South Africa may be without the injured Dale Steyn for the third Test against England, but coach Mickey Arthur is awaiting the return of a fired-up Andre Nel at Edgbaston
South Africa Tour of England 2008England v South Africa 3rd Test at Birmingham, EdgbastonLast Update : 02-Aug-2008 23:30:00 IST Edgbaston: South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has no doubts Andre Nel call fill the gap left by the injured Dale Steyn when he third Test against England start at here on Wednesday July 30. Fast bowler Steyn is out of the match after breaking his thumb on the first day of the warm up match against Bangladesh A which ended in a draw at New Road. Steyn took seven wickets in the Pro-teas' 10 wickets second Test win at Leeds which put them 1-0 up in the four match test series with two to play after the drawn opener at Lord's.
Injury scare for Kallis: Jacques kallis gave SA on injury scare before helping the Proteas to pulverise Bangladesh A in their tour match in Worcester on Saturday. After Dale Steyn, South Africa had another worrying moment when kallis sustained a finger injure whle taking a catch on the second day of warm up match. he left the field for an X-Ray at a nearby hospital but then allayed any fears regarding his fitness by finishing the day on 55 not out in a second innings total of 145 for one.
| Match Summary (Progress Day 4) |
| England 1st Innings |
231/10 (77 Overs) |
| AN Cook 76 (125) |
JH Kallis 3/31 |
| IR Bell 50 (98) |
A Nel 3/47 |
| South Africa 1st Innings |
314/10 (90.2 Overs) |
| ND McKenzie 72 (127) |
A Flintoff 4/89 |
| JH Kallis 64 (114) |
JM Anderson 3/72 |
| England 2nd Innings |
363/10 (98.2 Overs) |
| PD Collingwood 135 (195) |
M Morkel 4/97 |
| KP Pietersen 94 (136) |
M Ntini 2/58 |
| South Africa 2nd Innings |
283/5 (80 Overs) |
| GC Smith 154* (246) |
A Flintoff 2/72 |
| MV Boucher 45 (85) |
MS Panesar 2/91 |
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Status:South Africa won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: GC Smith (South Africa) |
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