{"id":12687,"date":"2012-07-24T01:19:44","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T23:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/cricet-england-thrashed-by-innings-as-steyn-takes-five\/"},"modified":"2012-07-24T01:19:44","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T23:19:44","slug":"cricet-england-thrashed-by-innings-as-steyn-takes-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricet-england-thrashed-by-innings-as-steyn-takes-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricet-England thrashed by innings as Steyn takes five"},"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 23<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Dale Steyn claimed five for 56<br \/>\nto help bowl South Africa to a comprehensive innings and 12-run<br \/>\nvictory over England before tea on the fifth day of the first<br \/>\ncricket test at The Oval on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series,<br \/>\nfuelling their hopes of winning the series and leapfrogging<br \/>\nEngland as the number one team in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steyn wrapped up England&#8217;s second innings with a fiery burst<br \/>\nwith the second new ball of three for eight in his four-over<br \/>\nspell as England were bowled out for 240, replying to the<br \/>\nProteas&#8217; only innings of 637 for two declared.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In bright, sunny conditions, Ian Bell tried to salvage a<br \/>\ndraw with his painstaking innings of 55 in 220 balls, his<br \/>\nslowest test 50, but, like his team mates, he could not stay in.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was a crushing win for South Africa, especially after<br \/>\nEngland closed day one on 267 for three but then failed to<br \/>\ncapitalise.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hashim Amla plundered a national record 311 not out in more<br \/>\nthan 13 hours at the crease in his team&#8217;s huge total. Jacques<br \/>\nKallis also made 182 not out and skipper Graeme Smith 131 in his<br \/>\nhundredth test.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa were a little nervy having managed just the<br \/>\nwicket of Ravi Bopara (22) in the morning session as Bell and<br \/>\nthen Matt Prior (40) dug in. Prior&#8217;s dismissal, however, started<br \/>\noff a flurry of wickets.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fast bowler Steyn, ranked number one in the world, had<br \/>\nstarted the demolition job in the first hour of the day by<br \/>\nremoving Bopara, who deflected a bottom edge on to his stumps<br \/>\nwhile trying to cut a short and wide delivery.<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 23 (Reuters) &#8211; Dale Steyn claimed five for 56 to help bowl South Africa to a comprehensive innings and 12-run victory over England before tea on the fifth day of the first cricket test at The Oval on Monday. 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