Monday, December 28, 2009

Live - South Africa v England

Second Test, Durban (day four):

Match scorecard

LIVE TEXT COMMENTARY (all times GMT)

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By Tom Fordyce

ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS

0739: Eng 393-5
Morne Morkel, a vest under his short-sleeved shirt, strides in. Pick of the bowlers again yesterday, but that's too full - driven with classical high elbow by Prior back down the ground for three. Paul Harris chasing that one, his clipped 'tache in danger of looking a little Fuhrer. Anyone seen that episode of Pulling when the Bic flies down the toilet?

0739: Eng 390-5
Morne Morkel, a vest under his short-sleeved shirt, strides in. Pick of the bowlers again yesterday, but that's too full - driven with classical high elbow by Prior back down the ground for three. Paul Harris chasing that one, his clipped 'tache in danger of looking a little Fuhrer. Anyone seen that episode of Pulling when the Bic flies down the toilet?

0734: Eng 390-5
Cloudy and overcast at Kingsmead, with the wind coming from the south-west - and in these parts, they call that a bowler's wind. Interesting. Dale Steyn, full of sneering snout, canters in to Ian Bell - loose down leg, flicked fine for the first four of the day. England lead by 47.

0725: If England can stick on a rapid 100 in this elongated morning session, take a lead of 150/200 into the afternoon session, get Swanny full of tweak - exactly. On the other hand we might just meander to a tedious flat-track draw. Hmm.

0720: And so we come to the Day Of Reckoning. A day for heroes. A day for deeds of derring-do, and possibly some derring-don'ts.

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