Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	lbw b Morkel	0	4	2	0	0	0.00

Alastair Cook	b Steyn	115	295	392	11	1	38.98

Jonathan Trott	c †de Villiers b Morkel	71	162	243	9	0	43.82

Kevin Pietersen	c †de Villiers b Kallis	42	72	97	4	0	58.33

Ian Bell	b Kallis	13	56	96	2	0	23.21

Ravi Bopara	c †de Villiers b Steyn	0	6	8	0	0	0.00

Matt Prior †	c †de Villiers b Morkel	60	90	146	9	0	66.66

Tim Bresnan	b Imran Tahir	8	32	48	1	0	25.00

Stuart Broad	b Philander	16	28	39	2	0	57.14

Graeme Swann	not out	15	20	29	3	0	75.00
James Anderson	c †de Villiers b Morkel	2	4	4	0	0	50.00

Extras	(b 2, lb 24, nb 14, w 3)	43
Total	125.5 Ov (RR: 3.05, 558 Mins)	385
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Jonathan Trott, 57.2 ov), 3-251 (Kevin Pietersen, 79.4 ov), 4-271 (Alastair Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-272 (Ravi Bopara, 94.4 ov), 6-284 (Ian Bell, 100.4 ov), 7-313 (Tim Bresnan, 110.3 ov), 8-358 (Stuart Broad, 119.5 ov), 9-383 (Matt Prior, 125.1 ov), 10-385 (James Anderson, 125.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Morne Morkel	24.5	2	72	4	2.89	110	6	0	2	5
0.4 to AJ Strauss, huge appeal for lbw! GIven not out by Steve Davis. And we have a review in the first over. Front foot is fine. Blimey this looks very close. Hit on the knee roll, playing across his front pad. It's three reds! He'll be gone. Hitting middle and leg.. 0/1 57.2 to IJL Trott, here's a wicket! Full and Trott nicks off it was a lazy drive, coming forward without real purpose just outside the off stump and driving loosely, it's a thin nick through to the keeper where the chance was very simple for de Villiers. Second wicket for Morkel. 170/2 125.1 to MJ Prior, in the corridor, Prior attacks and nicks off! It was perhaps not quite full enough to drive, a good line from Morkel, drawing the batsman out, and there was just a tickle through to the keeper. 383/9 125.5 to JM Anderson, leg side strangle and Morkel has ended the resistance! The bumper was a touch wayward but it was more than capable of discombobulating Anderson, who got an atom or two of glove on the ball as he tried to steer it away from his body. 385/10
Vernon Philander	27	4	79	1	2.92	125	8	0	0	7
119.5 to SCJ Broad, Philander strikes, bringing one back to coerce Broad's off-bail out of its groove! Lovely delivery, Broad stayed back and left a gap, probably thinking the length would save him, but the ball ducked in, beat his waft and just clipped the wicket. 358/8
Dale Steyn	30	7	99	2	3.30	136	15	1	0	0
92.4 to AN Cook, gone! Big breakthrough for South Africa, Cook drags into the stumps. Steyn makes his first mark of the series. Was a full delivery outside, Cook shapes to play the drive but doesn't quite get to the pitch and a thick inside edge crashes into the timber. Steyn is pumped.. 271/4 94.4 to RS Bopara, gone! This one is certainly out. Bopara bags a duck on his comeback. A bouncer that is very poorly played by Bopara as he is caught between hooking and leaving and just ends up dangling his bat in the air which feathers an edge to AB de Villiers. 272/5
Jacques Kallis	19	7	38	2	2.00	97	6	0	1	0
79.4 to KP Pietersen, short again, goes for it again ... and gone! Kallis has winkled out Pietersen - and with the new ball available in the next over! He banged it in, at the body, and KP couldn't resist the hook, attempting to put it in the stand but succeeding only in gloving the ball through to de Villiers. Kallis did well to get a little extra spring from the pitch but Pietersen will be irked to go in that fashion. 251/3 100.4 to IR Bell, gone! He's left it and been bowled. Wonderful set-up by Kallis. After the outswing he brings one back into Bell who shoulders arms and the ball brushes the off bail with just enough force to dislodge it. South Africa initially appeal for lbw before realising it was bowled.. 284/6
Imran Tahir	19	0	61	1	3.21	77	6	0	0	2
110.3 to TT Bresnan, dragged it on! Went back to cut and got a huge inside edge into the ground that rebounded onto the leg stump. Not a great delivery but it's found a mistake from Bresnan and just when England were regaining a foothold in the day, South Africa strike again. Not sure what went wrong, he was undone by a lack of pace perhaps? There too soon and through with the stroke too early, producing the big inside edge. 313/7
Jean-Paul Duminy	6	1	10	0	1.66	27	0	0	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith (c)	b Bresnan	131	273	367	20	0	47.98

