England - South Africa draw the second Test

It may be winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but that means it's summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and that means it's cricket time.

England won the first Test in the series (of 3), which was one of the rare times that they've won the first Test in a series when they were the visitors (aka 'tourists').    The second Test was in Johannesburg, and the English boys got a massive 629 in their first innings, and probably expected that with a normal wicket-taking they could win, but South Africa answered with 627 and declared (i.e., said they were done batting), and let England start batting their second innings.  Everyone expected a draw, but England lost a few wickets early and made it look tense.

If England had lost ten wickets before getting a lot of runs, South Africa could have tried to get enough runs fast to beat them.  Unlikely on day five, but strange things have happened in cricket Test matches. In any case, England got enough runs to finish out the day and earn a draw.

So it's 1-0 England, and the final Test is in Johannesburg.   A win or a draw by England means they win the series.

Here's a recap of the final day.