ENGLAND ON TOP OF SA IN THIRD TEST

[Kasper]

England put on a big score but what's doing with Vaughn? He can't seem to recapture the form he had in Aus.

ENGLAND 1st innings (overnight: 3-296)
M TRESCOTHICK c Boucher b Hall 24
M VAUGHAN c Gibbs b Pollock 1
M BUTCHER c Boucher b Ntini 106
N HUSSAIN lbw b Pollock 116
E SMITH c Boucher b Kallis 64
A STEWART c Smith b Adams 72
A FLINTOFF c Pollock b Hall 0
A GILES b Hall 22
J KIRTLEY c Smith b Ntini 1
S HARMISON c Pollock b Adams 14
J ANDERSON not out 0
Sundries (9b, 8lb, 4w, 4nb) 25
10 wkts for 445
Fall: 7, 29, 218, 322, 334, 347, 388, 408, 440
Bowling: Pollock 36-18-65-2 (4nb, 1w); Ntini 33-3-137-2; Hall 24-6-88-3 (1w); Kallis 27-7-92-1 (1w); Adams 26.3-7-46-2 (1w)


South Africa 1st innings
G SMITH hit wicket b Flintoff 35
H GIBBS b Harmison 19
J RUDOLPH not out 11
J KALLIS not out 11
Sundries (4b, 2lb, 1w, 1nb) 8
Two wkts for 84
Fall: 56, 66
Bowling: Anderson 2-24-0 (1w); Kirtley 10-3-21-1 (1nb); Flintoff 11-5-20-1; Harmison 6-1-13-1
Toss: England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
TV umpire: Neil Mallender (ENG)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)

 

[ozzie]

be one of the worst pitches i have ever seen - by the third day the ball was running along the ground.

SA 5 wickets in hand and over 130 runs to get - buckleys chance if you ask me..

 

[chileman]

They won....4th test should be an interesting match now with Pollock on his way home to SA for the birth of his child!

 

[ozzie]

yaes - Pollack certianly has ability with the ball still - reminds me a lot of Lillee at his best - slower but does plenty with the ball.

A great cricketer...

Who do you think will win the 4th test??

 

[weasel]

I think England will win. Pollock missing in the bowling attack should be worth at least an extra 100 to 200 runs to England's first innings score. It's a big call but even when Pollock isn't taking wickets he is almost impossible to score against. He's also a great lower order batsman, often good for fifty or more runs each test. If England can't take advantage of his absence to post a big total against the South African attack well then surely this series is a lost cause. Also England's bowling attack has now had ample time to gain its rhythm and with Kirtley and Anderson both looking impressive I see no reason why they can't get an edge over the South Africans.

 

[ozzie]

i tend to agree with you - Vaughan is due for runs and hopefully he will get a bucket load..I like his style