seals it in emphatic style! Harris gives it plenty of air around the off stump, Flintoff stays at the crease and lofts it swiftly through the line, the ball crashes onto the boundary board straight down the ground, he couldn't have done it better
England vs South Africa, 4th Test at London, Aug 07 2008 - Match Result
RESULT
4th Test, The Oval, August 07 - 11, 2008, South Africa tour of England
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Scorecard summary
South Africa • 194/10(64.5 overs)
1st INNINGS46 (103)
3/42 (15)
39 (53)
2/4 (2.5)
England • 316/10(95.2 overs)
1st INNINGS100 (137)
5/94 (24)
61 (124)
3/51 (15)
South Africa • 318/10(99.2 overs)
2nd INNINGS97 (170)
3/44 (16.2)
76 (99)
2/37 (17)
England • 198/4(52.5 overs)
2nd INNINGS67 (106)
2/56 (19.5)
58 (107)
2/55 (14)
And that's a consolation win for England. Kevin Pietersen gets off to a winning start as captain, he stands at the entrance and greets the South Africans. Will this be the start of a new era for England?
The star performers for England were Pietersen and Harmison, backed by neat supporting acts from Cook, Strauss, Collingwood, Broad and Anderson.
The final result reads 2-1 to South Africa, but England go in to the Twenty20 and five one-dayers with better spirits. Besides Pietersen, Harmison and Strauss will be pleased with their efforts. Same too for Ntini and de Villiers.
Stay with us for the presentation ceremony.
We're ready. Michael Atherton is the master of ceremonies.
The umpires receive their medallions. The Man of the Match is Kevin Pietersen. Mickey Arthur adjudicated on the England Man of the Series and it's Pietersen again. South Africa's Man of the Series is the captain Graeme Smith.
Pietersen speaks: "After all the commotion of last week the boys have pulled through really well. SA have played some fantastic cricket and I think 2-1 proved right. They drummed it into us for seven-eight days after we had the upper hand at Lord's. We need to regroup for the one-dayers and the India Tests. Harmison was fantastic in his comeback and I would rather have seen him get the Man-of-the-Match award."
Smith gets the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy from Giles Clarke.
Smith speaks: "We didn't get enough runs in the first innings and credit to England for that. We waited a long time for this series win. The Australia tour is a whole new challenge for us. I'm really proud if the guys, everyone has contributed. The Edgbaston innings was the highlight of my life."
That's it from us. Do join us for the one-off Twenty20 International on August 20 at Chester-le-Street. Thanks for your mails. I enjoyed bringing this game to you and we hope you enjoyed our company as well. On behalf of Andrew McGlshan and the scorer Raghav, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!
52.5
6
Harris to Flintoff, SIX runs
52.4
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
flighted outside off, he edges it down to short third man
52.3
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
tossed up around middle and leg, he gets forward and defends
Just five needed
52.2
4
Harris to Flintoff, FOUR runs
flighted outside off, he goes back and across, plays with an angled bat and carves it wide of short third man
52.1
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
lunges forward and defends this back to the bowler
end of over 522 runs
ENG: 188/4CRR: 3.61
Paul Collingwood25 (50b 3x4)
Andrew Flintoff1 (9b)
Andre Nel 5-0-21-0
Paul Harris 19-5-46-2
51.6
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
comes inti him sharply gets a thick inside edge onto the pads
51.5
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
short outside off, he cuts to point
51.4
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
drifts on the body, he tries to nudge it to fine leg but the ball lobs off the pads to Boucher
51.3
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
pitches on middle and off, he defends to the off side
51.2
2
Nel to PD Collingwood, 2 runs
slides down the leg side and he nudges it down to fine leg, Ntini finds inspiration from God knows where and effects a brilliant save
51.1
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
pitches outside off and cramps him for room, he quietly defends back to the bowler
end of over 511 run
ENG: 186/4CRR: 3.64
Andrew Flintoff1 (9b)
Paul Collingwood23 (44b 3x4)
Paul Harris 19-5-46-2
Andre Nel 4-0-19-0
50.6
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
nope Flintoff chooses to defend again, over to Collingwood now
50.5
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
tossed up around the off stump, he gets forward and keeps it away again
50.4
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
flighted on off and middle, he safely defends it
The crowd expect a massive hit
50.3
•
Harris to Flintoff, no run
flighted outside off, he gets forward and pushes to mid-off
50.2
1
Harris to PD Collingwood, 1 run
gets down the track and chips it uppishly past the bowler and down to long-on
50.1
•
Harris to PD Collingwood, no run
tossed up around middle and leg, he gets well forward and defends
end of over 503 runs
ENG: 185/4CRR: 3.70
Andrew Flintoff1 (5b)
Paul Collingwood22 (42b 3x4)
Andre Nel 4-0-19-0
Paul Harris 18-5-45-2
49.6
•
Nel to Flintoff, no run
pitches outside off and curves back in, he defends back to the bowler
49.5
1
Nel to PD Collingwood, 1 run
drives a full delivery through the line to mid-off, Harris makes a mess of it and they steal a single, Harris shakes his head in disgust
49.4
•
Nel to PD Collingwood, no run
hits a good length around the off stump, he pushes it to the off side
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ENG
100 runs (137)
15 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
44 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
90%
97 runs (170)
12 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
27 runs
1 four0 six
Control
82%
Match details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2008 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | South Africa won the 4-match series 2-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 1885 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00 |
| Match days | 7,8,9,10,11 August 2008 - day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | |
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| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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