Proteas follow-on on day three
Date released: 12 July 2008
A fantastic day in the field for England as, lead by four wickets from Monty Panesar, they bowl out South Africa for 247 and enforce the follow-on.
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SA: 393-3 & 247
England: 593-8 dec
MATCH DRAWN
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Batsmen: Graeme Smith (8) & Neil McKenzie (1)
Bowlers: Nursery End: Monty Panesar
Pavilion End: Kevin Pietersen
Odd numbered overs from the Nursery End, even numbers the Pavilion End
First over of day three was the 4th of SA's 1st innings
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South Africa are still 333 runs behind and following on.
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6:57pm 4th over: A 'tardy' three minute over that from Panesar, mostly due to his appeals. Three more overs left today, including this one.
Smith getting the 'boos' from the Lord's crowd as he takes his time, sizing up the field. He definitely doesn't want to get out to Pietersen.
Pietersen beats the bat though - and everything else. Four leg byes.
Slow hand-claps now for Smith - the crowd are loving this battle. Pietersen's celebrating! He's jumping more than Panesar! He thinks he's got Smith caught at short leg - but umpire Bowden says no, it was just off his pads.
The players are walking off, the rains got worse.
South Africa 13-0 - rain stops play
6:54pm 3rd over: These two spinners are whipping through the overs - barely a minute or two for each six deliveries.
Monty wants Smith LBW - it's a big shout. But Daryl Harper says no. It pitched well outside the line on the replays. A good and correct decision.
Still fairly consistent drizzle - still playing.
6:53pm 2nd over: It's Pietersen bowling to the openers now - this could be interesting. Pietersen and Smith have never really seen eye-to-eye. Not since Pietersen called Smith "a muppet" in his autobiography.
It's 'KP' against McKenzie now and he's getting some good turn.
6:52pm: The rain's still coming, getting a little heavier if anything - but we're playing on.
6:50pm 1st over: We're sticking with spin, is Panesar versus Smith.
Oh no, a few brollies up in the stands - this could be agony for England - as Panesar gets one to spin back past Smith.
6:48pm: The England team can't get out there quickly enough, they're on the field before the last chime of the five minute bell.
And here come the South Africa openers too. Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie.
6:46pm: The umpires are out to nervous applause from the crowd.
They're taking a light meter reading...
... and they beckon the players out the a hearty roar from the crowd. With blue skies drift in from the west, we could squeeze a few more overs out yet.
6:40pm: Unsurprisingly, England are enforcing the follow-on. Everyone seems a bit hesitant, will they get a chance to bowl at the openers for a few overs tonight?
Good stats for Pietersen's bowling, his figures: 0.3 overs; 0 maidens; 0 runs for 1 wicket.
6:35pm 94th over: Michael Vaughan wants this tenth wicket tonight - he's bringing on Kevin Pietersen for his part-time off-spin, taking no chances with seamers in fading light.
How Pietersen would love to take this last wicket against the nation of his birth.
He's done it!
Steyn skies one way, way into the air. Sidebottom settles underneath it and takes the catch.
South Africa 247 all out - Steyn c. Sidebottom b. Pietersen - 19
And no, that caught and bowled caption is not the wrong way around!
6:29pm 93rd over: SA are still 348 runs behind, it's been a great day for England.
The umpires are conferring - it'd be frustrating for England to go off for bad light now.
Monty Panesar will bowl the 93rd over, from the Nursery End.
Prince gets a deserved ovation at Lord's 6:21pm 92nd over: Prince is gone, on 101. Sidebottom has him swinging at a wider one and he edges behind.
South Africa 245-9 - Prince c. Ambrose b. Sidebottom - 101
The Lord's crowd are on their feet for Prince. Well played.
6:16pm 91st over: Anderson back on at the Pavilion End. Just the one from it, to Prince - who's doing well to keep the majority of the strike.
6:10pm 90th over: A good single from Steyn, brushed off his pads. Prince on strike on 99*.
A beauty from Sidebottom, swinging away from Prince who puffs out his cheeks as Ambrose gloves it. Next ball - there's the run he needed:
100 for Prince
Warm applause from all sides of Lord's for the South Africa batsman - and very well deserved too, he's batted very well, in tough circumstances.
6:05pm 89th over: Broad's tenth straight over but he's still got the fire to trouble Prince. That hit him somewhere painful and he's bouncing away to catch his breath.
