P342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 2 Nov 19:08/03 1/3 CRICKET: TOUR MATCH, (Day 1) East London Struggling Robin Smith suffered another slump as hj was out for a duck in England's rain-djlayjd four-day game against Border at Buffalo Park. Smith, with just 35 runs in five innings including a duck in Soweto, lasted just three balls. He was only half forward when playing defensively to medium-pacer Brendjn Fourii and fell lbw. Test rivbls John Crawley (87no) and Mark Ramprakash (70) took the tourists to 218-4 at close, with Crawley on course for his first England century. ENGLAND SCORECARD ON PAGE 341 Eng Fixs Eng Score England A Eng A FixP342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 2 Nov 19:17/23 2/3 CRICKET: TOUR MATCH, East London Graham Thorpe is returning from England's tour of South Africa - but is expected to return next week. Thorpe was given permission to fly home to bj with his wife, who is recovering from an operation. He should bj back in time for England's final warm-up match before the first Test in Pretoria. Mark Ilott took Thorpe's place in the four-day match against Border and will bj hoping to push himself into contention for a Test place. FULL CRICKET INDEX - SEE PAGE 340 Eng Fixs Eng Score England A Eng A FixP342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 2 Nov 19:18/08 3/3 CRICKET: ENGLAND TOUR, East London The teams for four-day match, starting on Thursday: ENGLAND BORDER Stewart capt Botha Crawley F Cronje Ramprakash Kirsten capt Smith Cullinan Hick Sttydom Russell Pope Cork Palframan Gough Howell Ilott Fourii Illingworth Emslie Martin Ntini Latest score on page 341 ENGLAND A TEAM IN PAKISTAN PAGE 344 Eng Fixs Eng Score England A Eng A Fix