50.2 J Anderson to Prince, Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR...Prince plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 182/4
50.1 J Anderson to Prince, Prince appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 178/4
49.6 P Collingwood to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 178/4
49.5 P Collingwood to Kallis, Kallis has knicked that one. has dropped the catch. No run. 178/4
49.4 P Collingwood to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 178/4
49.3 P Collingwood to Kallis, Pushed to the cover region by Kallis. No run. 178/4
49.2 P Collingwood to Kallis, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
49.1 P Collingwood to Kallis, P Collingwood bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
48.6 J Anderson to A Prince, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR...The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 170/4
48.5 J Anderson to Prince, J Anderson bowling from round the wicket. Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/4
48.4 J Anderson to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 166/4
48.3 J Anderson to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 166/4
48.2 J Anderson to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 166/4
48.1 J Anderson to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/4
47.6 P Collingwood to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 166/4
47.5 P Collingwood to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 166/4
47.4 P Collingwood to Kallis, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Kallis has played it through mid-wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 166/4
47.3 P Collingwood to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 162/4
47.2 P Collingwood to Kallis, Defended off the front foot by Kallis. No run. 162/4
47.1 P Collingwood to Kallis, P Collingwood to bowl from round the wicket. Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 162/4
Collingwood introduced in the attack for the first time. He will replace Sidebottom from the City End
46.6 J Anderson to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 162/4
46.5 J Anderson to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 162/4
46.4 J Anderson to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 162/4
46.3 J Anderson to Prince, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Prince has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 162/4
46.2 J Anderson to Prince, Left alone by Prince. No run. 158/4
46.1 J Anderson to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 158/4
45.6 R Sidebottom to J Kallis, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR...Thick inside edge
45.5 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis defends it off the back foot. No run. 154/4
45.4 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 154/4
45.3 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 154/4
45.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 154/4
45.1 R Sidebottom to Prince, R Sidebottom bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and leg. Prince has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 154/4
44.6 J Anderson to Kallis, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Edged by Kallis. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 153/4
44.5 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 149/4
44.4 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 149/4
44.3 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 149/4
44.2 J Anderson to Kallis, Good length ball just outside off. Kallis guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 149/4
44.1 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
43.6 R Sidebottom to Prince, Left alone by Prince to end the 44th over. 147/4
43.5 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 147/4
43.4 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
43.3 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 147/4
43.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/4
43.1 R Sidebottom to Kallis, R Sidebottom bowling from round the wicket. Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/4
42.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 145/4
42.5 A Flintoff to Prince, Defended off the front foot by Prince. No run. 145/4
42.4 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 145/4
42.3 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 145/4
42.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 145/4
42.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Kallis. One run conceded. 145/4
41.6 R Sidebottom to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 144/4
41.5 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Good length ball just outside leg. Kallis flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 144/4
41.4 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis has driven it through the off side. No run. 143/4
41.3 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 143/4
41.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
41.1 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 137/4
40.6 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 137/4
40.5 A Flintoff to Prince, A Flintoff bowling from round the wicket. Delicate glance by Prince through the fine leg region. No run. 137/4
40.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Played to the point region by Kallis. One run added to the total. 137/4
40.3 A Flintoff to Prince, That's hit Prince on his pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Dar. One run conceded. 136/4
40.2 A Flintoff to Prince, Once again Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 135/4
40.1 A Flintoff to Prince, Prince lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 135/4
39.6 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 135/4
39.5 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis drives through the leg side. No run. 135/4
39.4 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 135/4
39.3 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Defended off the front foot by Kallis. No run. 135/4
39.2 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis defends it off the back foot. No run. 135/4
39.1 R Sidebottom to Kallis, Kallis has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 135/4
Prince is the new man in
200th Test wicket for Flintoff.
38.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle. OUT...Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Dar declares McKenzie OUT. South Africa have lost their fourth wicket. 200th Test wicket for Flintoff. 135/4
38.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...McKenzie has driven it through the off side. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 135/3
38.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
38.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 127/3
38.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 127/3
38.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 127/3
37.6 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 127/3
37.5 J Anderson to Kallis, Left alone by Kallis. No run. 127/3
37.4 J Anderson to Kallis, Defended off the front foot by Kallis. No run. 127/3
37.3 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis defends it off the back foot. No run. 127/3
37.2 J Anderson to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 127/3
37.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle. The ball strikes McKenzie very low on the pads Umpire Davis signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 127/3
36.6 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 126/3
36.5 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 126/3
36.4 A Flintoff to Kallis, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Kallis. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 126/3
36.3 A Flintoff to Kallis, Good length ball on middle. Kallis has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 124/3
36.2 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 122/3
36.1 A Flintoff to Kallis, Kallis lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 122/3
35.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
35.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie drives through the leg side. No run. 118/3
35.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 118/3
35.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 118/3
35.2 J Anderson to Kallis, Good length ball just outside off. Kallis has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded. 118/3
35.1 Anderson to Amla, Good length ball just outside off. OUT
34.6 A Flintoff to Amla, Good length ball on middle and off. Amla has played it through mid-wicket. Good athleticism shown by Panesar. They've managed to run three. 117/2
34.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by McKenzie. That's an excellent chase by Panesar. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 114/2
34.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 111/2
McKenzie dropped on 57 by Collingwood.
34.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 111/2
34.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Edged by McKenzie. Catch dropped by in the slips. No run. 111/2
34.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No runs conceded. 111/2
33.6 J Anderson to Amla, Good length ball just outside off. Amla rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 111/2
33.5 J Anderson to Amla, Amla lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 109/2
33.4 J Anderson to Amla, Amla shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 109/2
33.3 J Anderson to Amla, Amla has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 109/2
33.2 J Anderson to Amla, Amla shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 109/2
33.1 J Anderson to Amla, Defended off the front foot by Amla. No run. 109/2
32.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 109/2
32.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 109/2
32.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 109/2
32.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
32.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 105/2
32.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 105/2
31.6 J Anderson to Amla, Wide outside the leg stump
31.5 J Anderson to Amla, Amla lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 105/2
31.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. McKenzie works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 105/2
31.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 104/2
31.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 104/2
31.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 104/2
Lunch on day 2. South Africa are 104-2. England had the only reason the celebrate in this session was because of the dismissal of night-watchman Harris. Join us after the Lunch break for the commentary of the post Lunch session.
