SA have a good record at Newlands and if they have any sense will get shot of Ntini and bring in De Wet which would make their attack look alot more threatening. The batting must be a worry for them though - Duminy and Prince looking really bad, over-reliance on Smith and Kallis. England just need to keep a cool head and KP in particular just needs to calm down!

But that would mean picking a side without a black African, so it's not likely to happen. A shame, as we're playing opponents who can't select their best XI. (And they wonder why Pietersen, Trott & others choose to make their future elsewhere. It's the new apartheid.)


Prince is a grinder; Duminy is overrated after a flattering start to his Test career. They're both good enough for Test cricket but not in great form and not quite as good as some of the English media have made them out to be.

On the 12th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me..

12 Rands to the pound
11 victorious players
10 Saffer wickets
9 victims for Swann
8 all the biltong
7 Bokkies out caught
6 down last night
5 men past 50
4 more runs
3 proud lions
2 centurions
And a win at Ki-ingsmead!

Start delayed due to rain, and Collingwood passed fit.

What a great toss to win by the looks of it.

Should have been 1/2 but Swann has dropped a sitter off Smith.

The balls moving all over the place. 1/1.

Slightly unlucky to have taken just two wickets after the short morning session.

You have to expect Smith to get a big score though now, after being let off. He's playing some shots despite the cloud cover.

Afternoon looks set to be sunny.

Thats a huge wicket getting Smith out as the conditions look to be improving rapidly. More and more of the mountains are coming into view as the cloud lifts and the sun comes out so it's important we keep chipping away.

Anderson has bowled very well.

Another big moment went begging there with De Villiers being given not out off Swann when he looked to have got a thin edge to the keeper only for the replay to show he had been stumped regardless of an edge but England didn't appeal to the square leg umpire

Swann has bowled some pretty poor balls mixed in with the odd cracker.

Wooooooooo Swann you ripper

What a ball to get Duminy out after De Villiers gave his 2 chances he'd been given by the umpires and England away.

Fantastic stuff and now for a hatrick chance.....................ah well 2 will have to do.

130/5

England possibly letting this slip??....Not sure what is a good total on this wicket yet......At 130-5, we should have been looking to close them out for lower than 220.

Interesting few days to come....