South Africa scythed through England’s last seven wickets before reaching 53 for two in their second innings, extending their overall lead to 88 at tea on the third day of the fourth Test on Saturday.England, resuming their first innings on 197 for three in reply to the touring side’s 342, collapsed to 307 all out at Headingley after Jacques Kallis dismissed Ed Smith with the first ball of the day.The South Africans, handily placed to take a 2-1 lead in the five-Test series, then lost openers Herschelle Gibbs (2) and Graeme Smith (14), both lbw, when they batted again on an increasingly waspish pitch.The only significant English batting resistance on Saturday came from Nasser Hussain, who made a typically stubborn 42 as the ball began to pop off the surface, and all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who bludgeoned three sixes on his way to 55 off 64 deliveries.Kallis took three for 38 off 20.1 overs and Makhaya Ntini claimed three for 62.The rot set in immediately for England as Kallis took the first over and immediately conjured up a delivery that kicked up from just short of a length and nipped away, Smith fending to the wicketkeeper for a four-ball duck.Alec Stewart edged past Brian Lara to eighth in the time list of all-time test run scorers, but managed little else as he departed for 15, a pull off Dewald Pretorius top-edged to Andrew Hall at square leg to make it 239 for five. His dismissal sparked a collapse as the last six wickets fell for 68.BRIEF SCORES:South Africa: 342 and 53 for 2.England: 307 (Trescothick 59, Butcher 77, Hussain 42, Flintoff 55, Kallis 3/38, Ntini 3/62, Hall 2/77).
