| Test 1, 10th Jul 2008 - 14th Jul 2008 |
| South Africa won the toss, elected to field |
| Stadium | : | Lord's |
| Venue | : | London |
| Umpires | : | BF Bowden and DJ Harper |
| TV Umpire | : | NJ Llong |
| Referee | : | JJ Crowe | | Result | : | Match drawn | | Man of the Match | : | I Bell | |
| | Days | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | | Score | Eng: 309/3 | Eng: 593/8; RSA: 7/0 | RSA: 247/10; RSA: 13/0 | RSA: 242/1 | RSA: 293/3d |
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South Africa 247 / 10 (93.3) Overs
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| Players |
Status |
WW |
Runs |
Balls |
4's |
6's |
S.Rate |
| G Smith | c I Bell b J Anderson |  | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 | | N Mckenzie
| b M Panesare |  | 40 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 44.94 | | H Amla | c T Ambrose b S Broad |  | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 18.75 | | J Kallis
| c A Strauss b R Sidebottome |  | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 | | A Prince
| c T Ambrose b R Sidebottome |  | 101 | 183 | 14 | 1 | 55.19 | | A D Villiers | c J Anderson b M Panesar | | 42 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 35.29 | | M Boucher
| b S Broad |  | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | | M Morkel | b M Panesar |  | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | | P Harris | c J Anderson b M Panesar |  | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | | D Steyn | c R Sidebottome b K Pietersen | | 19 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 41.30 | | M Ntini
| not out | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: 8 (NB-0, WD-3, B-1, LB-4) | | Total : 247/10 (93.3) |
| Fall of Wickets: 13/1( G Smith(8)-5.2 overs),28/2( H Amla(6)-15 overs),47/3( J Kallis
(7)-22 overs),83/4( N Mckenzie
(40)-30.1 overs),161/5( A D Villiers(41)-63 overs),166/6( M Boucher
(4)-67.1 overs),191/7( M Morkel(6)-73 overs),203/8( P Harris(6)-76.5 overs),246/9( A Prince
(101)-90.5 overs),247/10( D Steyn(19)-93.3 overs) |
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