Nearly half an hour in the 'nervous 90s' for Prince now. The field close in at the end of the over and Prince takes advantage again - great cut shot for four. He's on 99.
6:01pm 88th over: Can Sidebottom undo the doughty Steyn? Not this time, Steyn plays a smooth stroke for four.
Sidebottom has a big shout for LBW next ball - but it pitched outside the line and umpire Bowden is unmoved.
5:57pm 87th over: Broad hits Steyn again, who cannot get out of the way. That one will sting a bit tomorrow.
Steyn's fired up and has a massive heave at the next one and completely misses. A single puts Prince on strike, on 95.
Now it's Prince taking a blow to the body, trying to heave at Broad.
5:51pm 86th over: Ryan Sidebottom on at the Nursery End. Panesar has 4/73 to his name. Great bowling, though you fancy his chances of a five-for have gone - certainly for now.
Still a pretty defensive field for Prince. Two slips but four men near the rope. Make that one slip and five near the rope.
The fielders close in near the end of the over, trying to prevent the single, to keep Steyn on strike for the next over - so Prince picks the gap for four.
Sidebottom beats the bat with the last ball, so Steyn is on strike, facing Broad.
5:49pm 85th over: New ball taken and given to Stuart Broad. That'll be the end of Panesar's spell then.
Three slips, a gully and a point but Steyn survives.
5:46pm 84th over: Five men back on or near the boundary for Prince. Defensive cricket for the one remaining, recognised batsman.
5:43pm 83rd over: Prince shuffles away on to 90. Can Steyn help him to his century?
Wicket work: Panesar and Anderson 5:38pm 82nd over: Prince is taking singles where he can, he's got to have some level of trust in Steyn's ability to block and hold on.
5:35pm 81st over: Monty Panesar still has the old ball in his hands - you fancy he'll need a bit more magic. You can already see Sidebottom and Anderson bristling to get at these tail enders. Panesar's after a five-for though, he'll take some shifting from the attack.
Panesar already has his name on the Honours Boards here at Lord's once. He took 6/129 agains West Indies last year.
5:29pm 80th over: The new ball is available after this over from Broad. With Panesar bowling like this, will Vaughan take it?
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Steyn fences at that one, ducks and shuts his eyes. It hits him on the gloves, narrowly saving the blow to the head. Luckily for him, it drops safe too.
Another one that hits something other than Steyn's bat. Off his forearm pad this time. They don't run, Prince on strike for the next over.
5:26pm 79th over: Five men around the bat when Steyn's on strike.
5:22pm 78th over: You have to feel sorry for Prince - he's still batting very well but is very rapidly running out of partners. Vaughan is barely trying to get Prince out, most men standing well back. Understandable really with tail enders as the other batsman.
Prince picks the gaps still though, cutting Broad for four.
Man of the moment, Panesar gets the congratulations as Morkel walks off 5:14pm 77th over: Another one for Panesar and more great fielding from Anderson, running around to his left to take another diving catch.
South Africa 203-8 - Harris c. Anderson b. Panesar - 6
5:07pm 76th over: A single from Prince:
200 up for South Africa
Roaring approval from the crowd as Bell, at short leg, plunges forward to take a catch. Did it get any bat though? Or was it just Harris's pads? Did it carry?
It's going to the TV umpire... 'Not out' the verdict. It looks like it touched the ground, just before it hit Bell's fingers.
5:04pm 75th over: Which will come first? Prince's century, or him running out of batting partners?
Fellow spinner Harris is showing appreciation for Panesar's bowling. I'm sure he'd rather not be watching it at quite such close quarters.
5:00pm 74th over: Panesar is trotting from one side of the ground to the other, fielding at third man but alternating for the left and right handed batsmen. Every time he moves, a new stand of fans gives him a great reception.
The replay screens are showing the ball with which he removed Morkel. 'Through the gate' is the cricket parlance for the gap left between bat and pad. That one from Panesar made itself right at home. It was 'through the gate' and in the front door before Morkel even noticed.
4:54pm 73rd over: Got him this time. Morkel is a third victim for Panesar, another great turning ball, flicking off the bails.
South Africa 191-7 - Morkel b. Panesar - 6
4:49pm 72nd over: Morkel's off the dreaded nought. A streaky edge, beats the leaping Tim Ambrose - four.