30.6 A Flintoff to Amla, Defended off the front foot by Amla. No run. Lunch on day 2. 104/2
30.5 A Flintoff to Amla, Left alone by Amla. No run. 104/2
30.5 A Flintoff to Amla, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Amla. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar. Two runs conceded. 104/2
30.4 A Flintoff to Amla, Amla tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 101/2
30.3 A Flintoff to Amla, Defended off the front foot by Amla. No run. 101/2
30.2 A Flintoff to Amla, Amla has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 101/2
30.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle. McKenzie has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 101/2
15th Test fifty for McKenzie
29.6 R Sidebottom to Amla, Left alone by Amla. No run. 100/2
29.5 R Sidebottom to Amla, Amla has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 100/2
29.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Full length delivery just outside off. McKenzie drives through the covers. Good effort by Anderson to save a certain boundary. Three runs added to the total. 100/2
29.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 97/2
29.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 97/2
29.1 R Sidebottom to Amla, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Amla has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 97/2
28.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Played through mid-wicket by McKenzie. No run. 96/2
28.5 A Flintoff to Amla, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Amla. One run added to the total. 96/2
28.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by McKenzie. One run added to the total. 95/2
28.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 94/2
28.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 94/2
28.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 94/2
27.6 R Sidebottom to Amla, Amla has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 94/2
27.5 R Sidebottom to Amla, Amla fails to put bat on ball. No run. 94/2
27.4 R Sidebottom to Amla, Pushed to the cover region by Amla. No run. 94/2
Hashim Amla is the new man in
27.3 R Sidebottom to Harris, Good length ball on middle. OUT... Harris has edged the ball. It's been taken in the slips by Cook. South Africa have lost their second wicket. 94/2
27.2 R Sidebottom to Harris, Defended off the back foot by Harris. No run. 94/1
27.1 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 94/1
26.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. McKenzie has edged the ball. Two runs conceded. 94/1
26.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR... McKenzie plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 92/1
26.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 88/1
26.3 A Flintoff to Harris, Good length ball on middle and off. Harris has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 88/1
26.2 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 87/1
26.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. One run conceded. 87/1
25.6 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris fails to put bat on ball. No run. 86/1
25.5 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 86/1
25.4 R Sidebottom to Harris, Played through mid-wicket by Harris. No run. 86/1
25.3 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris swings and misses. 86/1
25.2 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris has played it to the point region. No run. 86/1
25.1 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 86/1
24.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 86/1
24.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 86/1
24.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 86/1
24.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 86/1
24.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 86/1
24.1 J Anderson to Harris, Good length ball just outside off. Harris rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 86/1
23.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 85/1
23.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 85/1
23.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 85/1
23.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat but straight to the fielder. 85/1
23.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 85/1
23.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 85/1
22.6 J Anderson to Harris, Once again left alone by Harris. 85/1
22.5 J Anderson to Harris, Harris lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 85/1
22.4 J Anderson to Harris, Harris fails to put bat on ball. No run. 85/1
22.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. McKenzie has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 85/1
22.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 84/1
22.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...McKenzie has slammed it through point. No chance for the fielder. Stand and deliver. 7th boundary for McKenzie. 84/1
21.6 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris guides it to third man. Four runs. 76/1
21.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 76/1
21.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 75/1
21.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Played to the point region by McKenzie. No run. 75/1
21.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played it to the point region. No run. 75/1
21.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 75/1
Sidebottom replaces Flintoff from the City End.
20.6 J Anderson to Harris, Left alone by Harris to end the 21st over. 75/1
20.5 J Anderson to Harris, Harris drives through the leg side but not for runs. 75/1
20.4 J Anderson to Harris, Once again the ball hits Harris low on the pads and rolls down the ground. Umpire Dar signals four Leg byes. 75/1
20.3 J Anderson to Harris, Harris fails to put bat on ball. Would have been a close shave. 71/1
20.2 J Anderson to Harris, Ball hits Harris low on the pads and rolls down to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four Leg byes. 71/1
20.1 J Anderson to Harris, Harris lets the ball go past through to the keeper. 67/1
19.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie to end the 20th over. 67/1
19.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 67/1
19.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 67/1
19.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Played to the point region by McKenzie. No run. 67/1
Fifty partnership between McKenzie and Harris
19.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Wide outside the leg stump
19.1 A Flintoff to Harris, Good length ball on middle. Harris has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 67/1
18.6 J Anderson to Harris, The ball strikes Harris very low on the pads Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 66/1
18.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle and off. McKenzie has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 65/1
18.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 64/1
18.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
18.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 60/1
18.1 J Anderson to N McKenzie, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 60/1
17.6 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 60/1
17.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Davis. The batsmen have run through for a single. 60/1
17.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 59/1
17.3 A Flintoff to N McKenzie, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 59/1
17.2 A Flintoff to Harris, Full length delivery on middle and off. Harris works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 59/1
17.1 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 58/1
16.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 58/1
16.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 58/1
16.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...McKenzie plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 58/1
16.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 54/1
16.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 53/1
16.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 53/1
16.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has played it to the point region. No run. 53/1
15.6 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 53/1
15.5 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 53/1
15.4 A Flintoff to Harris, Wide outside the leg stump
15.3 A Flintoff to Harris, Bouncer! Harris does well to evade it. No run. 53/1
15.2 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has driven it straight down the ground. Two runs added to the total. 53/1
15.1 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 51/1
14.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. That ends the 15th over. 51/1
14.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 51/1
14.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 51/1
14.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 51/1
14.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 51/1
14.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 51/1
13.6 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris defends it off the back foot. No run. 51/1
13.5 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 51/1
13.4 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 51/1
The match has started after the rain break. The covers are off the field. The officials and the players make it to the middle.
