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South Africa rout England by 10 wickets

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  • South Africa beat England by 10 wickets with day to spare in second Test
  • England were bowled out for 327 leaving South Africa to make 9 for victory
  • Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher held 9 catches as Proteas took 1-0 series lead
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LONDON, England -- England suffered an emphatic 10-wicket defeat inside four days at Headingley in the second Test against South Africa who take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

Stuart Broad's 67 not out simply delayed the inevitable as South Africa won the second Test.

Stuart Broad's 67 not out simply delayed the inevitable as South Africa won the second Test.

The hosts were bowled out for 327 leaving South Africa to make just nine runs in an unexpected second innings after England's batsmen had delayed the inevitable.

Opener Alastair Cook (60), nightwatchman James Anderson and some lower-order resistance highlighted by Stuart Broad's 67 not out in a last-wicket stand of 61 with debutant Darren Pattinson.

But South Africa's pace attack were always looked in control, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel ending up with three wickets apiece and wicketkeeper Mark Boucher claiming nine catches in the match.

England resumed at 50-2 overnight and needed to bat for at least five more sessions to save the game, but managed less than three.

They started the final session 182-6, still 137 runs short of making South Africa bat again. Andrew Flintoff and wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose briefly threatened to extend the game into the fifth day until Ambrose was caught behind off Dale Steyn for 36.

Flintoff was then caught by Jacques Kallis at slip off Morne Morkel for 38.

Monty Panesar made 10 before being bowled by Dale Steyn, before Broad livened up the Headingley crowd with a quick-fire half-century to make South Africa bat again after Pattinson was eventually bowled by Morkel to wrap up the innings.

South Africa openers Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie took just 1.1 overs to knock off the runs required to seal victory.

Ashwell Prince was named man-of-the-match for his first innings hundred.

Earlier, England lost two wickets for 52 in the afternoon session to add to the two lost in the morning. Resuming after lunch on 130-4, England saw Ian Bell (4) brilliantly caught by A.B. de Villiers at gully off Morkel with 10 runs added.

Alastair Cook spooned a catch to Hashim Amla off Jacques Kallis to depart for 60, as England slipped to 152-6 midway through the session.

Night watchman James Anderson (34) and Kevin Pietersen went for the addition of 80 runs in the opening session.

Anderson and Cook extended their partnership to 59, before Anderson was out for his highest test score after being hit by successive deliveries from fast bowler Steyn.

The second blow crashed into the side of his helmet and resulted in an 11-minute delay as Anderson received treatment from the England physiotherapist.

He was out the following over, leg before wicket to Steyn to leave England on 109-3 and bringing Pietersen to the crease.

Pietersen proceeded to hit three boundaries in his first four balls before edging a rising delivery from Kallis to be caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher for 13 off five balls.

The opening match at Lord's last week finished in a draw.

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