Graeme Smith survived an early reprieve to post his 18th century as captain, stretching South Africa’s lead at the Bullring before a thunder storm and bad light saw day two end in farce.
Graeme Smith’s unbeaten 162 and Hashim Amla’s 95 upped the South African ante at Newlands, taking full toll of a wearying four-man England attack to extend the Proteas lead to 330 runs.
When the first Test against South Africa begins on Wednesday at Centurion, you can imagine the resident dressing room DJ going through a psych-up playlist – Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger for Jimmy Bullard fan James Anderson, Rocket Man Andrew Flintoff apparently blared out Elton John throughout the 2005 Ashes, Get’cha Head in the Game [...]
Loots Bosman smashed nine sixes to Graeme Smith’s six in a world record partnership in Twenty20 Internationals and set up an 84-run victory for South Africa at Centurion.
Graeme Smith scored 141 in vain as England booked their place in the ICC Champions Trophy Semi Finals with a 22-run win over South Africa.