Alviro Petersen	lbw b Anderson	0	8	11	0	0	0.00

Hashim Amla	not out	311	529	790	35	0	58.79
Jacques Kallis	not out	182	326	434	23	1	55.82
Extras	(b 5, lb 4, nb 2, w 2)	13
Total	189 Ov (RR: 3.37, 803 Mins)	637/2d
Did not bat: AB de Villiers †, Jacques Rudolph, Jean-Paul Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alviro Petersen, 2.4 ov), 2-260 (Graeme Smith, 87.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	41	7	116	1	2.82	189	16	0	0	1
2.4 to AN Petersen, got him! And this is a beauty, Petersen forward to play around off stump but is done by one that has absolutely wanged in and struck the back pad, looked plumb. There's no review and the decision was pretty quickly made. It was such steep inswing that beat Petersen on the inside edge and Anderson really pumped up, celebrates with a roar. 1/1
Stuart Broad	34	6	118	0	3.47	148	17	0	1	0
Graeme Swann	52	10	151	0	2.90	225	15	1	0	0
Tim Bresnan	37	2	140	1	3.78	158	20	0	0	1
87.1 to GC Smith, bowled him! No one saw that coming! It was a length ball from Bresnan, tight to off stump and Smith played the ball into his front leg - via a combination of an inside edge and him closing the bat face - the ball bobbling back and on to the stumps to dislodge the bails. That ends another cracking knock from South Africa's captain. 260/2
Ravi Bopara	18	1	78	0	4.33	63	9	0	1	0
Kevin Pietersen	3	0	13	0	4.33	9	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Trott	4	0	12	0	3.00	13	0	0	0	0

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	c Philander b Imran Tahir	27	80	126	2	0	33.75

Alastair Cook	c †de Villiers b Philander	0	6	6	0	0	0.00

Jonathan Trott	c †de Villiers b Steyn	10	27	41	1	0	37.03

Kevin Pietersen	b Morkel	16	17	36	3	0	94.11

Ian Bell	c Kallis b Steyn	55	220	285	6	0	25.00

Ravi Bopara	b Steyn	22	55	75	3	0	40.00

Matt Prior †	c Kallis b Imran Tahir	40	86	141	5	0	46.51

Tim Bresnan	not out	20	61	91	2	0	32.78
Stuart Broad	c †de Villiers b Steyn	0	5	11	0	0	0.00

