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Prince prised out
3:45pm Sunday 20th July 2008
Ashwell Prince was finally prised out by England at Headingley - after rewriting South Africa's history books.
Prince marked the 27th anniversary of Ian Botham's famous Ashes 149 on the same ground, with a replica score, having shared a new record fifth-wicket stand against England with AB de Villiers (119 not out).
The pair shared 212 before debutant Darren Pattinson made Prince his second Test victim and England also accounted for Mark Boucher and Morne Morkel in the afternoon session as the South Africans progressed to 427 for seven midway through the third day - a lead of 224 runs.
Boucher, dropped twice on eight, hauled a pull into his stumps off James Anderson and Morkel was bowled through the gate by left-arm spinner Monty Panesar.
De Villiers celebrated three figures shortly before lunch when, after being stuck on 99 for 13 balls, he dropped a single into the off-side off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff.
Pattinson - again the last member of England's four-strong seam attack to be used by Michael Vaughan - got one to keep its line from around the wicket to have left-hander Prince caught behind.
Before then, De Villiers forced a four past cover in Stuart Broad's first over of the day, to take him and Prince beyond South Africa's previous best for the fifth wicket against England - Gary Kirsten and Boucher's 192 at Durban in 1999.
Prince needed 13 deliveries to add to his overnight 134 but eventually reached his Test best, and brought up the 200 stand for good measure, with a cover-drive on the up for four off Broad.
All-rounder Flintoff did create the chance for a sixth wicket before the interval but Alastair Cook spurned a low opportunity at second slip to afford Mark Boucher an initial life.
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