Survival of the fittest

Very poor and disappointing cricket has left South Africa with the task of batting for another full day to save the Lord's cricket test match. Hundreds by captain Graeme Smith and Neil Mckenzie made it possible that the first test could end as a draw. The South Africans were 241/1 after close of play on day four and recovered well to make us hope for at least a draw. England will know that they still need to take nine wickets on the final day, after managing only one on day four. Monty Panesar holds the key for England but the South Africans proved during the last season that they perform better against spin bowling than previous seasons.

Hopefully the South Africans can produce a better performance in the second test at Headingley, although we suffered watching three days of poor cricket by South Africa's standards, I still think that South Africa will be able to save this test match and maybe recover and still end the test series with a win. Time will tell.