England v South Africa - South Africa tour of England - 1st Test - Day 2 – Live Score and Update
England 385 v South Africa 86/1 (37.0 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 trail by 299 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
The first Test between hosts England and South Africa is turning out to be an exciting competition between the two sides with both teams not ready to go down without a fight.
At stumps on the second day of play, tourists South Africa trail by 299 runs, with nine wickets remaining in their first innings, after scoring 86 runs in reply to a mammoth total of 385 runs amassed by the Poms, at Kennington Oval, London.
Earlier, the day began with England resuming their first innings from a total of 267 runs, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 on ten.
Cook was the key man to have put http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 on a duck.
Cook, who spearheaded England’s batting onslaught on the first day was, however, not so lucky on Friday, as after adding just a run to his overnight tally, he was dismissed by South Africa’s attack bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409, leaving his team on a total of 271 runs.
While Bell looked rusty, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 lost his opportunity to make a mark as he failed to score a run before walking all the way back to the pavilion.
With 284 runs on the board, Bell became the third wicket of the day, getting dismissed after scoring 13 runs.
The morning session was a nightmare for the home side and they were finding it extremely difficult to hold their own, with the possibility of a complete meltdown before lunch.
Nonetheless, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 was England’s hero on the second day as he played an innings of 60 runs under pressure to help his team reach a total of 385 runs.
From South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528 was their best bowler, as he took four wickets in the first innings.
South Africa had a shocking start to their innings, as they lost their first wicket with only a run on the board, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, without scoring a run.
Meanwhile, South Africa ended the day with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 on 47 runs.
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