13.3 A Flintoff to Harris, Defended off the back foot by Harris. No run. Once again the rain has come in and in comes the covers. 51/1
13.2 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 51/1
13.1 A Flintoff to Harris, Wide outside the leg stump
12.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, FOUR...Edged by McKenzie. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 51/1
12.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played it to the point region. No run. 47/1
12.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Pushed to the cover region by McKenzie straight to the fielder. 47/1
12.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR...Guided down to fine leg by McKenzie. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. First boundary of the morning. 47/1
12.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Played to the point region by McKenzie. No run. 43/1
12.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Full length delivery just outside leg. Delicate glance by McKenzie through the fine leg region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 43/1
11.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 41/1
11.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Pushed to the cover region by McKenzie. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 40/1
11.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 38/1
11.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. No run. 38/1
11.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 38/1
11.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie fails to put bat on ball. No run. 38/1
Stumps on Day 1. South Africa had a good day at the office. They bowled out the Poms for just 231 runs. Cook and Bell notched up their respective fifties but their innings were not enough for the hosts. Nel and Kallis shared 6 wickets between them. In repy of 231 runs, South Africa were 38 for the loss of Smiths wicket. Flintoff picked up Smiths wicket. Harris was out there in the middle as a night watchman with McKenzie. Join us tomorrow for the commentary of Day 2.
10.6 R Sidebottom to Harris, Ball hits Harris low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal. Stumps on Day 1. 38/1
10.5 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 38/1
10.4 R Sidebottom to Harris, Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR... Harris has played it fine down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 38/1
10.3 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 34/1
10.2 R Sidebottom to Harris, Good length ball on middle. FOUR...Harris has edged the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 34/1
10.1 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 30/1
9.6 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
9.5 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 26/1
9.4 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 26/1
9.3 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/1
9.2 A Flintoff to McKenzie, McKenzie has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 26/1
9.1 A Flintoff to McKenzie, Wide outside off stump
8.6 R Sidebottom to Harris, Defended off the back foot by Harris. No run. 26/1
8.5 Sidebottom to Harris, Good length ball just outside leg. The ball has hit Harris on the helmet. Well bowled by Sidebottom. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 26/1
8.4 R Sidebottom to Harris, Harris has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 22/1
8.3 R Sidebottom to Harris, Defended off the front foot by Harris. No run. 22/1
8.2 R Sidebottom to Harris, Good length ball on middle and leg. Harris has played it fine down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 22/1
8.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Good length ball on middle. Played to the point region by McKenzie. They've managed to run three. 20/1
7.6 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 17/1
7.5 A Flintoff to Harris, Wide outside off stump
7.4 A Flintoff to Harris, Harris has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 17/1
7.3 A Flintoff to Harris, Left alone by Harris. No run. 17/1
Harris is the new man in as a night watchman.
7.2 A Flintoff to G Smith, Good length ball on middle. OUT... The ball has found the edge of the bat. It's been taken in the slips by Strauss. South Africa have lost their first wicket. 17/1
7.1 A Flintoff to Smith, A Flintoff bowling from over the wicket. Smith has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 17/0
6.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 17/0
6.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 17/0
6.4 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith has played that with the full face of the bat. A direct hit but Smith makes it home. 17/0
6.3 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 16/0
6.2 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 16/0
6.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Smith defends it off the back foot. No run. 16/0
5.6 J Anderson to McKenzie, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
5.5 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 12/0
5.4 J Anderson to McKenzie, Played to the point region by McKenzie. No run. 12/0
5.3 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 12/0
5.2 J Anderson to McKenzie, McKenzie chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 12/0
5.1 J Anderson to McKenzie, The ball is too wide on the off side for McKenzie to make any contact. No run. 12/0
4.6 R Sidebottom to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 12/0
4.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Good length ball just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by McKenzie. One run added to the total. 12/0
4.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. No run. 11/0
4.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Driven through the covers by McKenzie. No run. 11/0
4.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 11/0
4.1 R Sidebottom to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 11/0
3.6 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 10/0
3.5 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball on middle and leg. Smith has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 9/0
3.4 J Anderson to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 7/0
3.4 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside off. Smith lets the ball go outside his off stump. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 7/0
3.3 J Anderson to Smith, The ball is way outside the off stump
3.2 J Anderson to Smith, Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 6/0
3.1 J Anderson to Smith, Driven through the leg side by Smith. No run. 6/0
2.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ball hits McKenzie low on the pads. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 6/0
2.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Wide outside the leg stump
2.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Edged by McKenzie. No run. 2/0
2.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, The ball is way wide on the leg side but McKenzie still goes after it No run. 2/0
2.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 2/0
2.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Driven through the off side by McKenzie. No run. 2/0
1.6 J Anderson to Smith, Left alone by Smith. No run. 2/0
1.5 J Anderson to Smith, The ball strikes Smith very low on the pads No run. 2/0
1.4 J Anderson to Smith, Good length ball just outside leg. Smith works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 2/0
1.3 J Anderson to Smith, The ball is too wide on the off side for Smith to make any contact. No run. 0/0
1.2 J Anderson to Smith, The ball is too wide on the off side for Smith to make any contact. No run. 0/0
1.1 J Anderson to Smith, J Anderson bowling from over the wicket. Smith chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
0.6 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie has played it to the point region. No run. 0/0
0.5 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, McKenzie lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
0.4 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, That ball has struck McKenzie on the thigh-pad. No run. 0/0
0.3 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Defended off the front foot by McKenzie. No run. 0/0
0.2 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, Left alone by McKenzie. No run. 0/0
0.1 R Sidebottom to McKenzie, R Sidebottom bowling from over the wicket. McKenzie defends it off the back foot. No run. 0/0
Batting : England
Bowling :
South Africa
England have been bowled out for just 231 runs. Nel and Kallis shared 6 wickets between them while Ntini took 2. Cook top scored with 76. Join us in a short while for the commentary of the South African innings.
