{"id":12618,"date":"2012-07-21T01:08:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T23:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/cricket-south-africa-fight-back-against-england\/"},"modified":"2012-07-21T01:08:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T23:08:17","slug":"cricket-south-africa-fight-back-against-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-south-africa-fight-back-against-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-South Africa fight back against England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Richard Sydenham<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON, July 20<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa fought back against<br \/>\nEngland on the second day of the first test on Friday, first<br \/>\nwith the ball and then the bat, to close on 86 for one after<br \/>\nbowling England out for 385.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Captain Graeme Smith, playing his 100th test match, was 37<br \/>\nnot out and Hashim Amla was on 47 after being dropped on 40 by<br \/>\nfirst slip Andrew Strauss off Ravi Bopara. Alviro Petersen went<br \/>\nfor a duck, lbw to James Anderson with just one on the<br \/>\nscoreboard.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The second-wicket partnership between Smith and Amla capped<br \/>\na much-needed improvement by the tourists after a lethargic<br \/>\ndisplay on day one, when England were mostly in control.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Morne Morkel finished off the England innings with four for<br \/>\n72, while Dale Steyn and Jacques Kallis claimed two wickets<br \/>\napiece. Alastair Cook added just one run to his overnight score<br \/>\nto depart for 115 and Matt Prior added a vital 60 from 90 balls.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was an impressive comeback by the Proteas after England<br \/>\nresumed on 267 for three. The bowling was more accurate and<br \/>\naggressive, although bowling conditions were better with the sun<br \/>\nbeing replaced by cloud cover.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior&#8217;s innings was a vital contribution as England, at one<br \/>\npoint, looked as if they were going to collapse at 313 for seven<br \/>\nas the Proteas squeezed them with some tight, penetrative<br \/>\nbowling.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior struggled early on but after lunch was more fluent,<br \/>\nhitting three fours in six balls in one sequence. Prior reached<br \/>\nhis fifty by straight driving Vernon Philander for four.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was eventually Morkel&#8217;s third victim and was also one of<br \/>\nAB de Villiers&#8217; five catches, which would please the team having<br \/>\nlost the services of veteran wicketkeeper Mark Boucher to a<br \/>\nfreak eye injury on the first day of the tour.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Sydenham LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa fought back against England on the second day of the first test on Friday, first with the ball and then the bat, to close on 86 for one after bowling England out for 385. 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