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England v South Africa @ The Brit Oval, Kennington
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 August 2008 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: SJ Davis, Aleem Dar
Third Umpire: Peter Hartley
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c James Anderson b Steve Harmison | 46 | 103 | 148 | 7 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | c Alastair Cook b Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 55 | 95 | 2 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | b Steve Harmison | 36 | 35 | 54 | 8 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | lbw b James Anderson | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Ian Bell b James Anderson | 4 | 14 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | lbw b Monty Panesar | 39 | 53 | 81 | 8 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Tim Ambrose b James Anderson | 3 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Morne Morkel | c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad | 17 | 30 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 9. Paul Harris | not out | 13 | 49 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Tim Ambrose b Stuart Broad | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | b Monty Panesar | 9 | 29 | 44 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Neil McKenzie), 2-103 (Graeme Smith), 3-103 (Hashim Amla), 4-105 (Jacques Kallis), 5-118 (Ashwell Prince), 6-132 (Mark Boucher), 7-158 (AB de Villiers), 8-168 (Morne Morkel), 9-172 (Andre Nel), 194 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.5 ovs, 307 mins) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Steve Harmison | 18 | 6 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Anderson | 15 | 1 | 42 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 15 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Broad | 14 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Strauss | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 20 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 39 | 102 | 159 | 5 | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 24 | 41 | 62 | 3 | - |
| *4. Kevin Pietersen | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 100 | 137 | 207 | 15 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | c & b Jacques Kallis | 61 | 124 | 180 | 10 | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 9 | 13 | 15 | - | 1 |
| +7. Tim Ambrose | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 4 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| 8. Stuart Broad | c Neil McKenzie b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 36 | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Steve Harmison | not out | 49 | 59 | 82 | 8 | - |
| 10. James Anderson | lbw b Paul Harris | 13 | 34 | 54 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | run out (Paul Harris > > ) | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Andrew Strauss), 2-51 (Ian Bell), 3-111 (Alastair Cook), 4-219 (Kevin Pietersen), 5-233 (Andrew Flintoff), 6-241 (Tim Ambrose), 7-248 (Paul Collingwood), 8-263 (Stuart Broad), 9-316 (James Anderson), 316 (Monty Panesar). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.2 ovs, 423 mins) 316 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Morne Morkel | 22 | 3 | 78 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 24 | 3 | 94 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 19.2 | 5 | 56 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 2 | 51 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 15 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | lbw b James Anderson | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | b Stuart Broad | 29 | 58 | 87 | 4 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c Tim Ambrose b Steve Harmison | 76 | 99 | 130 | 14 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Paul Collingwood b Steve Harmison | 9 | 57 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff | 24 | 53 | 93 | 4 | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | b Monty Panesar | 97 | 170 | 233 | 12 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson | 12 | 44 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 8. Morne Morkel | c Ian Bell b Monty Panesar | 10 | 22 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 9. Paul Harris | c Andrew Flintoff b Stuart Broad | 34 | 74 | 88 | 3 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | not out | 3 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Paul Collingwood b Stuart Broad | 2 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Smith), 2-82 (Neil McKenzie), 3-119 (Hashim Amla), 4-138 (Jacques Kallis), 5-161 (Ashwell Prince), 6-201 (Mark Boucher), 7-218 (Morne Morkel), 8-313 (Paul Harris), 9-313 (AB de Villiers), 318 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 6b, 8lb, 5w, 3nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.2 ovs, 424 mins) 318 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 22 | 2 | 85 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 25 | 6 | 84 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 18 | 4 | 53 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 17 | 5 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Broad | 16.2 | 4 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Strauss | c Graeme Smith b Paul Harris | 58 | 107 | 164 | 6 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 67 | 106 | 133 | 12 | - |
| 3. Ian Bell | b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 19 | 25 | 1 | - |
| *4. Kevin Pietersen | c Neil McKenzie b Paul Harris | 13 | 27 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | not out | 25 | 50 | 57 | 3 | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | not out | 11 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Monty Panesar | ||||||
| 8. James Anderson | ||||||
| 9. Steve Harmison | ||||||
| 10. Stuart Broad | ||||||
| +11. Tim Ambrose |
| FOW | 1-123 (Alastair Cook), 2-147 (Ian Bell), 3-147 (Andrew Strauss), 4-182 (Kevin Pietersen). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 52.5 ovs, 221 mins) 198 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Morne Morkel | 13 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (1w,5nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 14 | 4 | 55 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Harris | 19.5 | 5 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Monty Panesar, James Anderson, Steve Harmison, Stuart Broad, Tim Ambrose