Graeme Swann	c Petersen b Steyn	7	9	11	1	0	77.77

James Anderson	lbw b Imran Tahir	4	24	39	1	0	16.66

Extras	(b 11, lb 15, nb 12, w 1)	39
Total	97 Ov (RR: 2.47, 429 Mins)	240
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Alastair Cook, 1.2 ov), 2-32 (Jonathan Trott, 10.2 ov), 3-57 (Kevin Pietersen, 17.3 ov), 4-67 (Andrew Strauss, 26.5 ov), 5-117 (Ravi Bopara, 44.4 ov), 6-203 (Matt Prior, 76.6 ov), 7-210 (Ian Bell, 82.2 ov), 8-210 (Stuart Broad, 84.1 ov), 9-218 (Graeme Swann, 86.5 ov), 10-240 (James Anderson, 96.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Morne Morkel	16	0	41	1	2.56	76	5	0	1	1
17.3 to KP Pietersen, gone! What a blow. Pietersen cleaned up by Morkel, reward for some top-quality fast bowling. Pietersen caught a little on the back foot and basically missed a straight ball, but the short stuff kept him hanging back in the crease. 57/3
Vernon Philander	19	6	29	1	1.52	100	3	0	0	1
1.2 to AN Cook, gone! Early strike for South Africa. Lovely delivery from Philander which nips away late from Cook and takes the outside edge. He didn't do much wrong, played the line and was beaten by a quality delivery. 2/1
Dale Steyn	21	6	56	5	2.66	103	8	0	0	0
10.2 to IJL Trott, gone! Steyn strikes. Trott falls in similar fashion to the first innings as he feels outside off stump against one that moves away a little. 32/2 44.4 to RS Bopara, gone! Five to go for South Africa. Bopara drags on a short wide ball outside off stump, he went to play it through the off side but it takes a bottom edge into middle stump. 117/5 82.2 to IR Bell, caught at slip! And Steyn has taken two balls to strike with the new ball, taken by Kallis at second slip. Bell probably should have left it but decided to try and guide it away but the extra pace of the new ball means the guided stroke went straight to Kallis who claimed a very easy chance. Poor stroke from Bell but after all that great work, England cannot be disappointed with his effort today, another marvellous rearguard action. 210/7 84.1 to SCJ Broad, short and down leg side, loud appeal but not out given, it's reviewed straight away, and the initial replay suggests glove, there is a noise, Hot Spot is inconclusive, is there enough evidence to overturn Asad Rauf? Apparently so and Broad is gone. He did look guilty, South Africa were convinced, the noises matched up and the glove was away from the body so the noise was surely glove, even if Hot Spot couldn't prove it. 210/8 86.5 to GP Swann, caught in the covers and Steyn has five! What a performance with this new ball. Nothing special about this really, a length ball that Swann, not getting forward well enough, has chipped to cover, very simply chance for the fielder. 218/9
Imran Tahir	32	7	63	3	1.96	162	4	0	0	6
26.5 to AJ Strauss, got him! And the England captain goes. Huge wicket for the tourists, Strauss trying to sweep and getting a big top edge to square leg. It was always going to be dangerous with the bounce Tahir was getting but Strauss thought he had to try and get after Tahir and perished trying to be positive. 67/4 76.6 to MJ Prior, sweeps, nicks it and caught at first slip! For a moment it looked as if Prior would hang around - Asad Rauf seemed to be smiling, waiting - then the batsman shook his head and walked. Prior just couldn't curb those attacking instincts, went at one that spun and bounced, with Jacques Kallis clinging on above his head. 203/6 96.6 to JM Anderson, oh here we go, that's out lbw! Turn and it keeps so low, goes under the bat of Anderson and pins him right smack in front, it's reviewed and in fact only umpires call on hitting him in line but going on to hit middle stump. 240/10
Jacques Kallis	7	1	22	0	3.14	32	4	0	0	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	2	1	3	0	1.50	10	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 19 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 267/3 (Alastair Cook 114*, Ian Bell 10*, 90 ov)

Fri, 20 Jul - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 86/1 (Graeme Smith 37*, Hashim Amla 47*, 37 ov)

Sat, 21 Jul - day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 403/2 (Hashim Amla 183*, Jacques Kallis 82*, 135 ov)

Sun, 22 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 102/4 (Ian Bell 14*, Ravi Bopara 15*, 38 ov)

Mon, 23 Jul - day 5 - England 2nd innings 240 (97 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

