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England won by 9 wickets
Ntini continues
13.1 Ntini to Trescothick, no run, angled across, left alone
13.2 Ntini to Trescothick, no run, leg stump line, thuds into the pad,
low down as he misses the flick to the on side
13.3 Ntini to Trescothick, two runs, leg side, does get the bat to it as
he turns it wide of fine leg
13.4 Ntini to Trescothick, one run, on line, forward, strokes down the
off side of the pitch, wide mid off can not save the run
13.5 Ntini to Butcher, no run, full, pitching on line, forward, pushed
back at Ntini in his follow through
13.6 Ntini to Butcher, no run, leg stump line, again from wide of the
crease, thuds it into the pads
End of over 14 (3 runs) England 54/1 (56 more runs req)
M Ntini 7-0-31-0 (1nb) - Vauxhall End
ME Trescothick 29* (41b 4x4) MA Butcher 4* (6b 1x4)
14.1 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, full yorker, half forward, dug out
with ease to the off
14.2 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, left alone outside off
14.3 Kallis to Trescothick, two runs, well forward, strokes to the off
side, great timing, what looked like no runs to mid off, turns
into two past the fielder
14.4 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, very wide, shortish, cuts,
stretching to point
14.5 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, short, shapes to pull, then decides
to leave
Everytime Boucher now catches the ball without a fumble, the crowd
roars with approaval
It has not been the best series for Boucher behind the stumps
14.6 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, left alone, Boucher takes, crowd
cheers
End of over 15 (2 runs) England 56/1 (54 more runs req)
JH Kallis 2-0-6-1 - Pavilion End
MA Butcher 4* (6b 1x4) ME Trescothick 31* (47b 4x4)
15.1 Ntini to Butcher, three runs, leg side, clipped off the toes to
deep square leg, Smith chases and that poor arm of his has the
ball halfway down the pitch
15.2 Ntini to Trescothick, no run, left alone outside off
15.3 Ntini to Trescothick, FOUR, short, width, fetch that, cut firmly
past point
15.4 Ntini to Trescothick, FOUR, full, leg stump, on driven inside mid
on
15.5 Ntini to Trescothick, no run, just outside off, forward, dabs away
behind square on the off
15.6 Ntini to Trescothick, FOUR, short, leg side, hooks, top edge, but
no one at home at deep square leg
End of over 16 (15 runs) England 71/1 (39 more runs req)
M Ntini 8-0-46-0 (1nb) - Vauxhall End
MA Butcher 7* (7b 1x4) ME Trescothick 43* (52b 7x4)
16.1 Kallis to Butcher, no run, outside off, forward, strokes to
backward point
16.2 Kallis to Butcher, one run, leg side, flicks off the legs to long
leg
Kallis also decides to go round to Trescothick
16.3 Kallis to Trescothick, FOUR, not working for Kallis either, full,
drives past poijnt, not timed but enough on it to race past the
field
16.4 Kallis to Trescothick, one run, outside off, forward, playing at
ease now, dabs it past the ring to 3rd man
16.5 Kallis to Butcher, no run, bouncer, short, gets upo and follows the
batsman who gets down low on his haunches to avoid
16.6 Kallis to Butcher, no run, fuller ball, forward, stroked on the
bounce back to Kallis
End of over 17 (6 runs) England 77/1 (33 more runs req)
JH Kallis 3-0-12-1 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 48* (54b 8x4) MA Butcher 8* (11b 1x4)
Last throw of the dice as Adams is given the ball
17.1 Adams to Trescothick, one run, outside off, too short, lots of time
to wait and cut to the sweeper
17.2 Adams to Butcher, no run, well forward, throws the pad at it, no