76.6 M Ntini to Panesar, Good length ball just outside leg. OUT... Panesar works it down the leg side. Panesar is short of his crease as removes the bails. Umpire Dar declares Panesar OUT. The batsmen have run through for a single. England have been bowled out for 231 runs. 231/10
76.5 M Ntini to Anderson, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Flintoff shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. A direct hit by Prince sends Anderson back to the pavillion. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Dar. Red signal by the Third Umpire sends Anderson back to the pavillion. England have lost their ninth wicket. 230/9
76.4 M Ntini to Anderson, Full length delivery on middle. Anderson has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 230/8
76.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Flintoff works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 229/8
76.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Flintoff has driven it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 228/8
76.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. SIX...Flintoff plays the pull-shot. This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Excellent shot by Flintoff. Umpire Dar raises his arms in the air to signal a six. 224/8
75.6 J Kallis to Anderson, Anderson fails to put bat on ball. No run. 218/8
75.5 J Kallis to Anderson, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Anderson lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 218/8
75.4 J Kallis to Flintoff, Good length ball just outside off. Flintoff has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. 218/8
75.3 J Kallis to Flintoff, Pushed to the cover region by Flintoff. No run. 217/8
75.2 J Kallis to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 217/8
75.1 J Kallis to Flintoff, Good length ball just outside off. Flintoff drives through the covers. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 217/8
Anderson is the new man in
74.6 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Good length ball just outside off. OUT... Sidebottom has edged it. Easy catch for behind the stumps. Umpire Dar raises his finger. England have lost their eighth wicket. 215/8
74.5 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Sidebottom has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 215/7
74.4 M Ntini to Sidebottom, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Sidebottom has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 215/7
74.3 M Ntini to Sidebottom, Good length ball just outside leg. Sidebottom works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 215/7
74.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Good length ball just outside off. Flintoff has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 213/7
74.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, Defended off the back foot by Flintoff. No run. 212/7
Sidebottom is the new man in
73.6 J Kallis to Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Ambrose has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. England have lost their seventh wicket. 212/7
73.5 J Kallis to Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Ambrose guides it to third man. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 212/6
73.4 J Kallis to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 208/6
73.3 J Kallis to Ambrose, Ambrose chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 208/6
73.2 J Kallis to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 208/6
73.1 J Kallis to Ambrose, Ambrose lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 208/6
72.6 M Ntini to Flintoff, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Flintoff. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 208/6
72.5 M Ntini to Flintoff, Played to the point region by Flintoff. No run. 206/6
72.4 M Ntini to Flintoff, Driven through the covers by Flintoff. No run. 206/6
72.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, Defended off the back foot by Flintoff. No run. 206/6
72.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 206/6
72.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 206/6
71.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 206/6
71.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 206/6
71.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 206/6
71.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 206/6
71.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 206/6
71.1 P Harris to Flintoff, Full length delivery just outside off. Flintoff has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 206/6
70.6 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose fails to put bat on ball. No run. 205/6
70.5 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 205/6
70.4 A Nel to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 205/6
70.3 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played it to the point region. No run. 205/6
70.2 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 205/6
70.1 A Nel to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 205/6
69.6 P Harris to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 205/6
69.5 P Harris to Flintoff, The ball strikes Flintoff very low on the pads No run. 205/6
69.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle. Ambrose plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 205/6
69.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 204/6
69.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ambrose has played it fine down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 204/6
69.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 202/6
68.6 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 202/6
68.5 A Nel to Flintoff, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Driven through the covers by Flintoff. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 202/6
68.4 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 198/6
68.3 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 198/6
68.2 A Nel to Flintoff, Wide outside off stump
68.1 A Nel to Flintoff, Driven through the leg side by Flintoff. No run. 198/6
67.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 198/6
67.5 P Harris to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the leg side by Flintoff. One run added to the total. 198/6
67.4 P Harris to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 197/6
67.3 P Harris to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 197/6
67.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ambrose flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 197/6
67.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 196/6
66.6 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 196/6
66.5 A Nel to Flintoff, The ball is too wide on the off side for Flintoff to make any contact. No run. 196/6
66.4 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 196/6
66.3 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 196/6
66.2 A Nel to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 196/6
66.1 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 196/6
Nel in the attack
65.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 196/6
65.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 196/6
65.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 196/6
65.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose defends it off the back foot. No run. 196/6
65.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 196/6
65.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
64.6 M Ntini to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 192/6
64.5 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 192/6
64.4 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 192/6
64.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 192/6
64.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 192/6
64.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 192/6
63.6 P Harris to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Flintoff has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 192/6
63.5 P Harris to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 191/6
63.4 P Harris to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 191/6
63.3 P Harris to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
63.2 P Harris to Flintoff, Flintoff shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 187/6
63.1 P Harris to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/6
62.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Ambrose plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 187/6
62.5 M Ntini to Ambrose, Played through mid-wicket by Ambrose. No run. 183/6
62.4 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 183/6
62.3 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 183/6
62.2 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. Ambrose has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 183/6
62.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 181/6
61.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Full length delivery on middle. Ambrose has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 181/6
61.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 180/6
61.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 180/6
61.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 180/6
61.2 P Harris to Ambrose, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 180/6
61.1 P Harris to Flintoff, P Harris bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Flintoff drives through the leg side. One run added to the total. 180/6
60.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Left alone by Ambrose. No run. 179/6
60.5 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 179/6
60.4 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 179/6
60.3 M Ntini to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 179/6
60.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Good length ball just outside off. Flintoff plays the pull-shot. Good effort by Prince to save a certain boundary. Three runs added to the total. 179/6
60.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff drives through the leg side. No run. 176/6
59.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 176/6
59.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 176/6
59.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 176/6
59.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 176/6
59.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 176/6
59.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Driven through the off side by Ambrose. No run. 176/6
58.6 M Ntini to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 176/6
58.5 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 176/6
58.4 M Ntini to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 176/6
58.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 176/6
58.2 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. Flintoff has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 175/6
58.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Defended off the back foot by Flintoff. No run. 174/6
57.6 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 174/6
57.5 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 174/6
57.4 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 174/6
57.3 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 174/6
57.2 P Harris to Ambrose, Defended off the front foot by Ambrose. No run. 174/6
57.1 P Harris to Ambrose, Ambrose has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 174/6
56.6 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 174/6
56.5 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 174/6
56.4 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 174/6
56.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 174/6
56.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 174/6
56.1 M Ntini to Ambrose, Good length ball on middle and off. Ambrose has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 174/6
Tea on day 1. South Africa have ripped apart the English batting. England are reeling at 173-6.Nel was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Kallis took 2. Join us after the Tea break for the commentary of the evening session.