Morkel gets a toe-end to the next one and Ambrose tumbles away to make the catch... but it bounces an inch in front of his gloves.
4:45pm 71st over: Prince drops Panesar at his feet - a swift juggle and throw from Cook, close in at short leg, has the batsman grounding his back quickly.
Good shot from Prince, dropping to one knee to sweep Panesar fine, for four.
Pow - that one's a six. Prince swinging Panesar way over mid wicket.
4:42pm 70th over: Nippy quick stuff from Broad who, you get the feeling, is enjoying giving Morkel a taste of his own medicine.
4:37pm 69th over: That follow-on target of 394 is looking a long way distant now for the Proteas.
Monty's up, the crowd are roaring and he thinks he has Morkel LBW. The batsman quickly moves away from the crease, not letting umpire Bowden's gaze linger. The famous crooked finger stays in his pocket.
4:31pm 68th over: Stuart Broad returns to the attack from the Pavilion End. And he's clean bowled Boucher first ball of the over!
South Africa 166-6 - Boucher b. Broad - 4
That one was quick, full and bang on target. A great bit of bowling from Broad. Morne Morkel the next batsman in.
A nice bit of sportsmanship there, Ian Bell helping adjust Morkel's pads. Those straps are tricky to get a grip of with thick cricket gloves on.
4:28pm 67th over: Panesar's still finding the odd one that really spins back - he got one to spin clean through Boucher there and he was none the wiser.
4:24pm 66th over: Our photo gallery of today's action is building nicely, supplemented by some great celebrity spotting. Check out our match action gallery.
More shuffling singles to the total in that over.
4:22pm 65th over: Boucher's off the mark.
4:17pm 64th over: Anderson is, quite rightly, buzzing after that great bit of fielding. He's really ripping it down, well into the mid-80s in mph.
4:12pm 63rd over: I should confirm we're being flipant. We're in no way questioning Broad's motives, or commitment to the Spirit of Cricket. We're just giving you a flavour of things away from the 22 yards in the middle of the field.
A big, spirited hug for Monty Panesar now, though it's James Anderson that deserves it. A brilliant, diving catch removes De Villiers, caught out driving the spinner.
South Africa 161-5 - De Villiers c. Anderson b. Panesar - 42
4:11pm: Broad's at it with Daryl Harper now, all smiles and laughs - canny stuff this, from the youngster.
4:07pm 62nd over: Two slips, a gully and a short mid off for this Anderson over.
Stuart Broad is sharing a joke with umpire Billy Bowden at square leg. Perhaps keeping him sweet for his next LBW appeal?
4:04pm 61st over: We're sticking with Monty Panesar from the Nursery End too. Last time Vaughan showed faith in him, Panesar rewarded it with a wicket.
No breakthrough this time - just a few singles.
4:01pm 60th over: Anderson's celebrating as De Villiers edges it - but it doesn't quite carry to Tim Ambrose. That was a close one.
A good first over back from Anderson - that will certainly keep the batsmen on their toes.
4:00pm: Players are back on the field. James Anderson will get us going again, continuing from the Pavilion End.
3:59pm: There's not a great deal more batting to come from the Proteas. Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher will be the next man in, if a wicket falls. He has four Test hundreds to his name, so is no slouch.
However, after him come the bowlers - none of whom are any great shakes with the bat.
3:55pm: Five minute bell again - players due back shortly. It's interestingly poised at the moment. As we mentioned, England were at a similar point at their first innings tea interval. That said, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell went on to score big hundreds (very big in Bell's case).
South Africa need one or both of these two batsmen to stick around for a similiar innings.
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3:38pm 59th over: Prince picks another gap but Pietersen chases it down. That's tea.
South Africa 156-4 at tea.
3:33pm 58th over: Another good over from Anderson who, it would seem, is bowling too quickly for the South Africa batsmen to take any risks.
3:30pm 57th over: Monty Panesar returns at the Nursery End.
At last, Prince picks up a single
50 for Prince
150 up for South Africa
3:25pm 56th over: A more balanced field for Anderson's bowling. Four men on the leg side, De Villiers on strike.
Sharp stuff from Anderson, one ball clocked at 87mph as he cranks up the pace. Another maiden.
3:21pm 55th over: Collingwood and Vaughan have a long chat - the result? Eight men on the off side now, for the left-handed Prince, stuck on 49*.
