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England lost Alastair Cook but Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell had guided them to 64-1 when the captains shook hands.
England, who lead the series 1-0, were 86-5 after losing Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood in 13 balls.
Yes Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott have got big runs but in the latter pair's case at no great speed.
The absence of big hitters, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff aside, meant the orthodox approach of the likes of Michael Vaughan, Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell was exposed.
Of the 13-man England pool, only Ian Bell and captain Andrew Strauss were missing from England's World Twenty20 Cup-winning squad.
Of the 13-man squad, only Bell and captain Andrew Strauss, who takes up the one-day reins after he temporarily relinquished his leadership duties during England's winter tour to Bangladesh earlier this year, were missing from England's World Twenty20 Cup-winning squad.
Ian Bell (73) and Andrew Flintoff (78 not out) took England to 296-7, a total South Africa never threatened to reach.
Andrew Strauss (66) and Ian Bell (60 not out) guided England to 184-2 before declaring, and Victoria were 310 ahead on 278-6 by the close.
Michael Vaughan was dismissed for a golden duck while Alastair Cook (76), Ian Bell (50) and Andrew Flintoff (36 not out) scored the only runs of note.
Captain Andrew Strauss was not out on 59 while Ian Bell made 52.
Andrew Strauss made just seven and Alistair Cook four, while Ian Bell struggled to 28 off 72 balls.
Andrew Lansley, the Conservatives' shadow cabinet office minister, said Mr Bell's decision to run would not reflect badly on the party at the polls.
Cook top-scored with a defiant 76 in England's first innings of 231, sharing a 69-run opening partnership with Andrew Strauss as well as a 62-run fourth-wicket stand with Ian Bell.
England's front-row resources were severely stretched during the autumn Tests, with Bath's David Wilson and Duncan Bell and Wasps' Tim Payne filling in for the absent Vickery and Andrew Sheridan, while the inexperienced Paul Doran-Jones was called on to cover the bench.
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