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* South Africa lead by 139 in final test
* England claim three late wickets
* Bairstow misses out on maiden ton
By Richard Sydenham
LONDON, Aug 18 – Jonny Bairstow fell five runs short of a
maiden test century on Saturday before South Africa took their
lead in the match to 139 at the end of day three of the third
and final test against England at Lord’s.
South Africa closed on 145 for three after England claimed
the wickets of Proteas captain Graeme Smith (23) and fellow
opener Alviro Petersen (24) after tea, and the key scalp of
Jacques Kallis (31) late on.
“It was fantastic (to get Kallis at the end),” Bairstow told
reporters. “We were toiling hard all afternoon so to come away
with that important wicket was fantastic.
“It’s pretty level now. There’s two days to go and a lot of
cricket left. If we can get a few early wickets we will be
looking to chase down whatever they set us.”
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