Collingwood bowls well to his requested field - Prince stays on 49.
3:18pm 54th over: A well placed, well run three for Prince inches him closer to his half century.
A bit of football-style keepy-uppy from Anderson, as he juggles and then volleys the ball to Stuart Broad. With his football skills and Alastair Cook looking sharp in the touch rugby this morning, we've a multi-sport-skilled England side here!
3:13pm 53rd over: As Collingwood bowls this 53rd over, it's worth remembering that this was the tea point in England's innings. They were 163-3 at tea, after 53 overs. A not disimilar score to where South Africa are now. A few runs short, an additional wicket gone but they're far from out of this match. Far, far from out of it.
Prince and De Villiers have done the job Pietersen and Bell did for England, steadying a rocking boat. Both batsmen certainly have the talent to go on and get big hundreds. Can England stop them?
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3:09pm 52nd over: A bit shorter from Anderson and De Villiers is hit by it, the ball dropping into the gap at the top of his pads. He has to pick it out and toss it to a nearby fielder.
Good quick bowling from Anderson - not quite the 90mph stuff of Dale Steyn but darting away from the batsman temptingly.
3:06pm 51st over: Good line and length stuff from Collingwood. Not especially threatening, yet, but tough to score from. Restrictive.
3:01pm 50th over: A double change - James Anderson rejoins the bowling from the Pavilion End.
2:56pm 49th over: This captaincy lark is easy. Here comes the change, Paul Collingwood on at the Nursery End.
A wicket for 'Colly' would be well timed indeed. The 'papers this morning are full of talk of the shadow of Andrew Flintoff looming large over his place in the Test team.
One from the over - a decent start for Collingwood.
2:52pm 48th over: A handful of singles again. England need to change something to unsettle these two, who are starting to look comfortable.
2:49pm 47th over: Another good shot from Prince - stepping into a short one from Panesar and lifting it back over him for four.
50 partnership: Prince & De Villiers
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2:44pm 46th over: Width offered from Sidebottom and De Villiers was waiting for it - he smears it away for four.
2:43pm: Perhaps the thing that will please Michael Vaughan most about today is that the wickets have been shared around. Every one of his first four, front line bowlers, have taken a wicket each.
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2:38pm 45th over: De Villiers is picking his balls to hit well though - waiting for one from Panesar that sat up a little and hitting it to the boundary. That's drinks.
2:34pm 44th over: A bit of a lull in the game now, after all that Panesar-pandemonium. The South Africans will be happy with that, for now, though. These two batsmen taking their time to settle in.
South Africa 126-4 at drinks
2:30pm 43rd over: Frugal stuff from 'Monty' - the batsmen are wary of him now after he beat McKenzie, all ends up with that wonder-ball.
2:27pm 42nd over: Good placement from Prince and his super quick running means it's an easy two, rather than a rushed one.
2:23pm 41st over: De Villiers is almost running down the wicket to that one from Panesar - he just about gets some bat on it but a good stop means he has to lunge back into his ground.
2:19pm 40th over: Sidebottom's hint is taken. He's coming on at the Pavilion End.
Prince is working it around well, easing Sidebottom into the onside (he's left handed) making another fruitless chase to the rope for Broad. Four.
2:16pm 39th over: Ryan Sidebottom is skipping about, swinging his arms over at mid off. Perhaps as a hint to Michael Vaughan - who's sticking with Panesar from the Nursery End.
Panesar has De Villiers guessing at a couple - but the South Africa batter bides his time and times the last ball away for four.
2:11pm 38th over: Good shot from Prince, taking Broad up around head height, timing it away for four in the off side.
2:09pm 37th over: Another nice clip into the on side from De Villiers, four more.
Four men around the bat for Panesar's over: a slip, a short leg, a silly point and the 'keeper of course.
2:08pm: That 100 up for SA took almost the same time as England's first 100 (which came in their 37th over) - however, England's cost them no wickets, the Proteas are already four down.
2:04pm 36th over: Just two slips and a gully-ish/4th slip for this Broad over.
Daryl Harper, the umpire, taking a good look at the ball mid-over. A nice shot from Prince, for four, brings up:
100 up for South Africa
2:02pm 35th over: Good placement from De Villiers, picking the gap in the on side for four.