55.6 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. Tea on day 1. 173/6
55.5 A Nel to Flintoff, Defended off the front foot by Flintoff. No run. 173/6
55.4 A Nel to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 173/6
55.3 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 173/6
55.2 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 173/6
55.1 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 173/6
54.6 M Ntini to Ambrose, Ambrose shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 173/6
Ambrose is the new man in
54.5 M Ntini to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Bell has knicked that one. Easy catch for Boucher behind the stumps. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. England have lost their sixth wicket. 173/6
54.4 M Ntini to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 173/5
54.3 M Ntini to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle. Ball hits Flintoff low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Dar One run conceded. 173/5
54.2 M Ntini to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 172/5
54.1 M Ntini to Flintoff, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 172/5
53.6 A Nel to Flintoff, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Flintoff. Three runs added to the total. 172/5
53.5 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 169/5
53.5 A Nel to Flintoff, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Flintoff to make any contact. Umpire Davis has signalled a wide. 169/5
53.4 A Nel to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 168/5
53.3 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 168/5
53.2 A Nel to Flintoff, Left alone by Flintoff. No run. 168/5
53.1 A Nel to Flintoff, Flintoff chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 168/5
52.6 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 168/5
52.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 168/5
19th ODI fifty for Bell.
52.4 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Driven through the covers by Bell. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 168/5
52.3 M Morkel to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 164/5
52.2 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has driven it through the off side. No run. 164/5
52.1 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 164/5
51.6 J Kallis to Flintoff, Good length ball on middle. Flintoff has been struck on the thigh-pad. Umpire Davis gives four Leg byes. 164/5
51.5 J Kallis to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and off. Bell flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 160/5
51.4 J Kallis to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 159/5
51.3 J Kallis to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle and off. Flintoff flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 159/5
51.2 J Kallis to Flintoff, Flintoff has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 158/5
Flintoff is the new man in
51.1 J Kallis to P Collingwood, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT...The ball has found the edge of the bat. It's been taken in the slips by Smith. England have lost their fifth wicket. 158/5
50.6 M Morkel to Bell, Bell fails to put bat on ball. No run. 158/4
50.5 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 158/4
50.4 M Morkel to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR...Bell plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 158/4
50.3 M Morkel to Bell, The ball is too wide on the off side for Bell to make any contact. No run. 154/4
50.2 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell without any hesitation. 154/4
50.1 M Morkel to Bell, Bell appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 154/4
49.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 154/4
49.5 J Kallis to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Bell. One run conceded. 154/4
49.4 J Kallis to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 153/4
49.3 J Kallis to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 153/4
49.2 J Kallis to Bell, Driven through the leg side by Bell. No run. 153/4
49.1 J Kallis to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 153/4
48.6 M Morkel to Collingwood, Collingwood appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 153/4
48.5 M Morkel to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 153/4
48.4 M Morkel to Collingwood, Bouncer! Collingwood does well to evade it. No run. 153/4
48.3 M Morkel to Collingwood, Defended off the front foot by Collingwood. No run. 153/4
48.2 M Morkel to Collingwood, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
48.1 M Morkel to Collingwood, The ball is way outside the off stump
47.6 J Kallis to Bell, Bell has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 149/4
47.5 J Kallis to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 149/4
47.4 J Kallis to Bell, That ball has taken the inside edge of Bell and thudded into his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Davis shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 149/4
47.3 J Kallis to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 149/4
47.2 J Kallis to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 149/4
47.1 J Kallis to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 149/4
46.6 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Bell. The batsmen have run through for a single. 149/4
46.5 M Morkel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 148/4
46.5 M Morkel to Bell, Short of length delivery just outside off. Bouncer! Bell does well to evade it. Umpire Dar signals a No Ball. 148/4
46.4 M Morkel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 147/4
46.3 M Morkel to Ian Bell, He stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 147/4
46.2 M Morkel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 147/4
Morkel is back in the attack.
46.1 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 147/4
45.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 147/4
45.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
45.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
45.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 147/4
45.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Defended off the back foot by Collingwood. No run. 147/4
45.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
44.6 A Nel to Bell, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR...Bell drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 147/4
44.5 A Nel to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 143/4
44.4 A Nel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Bell has punched the ball off the backfoot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 143/4
44.3 A Nel to Ian Bell, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 139/4
44.2 A Nel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 139/4
44.1 A Nel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 139/4
43.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 139/4
43.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/4
43.4 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 139/4
43.3 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 139/4
43.2 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 139/4
43.1 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/4
42.6 A Nel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 139/4
42.5 A Nel to Bell, Bell has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 139/4
42.4 A Nel to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/4
42.3 A Nel to Bell, The ball is way outside the off stump
42.2 A Nel to Bell, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Bell. No run. 139/4
42.1 A Nel to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 139/4
41.6 J Kallis to Collingwood, Left alone by Collingwood. No run. 139/4
41.5 J Kallis to Collingwood, Collingwood has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 139/4
41.4 J Kallis to Bell, Good length ball on middle and off. Bell works it down the leg side. They've managed to run three. 139/4
41.3 J Kallis to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 136/4
41.2 J Kallis to Bell, Played to the point region by Bell. No run. 136/4
41.1 J Kallis to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 136/4
That is a reward for Kallis. Take a ctach and come on to bowl.
