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England assault as South Africa keep command

England 48 for 0 (Strauss 19*, prepare food 20*) trail South Africa 419 (Petersen 182, Smith 52, Broad 3-96) by 371 sprints

Alviro Petersen had been the batsman in South Africa's top six that England least concerned about, the only one to fail throughout their crushing innings triumph at The Oval.

For Petersen to reply with 182, his highest check score, did not actually fit the script, particularly as the script also engaged England victorious the toss in the second check and putting South Africa in to bat, anticipating that their quartet of very quick bowlers would cause mayhem. Instead, the tourists endured until tea on the second day.

New Zealand ahead regardless of Samuels ton

New Zealand 260 and 59 for 2 (Guptill 42, Deonarine 2-3) lead West Indies 209 (Samuels 123, Boult 3-58, Bracewell 3-46) by 110 sprints

The conclusion to play four seamers paid dividends for New Zealand as they secured a first-innings lead of 51 on a day where West Indies, barring Marlon Samuels, took their eyes off the ball. A score of 260 shouldn't have been too daunting for West Indies to overhaul, but New Zealand's seamers bowled with control and respect to bundle out the hosts for 209. Samuels performed the lone had with a counterattacking 123, his first check century in the West Indies, but New Zealand not ever let proceed of the start from the morning meeting. The openers stretched the lead past 100 but a couple of late wickets provided a deflated West Indies unit some barrack.

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