London Mayor, Boris Johnson enjoys the cricket 2:01pm: Famous faces at Lord's - the Getty photographers picking out London Mayor, Boris Johnson, in the crowd.
1:57pm 34th over: Neat and tidy from Broad a couple of singles there but a good line, mostly.
1:54pm 33rd over: Fresh from his over, Broad has a long chase to the Grand Stand - he makes it but just flicks it onto the rope - four to Prince.
1:50pm 32nd over: Tight line from Broad, keeping the pressure on.
1:49pm: Panesar has the crowd chuckling now - he trots off happily towards third man position, drawing a nice clap from the Compton Stand... before realising it's the right-handed De Villiers on strike now, so he should be in front of the Edrich Stand instead.
He jogs over dutifully, more applause for Monty.
1:44pm 31st over: Panesar it is from the Nursery End - some more spin bowling.
And what a start from Panesar! First ball, he has McKenzie's bails off - he bowled him round his legs! Great ball.
South Africa 83-4 - McKenzie b. Panesar - 40
Murmurs of approval up here in the Investec Media Centre. It was a brave decision for Vaughan to stick with Panesar, right after the interval - but what a great (and immediate) reward the skipper.
Even the replays of Panesar's delivery are drawing 'Oooohs' from the Lord's crowd, it was spinning like a top, zipping back past McKenzie. Shane Warne would have been proud of that one.
1:40pm 30th over: Stuart Broad to recommence hostilities, bowling from the Pavilion End.
Quite cloudy overhead, which makes you wonder if Panesar's spell of spin was a 'just before lunch' interlude.
McKenzie has one to wake him up a bit - a thin edge which falls just short of the slips but earns him four.
1:38pm: Here come the players again, batsmen and fielders, ready for the afternoon session. England will be hoping for more of the same after a great start.
1:01pm: Well, that was a rather splendid session for England. They won't have even hoped it would have gone that well in the first session. Three wickets down, just 78 runs on the board and dangermen Smith, Kallis and the in-form Amla all back in the dressing room.
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12:58pm 29th over: Time for one more Panesar over before lunch. A big appeal from Monty on the last ball before lunch but nothing doing.
South Africa 78-3 at lunch
12:54pm 28th over: Prince cuts Broad square of the wicket for four.
Another good shot from Prince, four more, driving Broad through mid off.
12:51pm 27th over: A slip, a short leg (Bell) and Cook is indeed close in, at silly point. With wicketkeeper Ambrose that's four men around the bat for this over from Panesar, as we approach the lunch interval.
McKenzie has a couple to size Panesar up and then stides down the ground to hit him back over his head for four.
12:49pm: My sign language needs work - it is in fact shin pads and a helmet for Cook, he's going to field close in, as Monty Panesar comes on to bowl.
12:45pm 26th over: Stuart Broad back in the attack.
Cook's waving at the dressing room again - from his sign language he wants a towel, I think.
12:40pm 25th over: Prince is already looking the pick of the Proteas' batsmen, picking the gaps but happy to run quick ones and twos.
He gets four more, gently easing Anderson back down the ground.
12:37pm 24th over: Sidebottom is clearly lifted by that wicket - he's bowling a much better line and length now.
Sidebottom celebrates after removing Kallis 12:31pm 23rd over: Sidebottom getting a great reception at third man, in front of the Allen Stand.
Anderson has another edge! This time it's between gully and point - Prince escapes with three runs.
Prince is like lightning between the wickets. Vaughan is less speedy, with a long chase to long on - Prince runs three more.
50 up for South Africa
12:24pm 22nd over: Still three slips, a gully and a short leg. Sidebottom bowling to McKenzie - who brushes a quick single off his legs.
A good stop by Anderson at backward square leg prevents Kallis getting a single!
Good job too as Sidebottom has him out next ball!
South Africa 47-3 - Kallis c. Strauss b. Sidebottom - 7
Another outside edge and a good catch by Strauss, just taking it before it bounced. Vice-captain, Ashwell Prince is the new batsman.
12:20pm 21st over: A change of bowler and a change of ends for Anderson who's on at the Nursery End now.
A good over from Anderson.
12:15pm 20th over: Almost the biggest cheer of the day as crowd-favourite Monty Panesar prevents a boundary - it's just two for Kallis.
12:10pm 19th over: Good shot from McKenzie, driving Broad back down the ground for four.