Collingwood is the new man in
40.6 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Edged by Cook. It's been taken in the slips by Kallis. England have lost their fourth wicket. 136/4
40.5 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 136/3
40.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 136/3
40.3 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Punched off the backfoot by Cook. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 136/3
40.2 A Nel to Cook, Cook appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 132/3
40.1 A Nel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 132/3
39.6 P Harris to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 132/3
39.5 P Harris to Bell, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 132/3
39.4 P Harris to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played to the point region by Cook. One run added to the total. 132/3
39.3 P Harris to Cook, P Harris bowling from over the wicket. Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 131/3
39.2 P Harris to Bell, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Bell. One run conceded. 131/3
39.1 P Harris to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. Cook has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 130/3
38.6 A Nel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
38.5 A Nel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 125/3
38.4 A Nel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
38.3 A Nel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 121/3
38.2 A Nel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 121/3
38.1 A Nel to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 121/3
37.6 P Harris to Cook, Pushed to the cover region by Cook. No run. 121/3
37.5 P Harris to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 121/3
37.4 P Harris to Cook, P Harris bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Cook has played it to the point region. Two runs conceded. 121/3
37.3 P Harris to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Bell drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 119/3
37.2 P Harris to Bell, The ball thuds in to the pads of Bell. No run. 118/3
37.1 P Harris to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 118/3
36.6 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 118/3
36.5 A Nel to Cook, Cook has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 118/3
36.4 A Nel to Cook, Punched off the backfoot by Cook. No run. 118/3
36.3 A Nel to Cook, Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 118/3
36.2 A Nel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 118/3
36.1 A Nel to Cook, Cook has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 118/3
Nel replaces Morkel in the attack
35.6 P Harris to Bell, Defended off the back foot by Bell. No run. 118/3
35.5 P Harris to Bell, Bell dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 118/3
35.4 P Harris to Bell, Bell has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 118/3
35.3 P Harris to Bell, P Harris bowling from round the wicket. Bell shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 118/3
35.2 P Harris to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. Cook flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 118/3
35.1 P Harris to Cook, P Harris bowling from over the wicket. Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 117/3
Harris to bowl
34.6 M Morkel to Bell, Played to the point region by Bell. No run. 117/3
34.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 117/3
34.5 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. Left alone by Bell. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar. 117/3
34.4 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 116/3
34.3 M Morkel to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 116/3
34.2 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball on middle and off. Bell drives the ball straight down the ground. Good athleticism shown by Nel. Two runs added to the total. 116/3
34.1 M Morkel to Bell, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Bell. No run. 114/3
33.6 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Cook rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Davis signals four runs. 114/3
33.5 M Ntini to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Bell. One run conceded. 110/3
33.4 M Ntini to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 109/3
33.3 M Ntini to Bell, Bell shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 109/3
33.2 M Ntini to Bell, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Bell. That's an excellent chase by Prince. Two runs added to the total. 109/3
33.1 M Ntini to Bell, Bell has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 107/3
32.6 M Morkel to Cook, Full length delivery just outside off. Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 107/3
32.5 M Morkel to Cook, Played to the point region by Cook. No run. 105/3
32.4 M Morkel to Cook, Cook fails to put bat on ball. No run. 105/3
32.3 M Morkel to Cook, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Cook. No run. 105/3
32.2 M Morkel to Ian Bell, Good length ball just outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. One run conceded. 105/3
32.1 M Morkel to Bell, Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 104/3
31.6 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. The ball hits the pads of Cook. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Davis isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 104/3
31.5 M Ntini to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 104/3
31.4 M Ntini to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR...Driven through the leg side by Cook. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 104/3
31.3 M Ntini to Cook, Good length ball on middle and off. Cook works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 100/3
31.2 M Ntini to Cook, Cook has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 98/3
31.1 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 98/3
30.6 M Morkel to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Cook has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 98/3
30.5 M Morkel to Cook, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Cook. No run. 97/3
30.4 M Morkel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 97/3
30.3 M Morkel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 97/3
30.2 M Morkel to Cook, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR...Driven through the covers by Cook. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 97/3
30.1 M Morkel to Cook, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 93/3
29.6 M Ntini to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 93/3
29.5 M Ntini to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Bell plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 93/3
29.4 M Ntini to Bell, Bell shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 89/3
13th ODI fifty for Cook.
29.3 M Ntini to Bell, Bell has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 89/3
29.2 M Ntini to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 89/3
29.1 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Cook has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. 89/3
28.6 M Morkel to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 88/3
28.5 M Morkel to Bell, Bell lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 88/3
28.4 M Morkel to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 88/3
28.3 M Morkel to Ian Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals a boundary. 88/3
28.3 M Morkel to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the back foot by Bell. 84/3
28.2 M Morkel to Bell, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Bell has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 83/3
28.1 M Morkel to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. Cook has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 83/3
Lunch on Day 1. After a stady start, England lost thier way as Strauss, Vaughan and Pietersen were sent back to the pavilion in quick succession. So the onus lies on Cook and Bell to resurrect the hosts innings in the post Lunch session.
