Considering the state of the game and the likely win for South Africa, the crowd on day five is still similar to the previous days at Newlands, perhaps the extra number of South Africans expecting to see a victory has boosted the numbers.

 

Nightwatchman Anderson does a superb job in the morning, taking up 45 minutes and 10 overs of play before falling to a great catch by Prince off another garbage ball from Harris, Collingwood joins Trott who gets a great delivery from Steyn, cutting back and finding the gap between his bat and pad to send his off stump cartwheeling out of the ground, 160-5, still a fair while to lunch and it's not looking good for England.

 

So Collingwood and Bell will need to be the saviours, not many batsmen left after this pair and they are also all positive players, not a good mix when you are trying to defend and play out the remainder of the day.  Colly had been quoted in the morning that if he bats, it will be dull and boring, hopefully it will be as that is what we require.

 

At this part of the day, Steyn then bowls the best spell we have seen all tour, the ball swinging, moving and bouncing passed the outside edge, Collingwood surviving the majority of these deliveries, I can imagine that Steyn was asking Colly whether he needed a bell in the ball !

 

The cricket can only be described as attritional, not pretty to watch but a great contest between bowler and batsmen, the time and overs start creeping by and the afternoon session is survived with no wicket falling, 230-5.  The South African supporters have got a lot quieter as the day has progressed, are they losing faith in their team.

 

Colly and Bell see us through to the drinks break in the final session, 15 overs to negotiate to take a draw that looked like being a loss from day 3, in some respects it didn't look like it would last 5 days at the end of day 2. First over after drinks is seen out and then Duminy gets an edge from Colly and Kallis takes the catch, what an innings, 40 runs, 188 balls, 112 partnership from 57 overs, have they taken the game away from the Proteas ?

 

Prior doesn't last long, he pushes hard at one and its picked up an inch from the ground by DeVilliers, 10 overs left, just 60 balls to survuve and three wickets needed by South Africa.  The batsmen are now being crowded by the fielders, so much pressure out there.  Broad survives a referral early on and he is fending off the deliveries well, no runs being scored at the moment but they are immaterial. With four overs to go Broad pops one up in the air, appeal, given out, Broad refers to no avail.  20 balls left !

 

18 balls to go and Morkel is brought back, is it a mistake taking the spinners off, no potential for close catches has Smith missed an opportunity here ? First ball Morkel gets extra bounce, Bell edges, noooooooooo ! 78 runs and 213 balls seen out by Bell, probably his best innings for England, hats off to him.  Onions survives the remainder of the over, somehow.

 

Penultimate over and Steyn to send it down, Swann not really put under any pressure and it's negotiated with ease, this Test is now down to six balls, Morkel versus Onions, can England hang on for the draw !

 

First ball - poked at and missed.

 

Second ball - fended down and safe.

 

Third ball - yorker, dug out well.

 

Fourth ball - another yorker, again dug out.

 

Fifth Ball - Short, and South Africa are up appealling, refered, desperation as that's not out.

 

Last Ball - No need to play at that, ENGLAND have Won a Draw !!!!!!!!

 

Who said Test Cricket was boring, awesome day, awesome atmosphere and awesome result !!!