The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Birmingham

South Africa were set to make 281 to win on the fourth day of the third Test after Paul Collingwood and Ryan Sidebottom added a crucial 65 runs for England's eighth wicket on Saturday.

South Africa were 11 for no wicket at lunch.

Collingwood took his overnight score of 101 to 135 before he was last man out, caught behind off Morne Morkel, who took three of the England wickets to fall to finish with four for 97.

Starting the day with the second new ball, South Africa struck with the second delivery when Morkel bowled Tim Ambrose without addition to the overnight total of 297 for six.

Collingwood had only added two runs when he was lucky to survive a confident appeal for leg before wicket by Morkel, but he and Sidebottom settled in to a productive partnership.

Sidebottom got the benefit of the doubt when he edged Jacques Kallis to AB de Villiers at second slip when he had 14.

Television umpire Ian Gould decided there was a possibility the ball had touched the ground as it was grasped by De Villiers.

Sidebottom made 22 before he was caught at short leg off his glove when he got into a tangle against a short ball from Morkel, who in between taking wickets bowled an assortment of wides and loose deliveries.

The end came quickly with James Anderson bowled off an inside edge by Kallis and Collingwood edging an attempted cut against Morkel to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.

Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie started the final innings, with their team seeking to clinch the four-match series, which South Africa lead 1-0.

They needed to achieve the highest successful fourth innings run chase in any Test at Edgbaston and the fourth highest by South Africa.