27.6 J Kallis to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. Lunch on day 1. 82/3
27.5 J Kallis to Bell, Bell lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 82/3
27.4 J Kallis to Bell, Bell chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 82/3
27.3 J Kallis to Bell, Defended off the front foot by Bell. No run. 82/3
27.2 J Kallis to Bell, Left alone by Bell. No run. 82/3
27.1 J Kallis to Bell, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
26.6 M Morkel to Cook, Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 78/3
26.5 M Morkel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 78/3
26.4 M Morkel to Cook, That ball has struck Cook on the thigh-pad. No run. 78/3
26.3 M Morkel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
26.2 M Morkel to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 74/3
26.1 M Morkel to Cook, That ball has struck Cook on the thigh-pad. No run. 74/3
25.6 J Kallis to Bell, Bell has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 74/3
Bell is the new man in
25.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Pietersen gets a leading edge on that one. That is easy pickings for Prince. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Davis declares Pietersen OUT. England have lost their third wicket. 74/3
25.4 J Kallis to Pietersen, Played to the point region by Pietersen. No run. 74/2
25.3 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen has driven it through the off side. No run. 74/2
25.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 74/2
25.2 J Kallis to Pietersen, Full length delivery wide outside off. Wide outside off stump
25.1 J Kallis to Pietersen, Pietersen chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 73/2
24.6 A Nel to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 73/2
24.5 A Nel to Cook, Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 73/2
24.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 73/2
24.3 A Nel to Cook, Cook has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 73/2
24.2 A Nel to Cook, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 73/2
24.1 A Nel to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. Pietersen plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 73/2
23.6 J Kallis to Pietersen, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Pietersen. Three runs added to the total. 72/2
23.5 J Kallis to Pietersen, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Pietersen lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 69/2
23.4 J Kallis to Cook, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Cook. One run added to the total. 69/2
23.3 J Kallis to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 68/2
23.2 J Kallis to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 68/2
23.1 J Kallis to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 68/2
22.6 A Nel to Pietersen, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Pietersen has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 68/2
Pietersen is the new man, he will face the hat-trick ball.
Nel is on a hat-trick
22.5 A Nel to Vaughan, Good length ball just outside off. OUT... Vaughan gets a thin edge to Boucher. That is easy pickings for Boucher. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Dar declares Vaughan OUT. England have lost their second wicket. Nel on a hat-trick. 68/2
Vaughan is the new man in
22.4 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. OUT...Oh dear! Strauss has knocked the stump. England have lost their first wicket. 68/1
22.3 A Nel to Strauss, Edged by Strauss. 68/0
22.2 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 68/0
22.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 68/0
21.6 J Kallis to A Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 68/0
21.5 Kallis to Cook, Cook just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Kallis. No run. 64/0
21.4 J Kallis to Cook, Cook has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 64/0
21.3 J Kallis to Cook, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Cook. No run. 64/0
21.2 J Kallis to A Strauss, Good length ball on middle and off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. The batsmen have run through for a single. 64/0
21.1 J Kallis to Strauss, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Strauss. No run. 63/0
20.6 A Nel to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 63/0
20.5 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Cook plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 63/0
20.4 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. Cook has punched the ball off the backfoot. Two runs added to the total. 59/0
20.3 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball on middle and off. Strauss flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 57/0
20.2 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 56/0
20.1 A Nel to A Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... Top edge! The ball is in the air. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 56/0
19.6 J Kallis to Cook, Defended off the front foot by Cook. No run. 52/0
19.5 J Kallis to Cook, J Kallis bowling from round the wicket. Cook has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 52/0
19.4 J Kallis to Strauss, Good length ball on middle. That ball has struck Strauss on the thigh-pad. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Davis One run conceded. 52/0
19.3 J Kallis to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 51/0
19.2 J Kallis to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 51/0
19.1 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 51/0
18.6 A Nel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 51/0
18.5 A Nel to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 51/0
18.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 51/0
18.3 A Nel to Cook, Cook has driven it through the off side. No run. 51/0
18.2 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball on middle. Guided down to fine leg by Strauss. The batsmen have run through for a single. 51/0
18.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 50/0
17.6 J Kallis to Cook, Played to the point region by Cook. No run. 50/0
17.5 J Kallis to Cook, Defended off the front foot by Cook. No run. 50/0
Fifty partnership between Strauss and Cook
17.4 J Kallis to Cook, Defended off the front foot by Cook. No run. 50/0
17.3 J Kallis to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Played through mid-wicket by Cook. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Davis. 50/0
17.2 J Kallis to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 46/0
17.1 J Kallis to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 46/0
16.6 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 46/0
16.5 A Nel to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. Cook works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 46/0
16.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 45/0
16.3 A Nel to Cook, Played to the point region by Cook. No run. 45/0
16.2 A Nel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 45/0
16.1 A Nel to Cook, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. FOUR...Cook plays the pull-shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Dar signals four runs. 45/0
15.6 J Kallis to Strauss, Defended off the front foot by Strauss. No run. 41/0
15.5 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 41/0
15.4 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 41/0
15.3 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 41/0
15.2 J Kallis to Strauss, Strauss has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 41/0
15.1 J Kallis to Strauss, J Kallis bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Strauss. Dot ball. 41/0
Kallis to bowl replacing Ntini in the attack from the City End.
Drinks on the field. England are 41 for no loss.
14.6 A Nel to Cook, A Nel bowling from over the wicket. Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Drinks is on the field. 41/0
14.5 A Nel to Cook, Wide outside off stump
14.4 A Nel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 41/0
14.3 A Nel to Cook, Cook fails to put bat on ball. No run. 41/0
14.2 A Nel to Strauss, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Strauss. The batsmen have run through for a single. 41/0
14.1 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 40/0
13.6 M Ntini to Cook, Cook lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 40/0
13.5 M Ntini to Cook, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR...Cook plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Davis signals a boundary. 40/0
13.4 M Ntini to Cook, Pushed to the cover region by Cook. No run. 36/0
13.3 M Ntini to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 36/0
13.2 M Ntini to Cook, Cook shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 36/0
13.1 M Ntini to Cook, Edged by Cook. No run. 36/0
13.1 M Ntini to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
12.6 A Nel to Strauss, Left alone once more by Strauss. Nel starts with a maiden over. 31/0
12.5 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss leaves the ball alone to see it go to the keeper. 31/0
12.4 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 31/0
12.3 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/0
12.2 A Nel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside the off stump. 31/0
12.1 A Nel to Strauss, A Nel bowling from round the wicket. Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 31/0
First bowling change of the morning. Andre Nel replaces Morkel in the attack. Morne Morkel was unable to break the shackles with the new red cherry.
