TEST ·Match 2
Finished
England
WNWWN
203 & 327
(107 ov)
522 & 9/0
(1.1 ov)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
1
·3·41·
8 runs
2
1
1 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
GGC SmithG. Smith
3 3 0 0 100
NND McKenzieN. McKenzie
6 4 1 0 150
Bowling
OMRWEcon
DDJ PattinsonD. Pattinson
0.1 0 1 0 6
SStuart BroadS. Broad
1 0 8 0 8
MATCH STATS ENG SA
PP 30/1 (2.5) 28/0 (3.9)
Middle 54/2 (2.6) 32/1 (3.2)
Death 425/17 (3.3) 450/9 (2.8)
4s 69 59
6s 1 3
Dots 75% 75%
Extras 8 1
Best P'ship 64(17) 211(5)
Date and time 18/07/2008 · 10:00
Competition Test Matches · Match 2
Toss South Africa won the toss, elected to bowling
Playing XI
A
AJ Strauss —
A
AN Cook —
M
MP Vaughan —
K
Kevin Pietersen —
I
Ian Bell —
T
Tim Ambrose —
A
Andrew Flintoff —
S
Stuart Broad —
J
James Anderson —
M
MS Panesar —
D
DJ Pattinson —
Playing XI
N
ND McKenzie —
G
GC Smith —
H
Hashim Amla —
J
Jacques Kallis —
A
AG Prince —
A
AB de Villiers —
M
MV Boucher —
M
Morne Morkel —
P
PL Harris —
D
Dale Steyn —
M
M Ntini —

Form — last 10 matches

4W2L67%
L    N    N    L 122runs W 144runs W 85runs N    W 0wkts W 241runs N   
England 593/8
South Africa 247/10
10-07-2008 · TEST
England 364/10
New Zealand 123/10
05-06-2008 · TEST
England 202/10
New Zealand 381/9
23-05-2008 · TEST
England 319/10
New Zealand 277/10
15-05-2008 · TEST
New Zealand 168/10
England 253/10
22-03-2008 · TEST
New Zealand 198/10
England 342/10
13-03-2008 · TEST
New Zealand 470/10
England 348/10
05-03-2008 · TEST
Sri Lanka 499/8
England 81/10
18-12-2007 · TEST
England 351/10
Sri Lanka 548/9
09-12-2007 · TEST
Sri Lanka 188/10
England 281/10
01-12-2007 · TEST

Head-to-head — last 6

2–2
N    83runs 35runs 1wkts 278runs N   
England 593/8
South Africa 247/10
10-07-2008 · TEST
South Africa 441/10
England 163/10
02-01-2005 · TEST
South Africa 484/10
England 604/9
04-09-2003 · TEST
South Africa 342/10
England 307/10
21-08-2003 · TEST
England 445/10
South Africa 362/10
14-08-2003 · TEST
South Africa 594/5
England 408/10
24-07-2003 · TEST

Form — last 10 matches

6W2L75%
W 0wkts L 213runs W 0wkts W 6wkts W 0wkts W 324runs N    W 3wkts L 0wkts N   
England 593/8
South Africa 247/10
10-07-2008 · TEST
India 325/10
South Africa 265/10
11-04-2008 · TEST
India 76/10
South Africa 494/7
03-04-2008 · TEST
India 627/10
South Africa 540/10
26-03-2008 · TEST
Bangladesh 259/9
South Africa 583/7
29-02-2008 · TEST
Bangladesh 192/10
South Africa 170/10
22-02-2008 · TEST
South Africa 556/4
West Indies 139/10
10-01-2008 · TEST
South Africa 321/10
West Indies 243/10
02-01-2008 · TEST
West Indies 408/10
South Africa 195/10
26-12-2007 · TEST
New Zealand 188/9
South Africa 383/10
16-11-2007 · TEST

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