shot, appeals, but too wide to give
17.3 Adams to Butcher, no run, well forward, all defensive
17.4 Adams to Butcher, no run, on the back foot, waits for the turn,
punches to mid on
17.5 Adams to Butcher, no run, flighted, drives, cover point gathers,
fires in at Boucher
17.6 Adams to Butcher, no run, well forward, smothers
End of over 18 (1 run) England 78/1 (32 more runs req)
PR Adams 1-0-1-0 - Vauxhall End
ME Trescothick 49* (55b 8x4) MA Butcher 8* (16b 1x4)
18.1 Kallis to Trescothick, one run, pushes forward, wide of mid off,
and another 50
18.2 Kallis to Butcher, FOUR, outside off, cuts over the inner ring, 3rd
man has no chance
18.3 Kallis to Butcher, no run, outside off, width, crashes an untimed
drive at cover point
18.4 Kallis to Butcher, no run, outside off, cuts, ball leaves him,
beaten but by a long way
18.5 Kallis to Butcher, no run, left alone
18.6 Kallis to Butcher, three runs, drives brilliantly, ball is hauled
in just on the rope
End of over 19 (8 runs) England 86/1 (24 more runs req)
JH Kallis 4-0-20-1 - Pavilion End
MA Butcher 15* (21b 2x4) ME Trescothick 50* (56b 8x4)
19.1 Adams to Butcher, one run
19.2 Adams to Trescothick, FOUR, drives the full toss to long on
19.3 Adams to Trescothick, FOUR, driven again, this time square of the
wicket
19.4 Adams to Trescothick, no run
19.5 Adams to Trescothick, one run, leg side, worked to deep square leg
19.6 Adams to Butcher, no run, drives into the covers, Gibbs slides to
cut it off
End of over 20 (10 runs) England 96/1 (14 more runs req)
PR Adams 2-0-11-0 - Vauxhall End
ME Trescothick 59* (60b 10x4) MA Butcher 16* (23b 2x4)
20.1 Kallis to Trescothick, one run, drives towards extra cover,
McKenzie does a bit of footwork to cut it off
20.2 Kallis to Butcher, no run, leg side, flicks, solid hit into the
pads
20.3 Kallis to Butcher, no run, left alone outside off, short and wide
20.4 Kallis to Butcher, no run, left alone outside off, short and wide
20.5 Kallis to Butcher, no run, left alone outside off, fuller but still
wide
20.6 Kallis to Butcher, no run, on the back foot, punches to the off
End of over 21 (1 run) England 97/1 (13 more runs req)
JH Kallis 5-0-21-1 - Pavilion End
ME Trescothick 60* (61b 10x4) MA Butcher 16* (28b 2x4)
21.1 Adams to Trescothick, no run, forward, defends to the short leg
21.2 Adams to Trescothick, FOUR, back, almost a flick pull, outside off,
slow turn almost picked his spot
21.3 Adams to Trescothick, one run, leg side, turned off the legs
towards long leg
21.4 Adams to Butcher, no run, forward, prods to the on side
21.5 Adams to Butcher, FOUR, down the pitch, clips towards long on, in
the air, Rudolph diving can not get the hands to it
21.6 Adams to Butcher, no run, outside off, chops to the off, mcKenzie
delays the result
End of over 22 (9 runs) England 106/1 (4 more runs req)
PR Adams 3-0-20-0 - Vauxhall End
ME Trescothick 65* (64b 11x4) MA Butcher 20* (31b 3x4)
22.1 Kallis to Trescothick, no run, outside off, back, chops to backward
point
22.2 Kallis to Trescothick, FOUR, outside off, flashes a drive, edges
over the slips and that is that, the end to a GREAT test match and
a series that ends level
Well played England, and Goodbye Alec Stewart
England win by 9 wickets
Hugs, handshakes and smiles between the opposing players to end a
series played in very good spirit
All that remains for us is MoM and MoS
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MoM = Marcus Trescothick
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MOS (ENG) Chosen by Eric Simons = Freddy Flintoff
MOS (RSA) Chosen by Duncan Fletcher = Graeme Smith