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SA bowls England out for 180
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 15 - 01 - 2010

England had no answer to the pace of South African pair Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel as it was skittled for 180 on the first day of the fourth and final Test Thursday.
The home team was 29 for no wicket in reply at the close of a day interrupted by rain and bad light, with captain Graeme Smith on 12 and Ashwell Prince on 15.
England, after winning the toss and choosing to bat, was rocked by three wickets from Morkel in his first five overs as it crashed to 39 for four.
Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell lifted the visitors to 100 for four at lunch but there was more misery in the second session as Steyn (5-51) sparked a collapse which saw six more wickets fall for 80 runs.
“Today I just concentrated on getting the basics right, putting the ball in the right areas and letting the ball do the work,” Steyn told reporters.
Collingwood and Bell shared a stand of 76 before debutant Ryan McLaren had the former caught at point off a leading edge for 47. Bell was then bowled for 35 by a good ball from Steyn that came back through the gate.
Graeme Swann offered some resistance with a run-a-ball 27 although he was dropped twice before finally being caught behind off Steyn.
England lost several wickets through errant strokeplay after skipper Andrew Strauss was brilliantly caught off Steyn by a diving Hashim Amla at short leg to the first delivery of the Test.
It was the first time an Englishman was dismissed by the first ball of a Test since Stan Worthington was caught behind off Australia's Ernie McCormick in Brisbane in 1936.
Steyn claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in 36 Tests while Morkel trapped Alastair Cook (21) and Jonathan Trott (5) leg before and had the dangerous Kevin Pietersen caught at mid-on for seven after he dragged a pull into the air from outside off stump. “If I'm honest we are a bit disappointed with 180 but I'm not sure what par is,” said Collingwood. “The pitch certainly has a lot in it, it showed that in the last session. There's good carry, the ball's swinging all the time and there's seam movement.”
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