[Lars]

What a start to the captaincy by Ashwell Prince eh? His first day at the office could not have been worse: he failed with the bat, South Africa were bundled out for a record low and then his bowlers, after the illusionary success with the new ball, were pasted to all corners of the SSC!

 

[howzat]

The South African approach to Murali summed up the day: they allowed Sri Lanka to settle. They were tentative when they needed to be aggressive, arrogant and intense if they were to be able to knock Sri Lanka off their post-England high.

 

[501not out]

Now they have their backs firmly to the wall and Sri Lanka have taken the match away.

 

[koolnerve]

Sri Lanka 321/2 (81.4 overs, session three)

 

[Lars]

That’s right rub it in…

 

[win the toss]

Strange that the pitch, which behaved so well yesterday despite being a little bit on the slower side, was just right for batting when Sanga and Mahela took charge