First Test, Centurion (day two):
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By Tom Fordyce
Matt, Oxford, text 81111: "Does Cooky have any say in the matter, or is it just down to which foot Swann kicks with He sounds a selfish lover."0907: SA 287-5
Jimmy, dander up, races in to new-man Boucher. Ooo-weee - heavy-footed poke at a wide one, and the ball flies just past the diving Bell at point. And another - nervy fence, coat of varnish away from a snick to stumper.0903: SA 283-5
Now then, England - there’s a chink in the chain-mail here. Ooosh - Onions fizzes ones past Duminy’s desperately ducking grille, and there’s a zip about Strauss’s troops all of a sudden. I’ve just been told that my penguin is too big. Give me a mo and we’ll shrink the shiverer.
From Jill, Canary Wharf, TMS inbox: "Re 0842 - Emperor penguins don’t have tufted up hair. You mean rockhoppers or macaronis."0859: WICKET Kallis c Collingwood b Anderson 120, SA 283-5
Full from Jim - thrust from Shark - snagged at slip! Lordy but that’s a big wicket - no double-ton again for Kallis, and Anderson is enveloped by caterwauling colleagues. Nice low take from Colly again, his third pouch of the innings.0856: SA 278-4
Onions to Shark, getting a little spicy lift from just shy of a length. Applause from the slip corden. Onions goes wider in the crease in search of a in-angled yorker, but Kallis will munch on those all day long - creamed backwards of point for a don’t-bother-chasing-it four.0851: SA 274-4
Tight from Anderson, angling across Duminy’s watchful snout as the three slips lean low into the mid-morning sun. No movement at all for Jimmy so far, and he’s gone 26 overs without a sniff now. Hmmm.From Stephen Cordingley, TMS inbox: "England need to remove Shark Kallis early - he’s the big fish…"0847: SA 274-4
Huge banner over one of the advertising hoardings. “DIXON. TERRY. ZOLA.” it says in massive letters. Why no mention of Paul Cannonville, Winston Bogarde or Eddie Nizweck.. Eddie Neizwi… Eddie Nizzwe… the old goalkeeper Steady Eddie from Onions, Duminy stealing a single to leg and then watching from the other end as Kallis leaves everything alone with dismissive nonchalance.From Andy, Tooting, TMS inbox: "Am sitting in work in a darkened room trying to get rid of the work Christmas party hangover - failing miserably at it and then laughed at Swann’s Tweet and that hurt."0842: SA 273-4
Anderson, his hair tufted up like an Emperor penguin’s, scampers in to the stumps, leaps, turns and sends down a short, wide slap-me delivery which Kallis cuts high over point for another four. Almost no-one in the ground so far - national holiday in South Africa yesterday, and maybe the Bank Holidayesque bonus lash is keeping a few under the duvet early doors.
Jonathan Agnew on Twitter:](http://twitter.com/AggerScricket)“Another beautiful day. 33 degrees and rain 1%. Doesn’t suggest much help for bowlers!” 0838: SA 268-4
Three slips in for Graham Onions, who was wandering around with a compression sock on his right leg earlier on. At least, I think it was a compression sock - he may just have been rocking the Japanese schoolgirl look. Smashing line from the off, wicket to wicket, and Kallis withdraws his clumping blade from a tempter late enough to angle the ball into the ground and away to Strauss at first slip.
Graeme Swann on Twitter last night:](http://twitter.com/swannyg66)“Have just had a lovely room date with Cookie. we ate steak and watched bear grylls. he’d be my ideal man, if i kicked with the other foot.”
0833: SA 267-4
Here we go - James Anderson to go over the wicket to Duminy, and that’s not good - second ball of the day is a little over-pitched and gets check-driven back down the ground for four runs of the easy-peasy variety. That’s more like it - angling one back in to the enormo-Kallis, yelped appeal, going over the top.0826: Before we start, just time for some In Other News. Over in Perth, Chris Gayle has just hit the fifth-fastest Test century of all time - 70 balls, nine fours, six sixes. Unfortunately Dougie Bollinger has just bagged him for 102. His partner at the other end, Travis Dowlin is on 31 from 74 balls. “We’ll get 'em in singles, Skip.” "You what, Travis"0821: Big old first session, this - England need to shovel Kallis back off to the pavilion sharpish, and then get Duminy and Boucher the Poucher to follow him before lunch. Consensus among the old pros knocking about it that Strauss’s men must pitch the ball up a foot or so more than they did on Wednesday. We’ll see.0815: Scorchio at Centurion, no two ways about it. If there’s any clouds up there, they’re shy and retiring. Track looks like one to bat on all day, although the bumps and cracks look ominous for days four and five.0810: Scorchio at Centurion, no two ways about it. If there’s any clouds up there, they’re shy and retiring. Track looks like one to bat on all day, although the bumps and cracks look ominous for days four and five.0800: Start to the day: tried to balance three cups of tea in one hand with two slices of toast and a bowl of porridge in the other and then walk at pace to computer. Now have a wet trouser leg, a burnt hand and two fewer teas. InauspiciousThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.