England 1st innings
Rain: England - 0/0
Over 0.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AJ Strauss (Upheld)
Drinks: England - 36/1 in 11.0 overs (AN Cook 18, IJL Trott 14)
England: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (AN Cook 25, IJL Trott 20, Ex 5)
Lunch: England - 70/1 in 23.0 overs (AN Cook 33, IJL Trott 27)
England: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 17
AN Cook: 50 off 98 balls, 138 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 183 balls (AN Cook 50, IJL Trott 36, Ex 17)
Drinks: England - 118/1 in 38.0 overs (AN Cook 58, IJL Trott 42)
IJL Trott: 50 off 127 balls, 191 mins (6 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (313 balls), Extras 21
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 309 balls (AN Cook 68, IJL Trott 63, Ex 21)
Tea: England - 158/1 in 53.0 overs (AN Cook 69, IJL Trott 68)
Drinks: England - 185/2 in 63.0 overs (AN Cook 85, KP Pietersen 6)
England: 200 runs in 65.5 overs (403 balls), Extras 28
AN Cook: 100 off 222 balls, 307 mins (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (AN Cook 23, KP Pietersen 21, Ex 6)
Drinks: England - 246/2 in 76.0 overs (AN Cook 106, KP Pietersen 39)
England: 250 runs in 79.2 overs (486 balls), Extras 30
New Ball Taken: England 252/3 after 81.1 overs (AN Cook 109, IR Bell 0)
End Of Day: England - 267/3 in 90.0 overs (AN Cook 114, IR Bell 10)

Day 2

England: 300 runs in 108.3 overs (665 balls), Extras 36
Over 111.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
Over 114.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
Lunch: England - 326/7 in 115.0 overs (MJ Prior 32, SCJ Broad 8)
Rain: England - 326/7 in 115.0 overs (MJ Prior 32, SCJ Broad 8)
England: 350 runs in 118.6 overs (728 balls), Extras 39
MJ Prior: 50 off 75 balls, 119 mins (9 x 4)
Drinks: England - 383/9 in 125.1 overs (GP Swann 15)
Innings Break: England - 385/10 in 125.5 overs (GP Swann 15)
South Africa 1st innings
Tea: South Africa - 25/1 in 11.0 overs (GC Smith 14, HM Amla 10)
Rain: South Africa - 27/1 in 12.0 overs (GC Smith 16, HM Amla 10)
Wet Ground: South Africa - 27/1 in 12.0 overs (GC Smith 16, HM Amla 10)
South Africa: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (GC Smith 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 1)
End Of Day: South Africa - 86/1 in 37.0 overs (GC Smith 37, HM Amla 47)

Day 3

HM Amla: 50 off 110 balls, 151 mins (6 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 246 balls (GC Smith 45, HM Amla 54, Ex 2)
GC Smith: 50 off 160 balls, 209 mins (6 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 126/1 in 53.0 overs (GC Smith 56, HM Amla 66)
South Africa: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (336 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 323 balls (GC Smith 78, HM Amla 68, Ex 4)
GC Smith: 100 off 201 balls, 269 mins (16 x 4)
Lunch: South Africa - 187/1 in 65.0 overs (GC Smith 103, HM Amla 80)
South Africa: 200 runs in 68.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 400 balls (GC Smith 103, HM Amla 93, Ex 4)
HM Amla: 100 off 199 balls, 293 mins (13 x 4)
Over 73.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
Drinks: South Africa - 223/1 in 80.0 overs (GC Smith 111, HM Amla 107)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 223/1 after 80.1 overs (GC Smith 111, HM Amla 107)
South Africa: 250 runs in 84.4 overs (509 balls), Extras 5
2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 493 balls (GC Smith 126, HM Amla 120, Ex 5)
Tea: South Africa - 277/2 in 92.0 overs (HM Amla 131, JH Kallis 10)
South Africa: 300 runs in 97.4 overs (587 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (HM Amla 21, JH Kallis 27, Ex 2)
HM Amla: 150 off 294 balls, 425 mins (19 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 330/2 in 108.0 overs (HM Amla 152, JH Kallis 40)
South Africa: 350 runs in 114.4 overs (689 balls), Extras 7
JH Kallis: 50 off 94 balls, 117 mins (7 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls (HM Amla 44, JH Kallis 54, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 362/2 in 123.0 overs (HM Amla 170, JH Kallis 54)
South Africa: 400 runs in 132.2 overs (795 balls), Extras 7
End Of Day: South Africa - 403/2 in 135.0 overs (HM Amla 183, JH Kallis 82)

