Kirsten, Kallis lead SA charge
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

CAPE TOWN, JAN 3: Gary KIRSTEN continued to torment England as South Africa moved into a strong position on the second day of the fourth Test at Newlands on Monday. Kirsten followed up his South African record-equalling 275 in the third Test at Durban with an unbeaten 80 (195b, 294m, 8x4) as South Africa reached 200 for one at the close, just 58 runs short of England's 258 all out.

Kirsten and Jacques Kallis (batting 80: 164b, 8x4, 1x6) put on an unbeaten 157 for the second wicket after England had collapsed on a good batting pitch, losing five wickets for 43 runs early this morning.

Scoreboard

England (1st innings; overnight 215-5): M Butcher c Kirsten b Donald 40, M Atherton c Kirsten b Donald 71, N Hussain c Boucher b Adams 15, M Vaughan c Kirsten b Donald 42, A Stewart c Kirsten b Donald 40, A Caddick c Cullinan b Donald 0, C Adams c Pollock b Kallis 10, A Flintoff c Rhodes b Klusener 22, D Gough c Boucher b Klusener 4, C Silverwood not out 1, P Tufnell b Kallis 2; Extras: (lb6, nb4,w1) 11. Total: (all out in 113 overs) 258
Fall of wickets: 1-115, 2-125, 3-141, 4-213, 5-213, 6-218, 7-231, 8-253 9-255
Bowling: Donald 26-13-47-5, Pollock 27-8-59-0 (nb2), Kallis 20-4-61-2 (w1), Klusener 16-5-42-2 (nb2), Cronje 3-2-5-0, Adams 21-9-38-1

South Africa: G Kirsten batting 80, H Gibbs c Vaughan b Silverwood 29, J Kallis batting 80; Extras: (lb5, nb6) 11. Total: (1 wkt off 67 overs) 200
Fall of wicket: 1-43
Bowling: Gough 16-3-38-0 (nb3), Caddick 15-2-51-0 (nb1), Silverwood 14-3-39-1, Flintoff 4-0-16-0, Tufnell 13-2-42-0 (nb2), Butcher 3-0-9-0.

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