Proteas well set for series leveller
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s fast bowlers struck three times in England’s second innings as the home team pushed for a series-levelling victory on the third day of the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium yesterday.
Scoreboard
England, first innings, 180
South Africa, first innings (overnight 215-2)
G Smith c Strauss b Sidebottom 105
A Prince c Swann b Broad 19
H Amla c Prior b Broad 75
J Kallis c Anderson b Sidebottom 7
A de Villiers c Collingwood b Broad 58
J Duminy c Collingwood b Swann 7
M Boucher c Trott b Swann 95
R McLaren not out 33
D Steyn not out 1
Extras (b8, lb9, nb1, w5) 23
Total (7 wkts dec, 119 overs, 531 mins) 423
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Prince), 2-201 (Smith), 3-217 (Amla), 4-217 (Kallis), 5-235 (Duminy), 6-355 (De Villiers), 7-419 (Boucher)
Did not bat: M Morkel, W Parnell
Bowling: Anderson 30-4-111-0 (nb1), Sidebottom 31-6-98-2, Broad 29-4-83-3 (w1), Swann 23-0-93-2, Collingwood 6-1-21-0
England, second innings
A Strauss lbw b Parnell 22
A Cook c Smith b Morkel 1
J Trott c De Villiers b Steyn 8
K Pietersen not out 9
P Collingwood not out 0
Extras (lb4, nb3, w1) 8
Total (3 wkts, 132 overs) 48
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Cook), 2-21 (Trott), 3-48 (Strauss)
Bowling: Steyn 52-0-18-1, Morkel 6-2-21-1 (nb3, w1), Parnell 2-0-5-1
Match position: England trail by 195 runs with seven wickets remaining in the second innings
Toss: England
Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS), Tony Hill (NZL)
TV umpire: Daryl Harper (AUS)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)