Day 4

3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 308 balls (HM Amla 67, JH Kallis 82, Ex 2)
HM Amla: 200 off 392 balls, 588 mins (23 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 439/2 in 150.0 overs (HM Amla 207, JH Kallis 94)
South Africa: 450 runs in 152.2 overs (915 balls), Extras 7
JH Kallis: 100 off 227 balls, 275 mins (13 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 400 balls (HM Amla 96, JH Kallis 103, Ex 2)
South Africa: 500 runs in 161.6 overs (973 balls), Extras 7
HM Amla: 250 off 445 balls, 667 mins (29 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 250 runs in 455 balls (HM Amla 126, JH Kallis 123, Ex 2)
Lunch: South Africa - 514/2 in 164.0 overs (HM Amla 251, JH Kallis 125)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 514/2 after 164.1 overs (HM Amla 251, JH Kallis 125)
South Africa: 550 runs in 173.4 overs (1043 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 300 runs in 527 balls (HM Amla 153, JH Kallis 147, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 574/2 in 177.0 overs (HM Amla 287, JH Kallis 148)
JH Kallis: 150 off 299 balls, 389 mins (20 x 4)
South Africa: 600 runs in 183.2 overs (1102 balls), Extras 8
HM Amla: 300 off 515 balls, 769 mins (35 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 350 runs in 586 balls (HM Amla 179, JH Kallis 168, Ex 3)
Tea: South Africa - 637/2 in 189.0 overs (HM Amla 311, JH Kallis 182)
England 2nd innings
Drinks: England - 36/2 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, KP Pietersen 1)
England: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: England - 65/3 in 26.0 overs (AJ Strauss 27, IR Bell 5)
England: 100 runs in 37.5 overs (232 balls), Extras 20
End Of Day: England - 102/4 in 38.0 overs (IR Bell 14, RS Bopara 15)

Day 5

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (IR Bell 10, RS Bopara 22, Ex 18)
Drinks: England - 135/5 in 51.0 overs (IR Bell 21, MJ Prior 11)
England: 150 runs in 57.2 overs (351 balls), Extras 32
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (IR Bell 14, MJ Prior 27, Ex 10)
Lunch: England - 177/5 in 66.0 overs (IR Bell 36, MJ Prior 29)
England: 200 runs in 73.6 overs (452 balls), Extras 38
IR Bell: 50 off 189 balls, 250 mins (5 x 4)
Drinks: England - 208/6 in 81.0 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
New Ball Taken: England 208/6 after 81.1 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
Over 84.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Upheld)
Over 96.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - JM Anderson (Struck down)

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	2012
Player Of The Match	Hashim Amla
Series result	South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 2049
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	19,20,21,22,23 July 2012 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Asad Rauf Steve Davis
TV Umpire	Kumar Dharmasena
Reserve Umpire	Michael Gough
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
AJ Strauss	caught	27	80
AN Cook	caught	0	6
IJL Trott	caught	10	27
KP Pietersen	bowled	16	17
IR Bell	caught	55	220
RS Bopara	bowled	22	55
MJ Prior	caught	40	86
TT Bresnan	not out	20	61
SCJ Broad	caught	0	5
GP Swann	caught	7	9
JM Anderson	lbw	4	24
Extras	(b 11, lb 15, nb 12, w 1)
Total	240(10 wkts; 97 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	16	0	41	1	2.56 (1 nb)
VD Philander	19	6	29	1	1.52 (1 nb)
DW Steyn	21	6	56	5	2.66
Imran Tahir	32	7	63	3	1.96 (6 nb)
JH Kallis	7	1	22	0	3.14
JP Duminy	2	1	3	0	1.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Andrew Strauss	Alastair Cook
2nd	30	Andrew Strauss	Jonathan Trott
3rd	25	Andrew Strauss	Kevin Pietersen
4th	10	Andrew Strauss	Ian Bell
5th	50	Ian Bell	Ravi Bopara
6th	86	Ian Bell	Matt Prior
7th	7	Ian Bell	Tim Bresnan
8th	0	Tim Bresnan	Stuart Broad
9th	8	Graeme Swann	Tim Bresnan
10th	22	James Anderson	Tim Bresnan

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