England bowled South Africa out for 418 on the second day of the first Test match at Centurion, following a long day in which South Africa built patiently on their overnight score of 262 for 4, making things extremely difficult for the English bowlers.
Graeme Swann scored the third five wicket haul of his short Test [...]

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Graeme Swann takes five wickets to keep England in the Test in South Africa
John Williams - Thursday 17.12.09, 18:08pm
Tags: Andrew Strauss · England · South Africa · Test Match
England expect backlash from South Africa in final ODI
John Williams - Thursday 03.12.09, 13:20pm
Both England captain Andrew Strauss and South African captain Graeme Smith feel that their respective teams are capable of better performances than they have so far achieved in the five game ODI series and both will be hoping for a dominant performance in the final game tomorrow.
England, perhaps surprisingly, have the edge over South Africa [...]
Tags: Andrew Strauss · England · Graeme Smith · One Day International · South Africa
Alastair Cook ready to replace Andrew Strauss as captain for Bangladesh tour
John Williams - Tuesday 27.10.09, 17:45pm
Alastair Cook says he would love to captain the England side if reports of Andrew Strauss wanting to rest for the Bangladesh tour in Spring have any foundation, but says he did also add, “It’s not like I won’t be able to sleep at night if it doesn’t happen.”
Strauss has indicated that he might rest [...]
Tags: Andrew Strauss · Bangladesh · England
South Africa eliminated as England reach ICC Champions Trophy semi finals
John Williams - Monday 28.09.09, 11:08am
An implausible victory over South Africa saw England become the fist team to progress into the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday, with Andrew Strauss hailing England’s display with the bat as the best he had seen.
Indeed the memories of the 6-1 drubbing by Australia seem to have been put firmly behind [...]
Tags: Andrew Strauss · England · ICC Champions Trophy · One Day International · Paul Collingwood · South Africa
Strauss calls for improvement after avoiding whitewash in ODIs
John Williams - Monday 21.09.09, 17:12pm
The England team finally found themselves in a winning position in the final One Day International against Australia, but still tried their hardest to throw away a good position after Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly had put them on 106 for 1, chasing a total of 177 to win.
England proved once again that Strauss and [...]
Tags: Andrew Strauss · Australia · England · ICC Champions Trophy · One Day International · Test Match · The Ashes






