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December 30, 2009, Wednesday
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SOUTH Africa was 76 for six in its second innings, trailing England by 156 runs, when bad light ended the fourth day of the second test in Durban early yesterday.
Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared the honors for the visitors with Swann scalping 3 for 22 and Broad 3-18.
Swann rocked South Africa with two quick wickets before tea as the hosts reached the interval on 37 for two in its second innings.
England had declared its innings on 575 for nine.
The home side, No. 2 in the world rankings, was under pressure to survive with 134 overs still remaining in the match. It began its second innings just over an hour before tea and captain Graeme Smith and Ashwell Prince survived the first nine overs in relative comfort.
But Swann's second delivery deceived left-hander Prince (16) by going straight on with the arm, catching the inside edge of the bat and rebounding off the pad to short-leg, where Ian Bell took a fine low reflex catch. The offspinner then bowled Hashim Amla for six as the batsman drove loosely and the ball turned sharply through the gate.
Smith was not out at the interval with 15 runs but fell leg before to Swann after the break for 22.
Broad kept pace with Swann, scalping Jacques Kallis, A de Villiers and J-P Duminy to send the home side reeling.
England declared nine overs after lunch - Bell finishing as top-scorer with a pugnacious 141 before falling to Dale Steyn with the third new ball.
Morne Morkel, with three for 78, and JP Duminy, three for 89, were the pick of the South African bowlers.
Morning session
England resumed on 386 for five and South Africa claimed just one wicket in the morning session, Matt Prior falling for 60.
Bell, whose place in the team has been under great scrutiny, continued to bat with immense focus and energy, stroking 10 fours and a six in his ninth test century.
Bell and Prior extended their sixth-wicket partnership to 112 before Prior's stumps were rattled by an inside edge after he tried an ambitious cut at offspinner Duminy.
The day had started badly for the tourists with Paul Collingwood dislocating a finger during fielding practice. The allrounder went for an x-ray, which showed no fracture, and Collingwood was given the all-clear to continue playing in the test.
On Monday, a century by opener Alastair Cook and a knock of 91 by Collingwood had put England in control with a lead of 43 runs at the close of play.
England reached stumps on day three on 386 for five, in reply to South Africa's first-innings score of 343.
Cook was out after tea for 118.
Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared the honors for the visitors with Swann scalping 3 for 22 and Broad 3-18.
Swann rocked South Africa with two quick wickets before tea as the hosts reached the interval on 37 for two in its second innings.
England had declared its innings on 575 for nine.
The home side, No. 2 in the world rankings, was under pressure to survive with 134 overs still remaining in the match. It began its second innings just over an hour before tea and captain Graeme Smith and Ashwell Prince survived the first nine overs in relative comfort.
But Swann's second delivery deceived left-hander Prince (16) by going straight on with the arm, catching the inside edge of the bat and rebounding off the pad to short-leg, where Ian Bell took a fine low reflex catch. The offspinner then bowled Hashim Amla for six as the batsman drove loosely and the ball turned sharply through the gate.
Smith was not out at the interval with 15 runs but fell leg before to Swann after the break for 22.
Broad kept pace with Swann, scalping Jacques Kallis, A de Villiers and J-P Duminy to send the home side reeling.
England declared nine overs after lunch - Bell finishing as top-scorer with a pugnacious 141 before falling to Dale Steyn with the third new ball.
Morne Morkel, with three for 78, and JP Duminy, three for 89, were the pick of the South African bowlers.
Morning session
England resumed on 386 for five and South Africa claimed just one wicket in the morning session, Matt Prior falling for 60.
Bell, whose place in the team has been under great scrutiny, continued to bat with immense focus and energy, stroking 10 fours and a six in his ninth test century.
Bell and Prior extended their sixth-wicket partnership to 112 before Prior's stumps were rattled by an inside edge after he tried an ambitious cut at offspinner Duminy.
The day had started badly for the tourists with Paul Collingwood dislocating a finger during fielding practice. The allrounder went for an x-ray, which showed no fracture, and Collingwood was given the all-clear to continue playing in the test.
On Monday, a century by opener Alastair Cook and a knock of 91 by Collingwood had put England in control with a lead of 43 runs at the close of play.
England reached stumps on day three on 386 for five, in reply to South Africa's first-innings score of 343.
Cook was out after tea for 118.
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