First Test, Centurion:
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By Tom Fordyce
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0844: SA 15-1
Ooof - Prince wears one on the chin-strap - four byes, between diving slip and Poucher Prior - before new-man Hashim Amla leans into a fuller one to pick up two behind point. That's too full from Jimmy, and Prince will step into that and drive with flinty-eyed aggression down the ground for four more. Thrust, parry.
Ooof - Prince wears one on the chin-strap - four byes, between diving slip and Poucher Prior - before new-man Hashim Amla leans into a fuller one to pick up two behind point. That's too full from Jimmy, and Prince will step into that and drive with flinty-eyed aggression down the ground for four more. Thrust, parry.
From Eric Wandner, TMS inbox: "It is spelt 'debut'. Not very good for a BBC supported site."
0838: SA 1-1
Broad is heading off in the direction of Mozambique, skipping like happy lamb, pursued by his grinning team-mates - big, big wicket for England, and a streaky one at that. Ball wasn't doing much - just a semi-lifter down leg, and Smith should have stuck it down to fine leg for his first runs of the day, but he nibbled and was nabbed.
Broad is heading off in the direction of Mozambique, skipping like happy lamb, pursued by his grinning team-mates - big, big wicket for England, and a streaky one at that. Ball wasn't doing much - just a semi-lifter down leg, and Smith should have stuck it down to fine leg for his first runs of the day, but he nibbled and was nabbed.
0836: WICKET Smith c Prior b Broad 0, SA 1-1
Stuart Broad to Ashwell Prince, the vast stand behind Matt Prior only smattered with punters so far. Scampered single from the fresh Prince, and then Broad - down the leg side, clear nick, Prior tumbles - he's got him!
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Stuart Broad to Ashwell Prince, the vast stand behind Matt Prior only smattered with punters so far. Scampered single from the fresh Prince, and then Broad - down the leg side, clear nick, Prior tumbles - he's got him!
0832: SA 0-0
Here we go - Jimmy Anderson to open out to Skipper Smith, three slips in and a gully, point, midwicket, mid-off - two steady loopers across the bows, two coming in a fraction, but nothing of menace there. Early doors, but there was no zip off the track there at all. Hmmm.
Here we go - Jimmy Anderson to open out to Skipper Smith, three slips in and a gully, point, midwicket, mid-off - two steady loopers across the bows, two coming in a fraction, but nothing of menace there. Early doors, but there was no zip off the track there at all. Hmmm.
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan (wearing shorts) on TMS
0808: Last year, De Wet was playing for Chorley in the Northern Leagues. Big day for the lad. Interestingly, Graeme Smith says he would have batted had he won the toss - seems to think the early greenness won't last, and that the pitch could crumble on the fourth and fifth days. Who's made the right call? Big first two hours about to be served up.
0800: ENGLAND WIN THE TOSS and put South Africa in. Big news that - this pitch looks as if it might be lively early on - and bigger still is the news that Steyn is definitely out - late injury woe. In comes 29-year-old Friedel de Wet for his Test dayboo. It's all happening...
0750: No official team news, but rumours that Bell is in at six, with a bowling attack of Anderson, Broad, Onions and Swann. And even bigger rumours that Dale Steyn might be a dramatic late drop-out...
0741: Centurion, a bright summer's morning, the strip gleaming with greenish menace in the mid-morning sun. That's more like it.
0740: "Boom boom boom," sang the Outhere Brothers. "Let me hear you say wa..." Hold on - that's not working...
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