12:06pm 18th over: A tactical chat for Sidebottom now, mid-over, from Michael Vaughan. The Nottinghamshire left-armer perhaps drifting a little too far outside off.
Decent from Sidebottom but he lacking the threat Broad and Anderson have shown so far.
Stuart Broad in full flow 12:04pm: A great start for England and great stuff from our on-the-spot photographer, Matt Bright, too.
Here's Stuart Broad celebrating Amla's wicket, Tim Ambrose in the background who took the catch.
11:58am 17th over: Vaughan gives Broad a little pep talk, as Kallis takes his guard.
First ball of the over and Broad has it just in front of Kallis' toes - who somehow squirts it wide of the slips for four.
A good over from Broad and that's drinks.
South Africa 34-2 - drinks
11:55am 16th over: Sidebottom returns to the attack, from the Pavilion End this time.
Vaughan's tinkering with his field settings again - three slips a gully and a short leg (Bell) in now. Broad behind Bell at square leg too, just a couple of paces in front of umpire Billy Bowden.
11:48am 15th over: Amla's gone and Broad has his first wicket of the day. He tempts Amla once too often outside off and finally gets the edge - taken by Ambrose.
South Africa 28-2 - Amla c. Ambrose b. Broad - 6
The powerful Jacques Kallis coming out to bat, a little earlier than he expected no doubt. Expect fireworks - Kallis thrashed 160 from just 157 balls in Somerset.
11:44am 14th over: Three slips, a gully, a short leg and now Broad as backward short leg for this Anderson over - Amla on strike. More tidy stuff from this morning's wicket-taker.
11:40am 13th over: Broad has one that sits up outside off for Amla, who chops at it. He doesn't play it as he intended, the ball skips away just between 3rd slip and gully - he gets four runs though.
Click to check out the latest match photos 11:36am 12th over: First extra of the day as wicketkeeper, Tim Ambrose leaps at (and misses) a high one from Anderson.
Then Amla loses his helmet, playing at another uppish one his helmet just falls off! Lucky for him it didn't hit his stumps.
11:31am 11th over: An early bowling change by Michael Vaughan - he brings on Stuart Broad.
Amla off the mark with a single. Followed by a boundary from McKenzie, good wrists to turn it square on the leg side.
11:26am 10th over: A couple that straighten up for Anderson for McKenzie to play a straight bat to.
Paul Collingwood practicing his golf swing at 2nd slip... mind on the right game please 'Colly'.
11:22am 9th over: McKenzie's prowling around towards mid off, swinging his bat at air-shots. He looks like he's itching to get going.
More of the same from Sidebottom, who finally gets one to pitch in-line, fifth ball of the over. At least Amla had to play that one.
A little sideshow has umpire, Billy Bowden, kicking at a few loose bits of the pitch, kicked up in Sidebottom's follow-through.
A maiden over.
11:18am 8th over: An almost identical field for Anderson, bowling to McKenzie. Two right-handers at the crease now - a bit less running for the fielders!
More wide of off stump stuff from Anderson - McKenzie, like Amla, happy to leave those for now.
11:14am 7th over: When South Africa took wickets in the first two days, they came in batches of three. England would be delighted to do the same.
Three slips, gully, point and a short leg as Sidebottom bowls to new batsman Amla.
Just a few sighters for Amla, Sidebottom giving him balls down the off side to tempt him but he leaves them well alone.
11:09am 6th over: Breakthrough for Anderson! Smith is in two minds and pops the ball up, high towards point. Ian Bell takes a relatively simple catch.
South Africa 13-1 - Smith c. Bell b. Anderson - 11
Smith is shaking his head in disbelief. Not huge swing there but enough to make him try and readjust his bat at the last minute. Hashim Amla comes out to bat. He scored 172 and 161 in SA's two warm-up matches against Somerset and Middlesex.
11:08am: A suggestion of movement there for Sidebottom, that will encourage him. England's 12th man comes out, bringing a host of long sleeved tops for some of the fielders. The gentle breeze this morning certainly has a chilly edge to it.
11:03am 5th over: As expected, Ryan Sidebottom will continue from yesterday's spell at the Nursery End.
Sidebottom drifts down the leg side and Smith is happy to help that on it's way to the boundary - four.
Plenty to keep the fielders interested, every single means a big change of field, as Smith and McKenzie are left and right handed respectively. Ian Bell moves into short leg, under the helmet for McKenzie.
