4th ODI: South Africa v England at Johannesburg

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8 to Win off 24 balls!

45.1
Broad to Morris, SIX, wide of the crease, Morris rocks back, sensing the length and absolutely battering it into the stratosphere at deep midwicket!

45.3  Broad to Morris, FOUR

45.2  Broad to Morris, FOUR, full and flogged through the covers! He's got a 30-ball fifty

47.2
Rashid to Imran Tahir, FOUR, legbreak, big spin, Tahir mows through the covers, for the win!

47.1
Rashid to Morris, OUT, googly, and Rashid has stunned the Wanderers! Wow

CH Morris b Rashid 62  (38b 3x4 4x6) SR: 163.15

Series LEVEL

on to Cape Town.

Even as a South African supporter I have to feel a bit sorry for Joe Root, scoring two consecutive hundreds and finishing on the losing side both times.

From a SA perspective I think this game may be important in terms of team selection going forward. It showed what can be done when you pick bowlers who can bat, something we've been lacking for quite a while now. I really miss the luxury of having Kallis, Klusener and Pollock in the team.

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Topley to Morris, takes a step back, a wild flap out to the deep, Rashid is under it, surely for the series
but it's dropped!   

memo to Adil : Catches Win Matches

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memo to Adil : Catches Win Matches
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Yes, that was a big moment that would have surely ended the match. When trying to defend a smaller total, you can't afford three dropped catches.

England's middle order failed to show up, but the bowlers showed some good fight to put them in a position to try and eek out an unlikely win.

Hats off to South Africa and Chris Morris. This has been a great series and I think it is only fitting we get a deciding fifth match.

What an absolute cracker of a match!! I was expecting England to win easily after South Africa collapsed to 210-8, but Chris Morris was an absolute beast. Looks like becoming a millionaire in the IPL auctions really rejuvenated him, and now he is ready to take on the world. He is a great buy for the team who bought him.

England shot themselves in the foot there in my opinion and had that match sewn up. I'm not saying that south Africa didn't deserve to win, but I think it was more to do with England throwing it away with a combination of poor fielding and shocking bowling at the end.

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Looks like becoming a millionaire in the IPL auctions really rejuvenated him, and now he is ready to take on the world.
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WISH our IPL West Indians had that attitude !

but our bravo and gayles more interested in [size=11pt] wine women and song[/size]  **sigh***