Morkel seals England fate

South Africa’s innings was punctuated by falling wickets, but Morkel bided his time and launched three consecutive sixes off the bowling of Chris Schofield in the 18th over to push South Africa’s total to a defendable level. He hit one more six and three fours before he was caught for 43 off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff.

Flintoff finished with 2-23, and Stuart Broad took 3-37. South Africa’s bowlers applied the pressure from the start, and Shaun Pollock took the wicket of Luke Wright in the first over and didn’t concede a run.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa: G Smith c Mascarenhas b Broad 19, J Duminy c Prior b Broad 0, AB de Villiers c Prior b Flintoff 18, J Kemp c Prior b Mascarenhas 21, M Boucher c Pietersen b Schofield 29, S Pollock c Prior b Anderson 0, J Morkel c Snape b Flintoff 43, V Philander b Broad 6, JJ van der Wath not out 9

Extras (lb 2, w 7): 9; Total (For 8 wkts; 20 overs): 154

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-33, 3-42, 4-91, 5-91, 6-94, 7-133, 8-154

Bowling: J Anderson 4-0-22-1, S Broad 4-0-37-3, A Flintoff 4-0-23-2, D Mascarenhas 3-0-24-1, C Schofield 4-0-34-1, J Snape 1-0-12-0

England: L Wright c de Villiers b Pollock 0, M Prior c Philander b JA Morkel 32, K Pietersen run out 15, P Collingwood c Kemp b Pollock 0, O Shah b JA Morkel 36, A Flintoff b van der Wath 17, J Snape c de Villiers b M Morkel 7, D Mascarenhas not out 15, C Schofield not out 6

Extras (lb 5, w 2): 7; Total (For 7 wkts; 20 overs): 135

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-24, 3-27, 4-82, 5-98, 6-113, 7-120

Bowling: S Pollock 4-1-17-2, M Ntini 4-0-29-0, M Morkel 4-0-20-1, JJ van der Wath 4-0-30-1, V Philander 2-0-22-0, JA Morkel 2-0-12-2