England bowlers strike against South Africa

CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) Englands bowlers struck hard against South Africas top order batting on the fourth day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Saturday. South Africa were 80 for four at lunch, an overall lead of 142. Each of Englands fast bowlers claimed a wicket as South Africa lost three wickets for 37 runs at the start of the day after resuming on nine for one. Hashim Amla (34 not out) and AB de Villiers (17 not out) staged a recovery with an unbeaten stand of 34 before the break. James Anderson struck in the third over of the day when nightwatchman Paul Harris was bowled off his thigh pad for 11. South African captain Graeme Smith never looked comfortable against accurate bowling by Anderson and Graham Onions on a pitch of unpredictable bounce and he fell to Onions five overs later when he pushed forward defensively and was bowled off an inside edge for 12. First innings century maker Jacques Kallis made only four before he pulled Stuart Broad to Alastair Cook on the square leg boundary. Amla and De Villiers took South Africa through to lunch with England unsuccessfully calling for a review when umpire Aleem Dar turned down a leg before wicket appeal by off-spinner Graeme Swann against Amla on 23. Two balls later De Villiers hit Swann for a six over midwicket with the most aggressive shot of the morning SCOREBORAD South Africa, first innings: 418 England, first innings: 356 South Africa, second innings: (overnight 9-1) A. Prince b Anderson 0 G. Smith b Onions 12 P. Harris b Anderson 11 H. Amla not out 34 J. Kallis c Cook b Broad 4 A. de Villiers not out 17 Extras: (lb2) 2 Total: (4 wkts, 32 overs) 80 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-20, 3-34, 4-46 To bat: J. Duminy, M. Boucher, M. Morkel, F. de Wet, M. Ntini BOWLING: Anderson 9-1-28-2 Onions 8-3-15-1 Broad 8-4-14-1 Swann 7-1-21-0 Match position: South Africa lead by 142 runs with six wickets remaining in the second innings Toss: England Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), Steve Davis (AUS). TV umpire: Amish Saheba (IND). Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI).

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