I think there is some justification in suggesting that with the pitch as it was, winning the toss was quite an advantage.

That said, England still had to get the runs in the first innings and I thought they batted really well. I also thought they bowled well and overall looked a very different side to the ones we witnessed in the first 2 tests.

It's a shame Sean Pollock will miss Headingly as I would have liked to see SA at full strength up there. There again, England probably have more injury worries with Harmison...

Jon