11:00am 4th over: Three slips, gully and a point fielder - and here we go... Smith on strike, facing Anderson.
Second ball is a good one. Early movement at 86mph and it beats the bat with Smith wafting. First run of the day off the penultimate ball of the over two, a leg glance from Smith and they run one.
10:58am: Players are on the field - England having one of those very modern huddles to gee themselves up. Michael Vaughan will want his team to make a spirited start.
10:57am: It'll be James Anderson who'll get things under way on day three, starting where he left off, two balls into the fourth over - before rain brought a premature close to day two.
10:55am: Richards does the honours, bang on time and we're five minutes away.
10:53am: We're minutes away from the start and the South Africa media up here in the Investec Media Centre are already talking of this is a "Big, big session."
A couple of wickets for England and the tourists will be really up against it.
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10:47am: Former South Africa opener, Barry Richards, is going to ring the five minute bell today - rung to tell the players (and fans) to get ready.
Speaking before the Test, Richards expressed his concern about James Anderson's swing bowling and the trouble it could cause Graeme Smith. Read more of his views and those of England's Andrew Strauss.
The view from the webcam in the Investec Media Centre at Lord's 10:36am: Extra sharp slip catching practice for Collingwood now. There's a man stood behind the 'batsman' with a large, plastic hand! Very odd looking device - the aim seems to be for the ball to clip the edge; then the hand as a real test of Collingwood's reflexes.
He juggles one and it drops right under the light roller being used by one of the ground staff. Whoops - that ball might be a little out of shape now!
10:33am: James Anderson joins the bowling duo. Bowling coach Otis Gibson has a long chat to the three seamers: Anderson, Sidebottom and Broad. All three look to be bowling a decent line, just outside off to a right-hander.
Sidebottom bowls an absolute peach - hitting the inflatable stump right at the base and lifting it clean out of the ground. Let's hope that's a good sign.
10:28am: Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad are practicing their bowling, aiming at one large, inflatable stump.
Monty Panesar and Ian Bell are practicing their fielding, with a pick-up and throw drill. You have to feel sorry for Bell - out on 199. True, it was 199 magnificent runs but he (and the Lord's crowd) would have dearly loved it to be a double-hundred.
10:26am: New binoculars needed here - it's not Peter Moores. He's stood down towards deep square leg, having a long chat with captain, Michael Vaughan. What price to eavesdrop on that conversation?
10:23am: It's fielding drills on the main ground for the England team now. Coach, Peter Moores is whipping in deliveries, baseball style, to a batsman deliberately clipping edges to a slip cordon.
Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose is there, obviously. Also in the cordon, Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood and then Alastair Cook are the three slips; Kevin Pietersen is in the gully position - just this moment taking a sharp, diving catch.
England will want to be right on their game in the field. Every half or even quarter chance must stick today.
10:20am: What about something more related to Lord's? It is, after all, 'The Home of Cricket'. What do you make of MCC's masterplan for the future of Lord's? The 'Lord's Masterplan'. If it was up to you, what would you make sure Lord's had?
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What of the thorny 'Flintoff dilemma'? Do you bring him back into the team? If so, who for? Speaking in an interview in 'Sport' magazine, he said he doesn't want to bat as low as eight. With his batting still on the fritz, where would you play him in the order?
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10:07am: So, what are you expecting today? Let's talk targets. South Africa fans, what are you aiming at? Scoring quickly to show England up? England fans, what's a good target for the bowlers? The young man on my train this morning thinks England should get them out for under 200, less than 300 certainly. Ambitious.
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First target for South Africa will be the follow-on. They'll need 394 runs on the board to avoid that, after Ian Bell's 199 steered England to a whopping 593-8 declared.
10:05am: Warm-up time at Lord's and most of the South Africa team are on the Nursery Ground, kicking a football around.
Touch rugby, on the main ground, is the game of choice for England.
Oh and Alastair Cook scores a lovely intercept try as I type. He sold Michael Vaughan with a little drop of the shoulder - an alternate career as a rugby winger beckons...
9:36am: Good morning cricket fans! Another one in the eye for the weathermen (and women) who, once again, forecast early rain in London.
There's no such rain at Lord's this morning, just more lovely sunshine and the prospect of another day's cricket. There are a few brief showers predicted for later but yesterday they were just that, brief.
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