South Africa fight back after Bravo burst

Jan 03, 2008

Andre Nel made swift work of the final two wickets as West Indies were bowled out for 243 on the second morning in Cape Town•AFP

17.1 Taylor to McKenzie, OUT, got him! Just when he was looking so calm and solid, McKenzie pokes forward to a good length delivery and hands Gayle with a comfortable catch at first slip•AFP

Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis added 59 for the third wicket...•AFP

And Bravo is congratulated on one of his three wickets•Getty Images

Graeme Smith ground his way into some sort of form...but soon lost his opening partner, Neil McKenzie•AFP

23.2 Taylor to Smith, OUT, and on cue Smith feels for a ball angled across him and gets a clear edge, Ramdin takes a good catch diving to his left .... it could as easily have gone to Gayle at first slip. A lack of footwork contributed to his downfall there and, as Boycott was pointing out, flaws in Smith's technique seems to have been rumbled. He's certainly not the force he was.•AFP

...and Kallis managed the occasional boundary in tough conditions•Getty Images

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44.3 Bravo to Amla, OUT, that's plumb! Big inswinger, full length and Amla's footwork is in a complete tangle. He was aiming through midwicket, but missed and would have lost his middle-and-leg stumps, halfway up•AFP