11.6 M Ntini to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 31/0
11.5 M Ntini to Cook, Cook plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 31/0
11.4 M Ntini to Cook, Cook has played it through mid-wicket but fails to find a single. 31/0
11.3 M Ntini to Cook, Cook defends the ball off the backfoot again. 31/0
11.2 M Ntini to Cook, Cook shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 31/0
11.1 M Ntini to Cook, Cook has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 31/0
10.6 M Morkel to Strauss, The ball is too wide on the off side for Strauss to make any contact. Left alone. 31/0
10.5 M Morkel to Strauss, Defended off the front foot by Strauss. No run. 31/0
10.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Full length delivery on middle. Delicate glance by Strauss through the fine leg region. Two runs conceded. 31/0
10.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 29/0
10.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 29/0
10.2 M Morkel to Strauss, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Strauss and flies through the slip region for a boundary. Luck has not been in South Africa's favour today. 29/0
10.1 M Morkel to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 24/0
9.6 M Ntini to Cook, Good Pushed to the cover region by Cook for a couple to end the over. 24/0
9.5 M Ntini to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 22/0
9.4 M Ntini to Cook, Cook is beaten by a sharp delivery outside his off stump. 22/0
9.3 M Ntini to Cook, Cook rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a couple. 22/0
9.2 M Ntini to Cook, Left alone by Cook. 20/0
9.1 M Ntini to Cook, Cook has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 20/0
8.6 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss is beaten by Morkel as he goes for a drive. End of another tight over by Morkel. 20/0
8.5 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss defends the ball well off the back foot. No run. 20/0
8.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Calmly left alone by Strauss. 20/0
8.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 20/0
8.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 20/0
8.1 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. 20/0
7.6 M Ntini to Cook, Cook rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 20/0
7.5 M Ntini to Cook, Left alone by Cook. No run. 20/0
7.4 M Ntini to Cook, Cook defends it off the back foot. No run. 20/0
7.3 M Ntini to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 20/0
7.2 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from over the wicket. Punched off the backfoot by Cook. No run. 20/0
7.1 M Ntini to Cook, M Ntini bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Cook. No run. 20/0
6.6 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 20/0
6.5 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from round the wicket. Strauss has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 20/0
6.4 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 20/0
6.3 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 20/0
6.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 20/0
6.1 M Morkel to Cook, Good length ball on middle. Cook drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 20/0
5.6 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 19/0
5.5 M Ntini to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 19/0
5.4 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss pulls the ball hard on the leg side for a boundary. 19/0
5.3 M Ntini to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 15/0
5.2 M Ntini to Strauss, Driven through the leg side by Strauss for no runs this time. 15/0
5.1 M Ntini to Cook, Cook plays a short delivery from Ntini on the leg side. Marvellous effort by Nel to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Three runs conceded. 15/0
4.6 M Morkel to Strauss, Strauss has attempted to play that one - but missed. Morkel ends the over on a good note. 12/0
4.5 M Morkel to Cook, Cook plays a glorious square drive. Spirited effort by Prince to save runs for his team. Only a single is conceded. 12/0
4.4 M Morkel to Cook, Cook is beaten by a quick delivery outside his off stump. 11/0
4.3 M Morkel to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 11/0
4.2 M Morkel to Cook, Cook is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive the ball. 11/0
4.1 M Morkel to A Cook, He stood up on his toes to play that one. No runs conceded. 11/0
3.6 M Ntini to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. No run. 11/0
3.5 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 11/0
3.4 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss this time chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 11/0
3.3 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss is beaten comprehensively by Nitini outside his off stump. 11/0
3.2 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 11/0
3.1 M Ntini to Strauss, Strauss shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 11/0
2.6 M Morkel to Cook, Cook tentatively chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 11/0
2.5 M Morkel to A Cook, The ball takes the edge of the bat and flies through the slip region for a boundary. First boundary of the innings comes in a rather streaky way. 11/0
2.4 M Morkel to Cook, Cook again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 7/0
2.3 M Morkel to Cook, Left alone by Cook. 7/0
2.2 M Morkel to Cook, Cook is beaten by a sharp bouncy delivery outside his off stump by Morkel. 7/0
2.1 M Morkel to Cook, A pacy delivery from Morkel. The ball takes the edge of the bat of Cook. Harris makes a valliant effort but the ball falls just short of him. A couple of runs conceded. 7/0
1.6 M Ntini to Strauss, Inside edge onto the pads of Strauss. No runs conceded. 5/0
1.5 M Ntini to Strauss, Left alone by Strauss. 5/0
1.4 M Ntini to Strauss, Pushed to the cover region by Strauss for a couple. Strauss gets off the mark too. 5/0
1.3 M Ntini to Cook, Punched off the backfoot by Cook for a single. First run of the bat for the English team. 3/0
1.2 M Ntini to Cook, Cook chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 2/0
1.1 M Ntini to Strauss, The ball goes down the leg side as Strauss tries to nudge it. Umpire signals a one leg bye as the ball brushed the pads. 2/0
Makhaya Ntini to partner Morkel from the other end.
0.6 M Morkel to Cook, Cook is beaten again by Morkel outside his off stump. Great start to the match by the tall fast bowler. 1/0
0.5 M Morkel to Cook, Cook is beaten by a seaming delivery outside his off stump. Good start by Morkel. 1/0
Morne Morkel has taken the new ball in Steyn's absence.
England openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook are out in the middle. The duo will be aiming to give their team a steady start in this third Test.
0.4 M Morkel to Cook, Cook leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 1/0
Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) are the two onfield officials while Ranjan Madugalle (SL) is in the TV umpire's seat.
0.3 M Morkel to Strauss, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Strauss still goes after it. No connection made by the bat. One run conceded. Umpire Dar signals byes. 1/0
English skipper Michael Vaughan has won the toss and elected to bat first.
The conditions at Edgbaston are partly cloudy and light rain is expected to hinder the game throughout all the five days. The pitch is favourable for swing bolwers and will crack as the match progresses.
0.2 M Morkel to Strauss, Left alone again by Strauss. 0/0
0.1 M Morkel to Strauss, M Morkel bowling from over the wicket. Strauss lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0