England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, The Oval
South Africa outplayed by England once more
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15.2 JA Morkel to Prior, OUT, Albie gets the breakthrough. A fast and high bouncer, Prior is late on the pull and edges it towards short cover. Gibbs comes rushing in to take the catch and dives post the event. •AFP
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Flintoff drives powerfully down the ground during his fifty as England fought back to post a challenging 296•Getty Images
15.4 Harmison to Amla, OUT, Amla walks. This time to the pavilion. It was a back-of-length delivery in the off stump zone and Amla stayed adjacent to the line and tried to force it on the up through the off side but got a thin inside edge and Prior took a tumbling catch. •Getty Images
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Bell acknowledges applause for his fifty as England got off to a flyer•Getty Images
Prior gives himself room to go over the leg side•Getty Images
24.2 Botha to Bell, OUT, Trapped in front by a quicker one. It was pushed through quicker, landed around middle and moved towards middle and leg, Bell goes back, sees the pace, is alarmed, tries to bring his bat down in a hurry but goes across the line, misses and is caught right in front. Simon Taufel reckons, rightly, it would have hit the leg stump •Getty Images
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A wide-angle portrait of Flintoff acknowledging applause for his 78•Getty Images
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Prior drives through the off side•Getty Images
27.2 Kallis to Pietersen, OUT, KP is gone. It landed outside off stump on a length and came in, KP thrust his front foot and tried to whip it across the line, missed and was struck on the back leg just about on the line on the off stump. SA have come back well after the roaring start made by Bell and Prior •Getty Images
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6.3 Anderson to Gibbs, OUT, The trap is set and he falls for it. Shah was placed at short cover point and guess what happened? Anderson got it to kick it up from short of length, Gibbs went back and punched it in the air and straight to Shah who swallows it. •Getty Images
Samit Patel whoops with delight after swooping to catch Albie Morkel off his own bowling: the first of his five wickets•Getty Images