[Cricket] 3rd Test South Africa v England

[blockhseagull]

It's not the modern way, but I think they will enforce the follow-on.

The bowlers had a light day yesterday, weather looks a bit iffy.... and the newish ball is talking this morning.

Spot on

Not had an extended period in the field and with the weather forecast the choice was simple.

Had the weather forecast been no rain for the next two days I’m sure we would have batted again.

 

[Eeyore]

Bat again. Rest the bowlers and demoralise them.

Not when you're 291 ahead and the forecast is pants.

 

[Mayonaise]

Fabulous bowling this morning. It's easy to criticise the batsman but Broad and Curran have been spot on with lengths and line this morning

 

[lawros left foot]

It is now looking liukely that they will avoid the follow oin and thus force the game to a draw.

This aged well.

 

[Beach Hut]

Rains stops play, hopefully a short delay

 

[lawros left foot]

Off for rain

 

[Scappa]

8:33
How's stat?!

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician on The Cricket Social
The last four wickets went in 23 balls for one run. The last time England took the last four wickets for one or no runs was the new year's Test against Australia in 1999, when Darren Gough took a hat-trick.

Blimey - over two decades since England had previously polished off a tail for one run or fewer

 

[BensGrandad]

We are now in the lap of the gods as regards weather if we can get a few wickets today we can still win. but if I was a beeting man I would plump for a draw.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Bloody South African summers eh?

 

[jakarta]

We are now in the lap of the gods as regards weather if we can get a few wickets today we can still win. but if I was a beeting man I would plump for a draw.

Good old BG, Saffers back on and Elgar gone already...

 

[Guinness Boy]

BG is bowling fantastically in this game. Man of the match?

 

[VAL1850]

Sa 20 /2 Wood doing the BIZZ

 

[pasty]

2 down. 8 to go [emoji106]


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[Titanic]

12.1 Wood to Zubayr Hamza, OUT, strangled down the leg side! 90mph/145kph, innocuous length ball, but he gets a little feather on it trying to steer it down to long leg and Buttler does the rest!

Hamza's struggles continue... is that the last time we'll see him in this series?

Zubayr Hamza c †Buttler b Wood 2 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

SA 22-2

 

[Pavilionaire]

It is now looking liukely that they will avoid the follow oin and thus force the game to a draw.

I think the England management must have printed out your comment and stuck it to the dressing room wall!

Keep 'em coming.

 

[BensGrandad]

How many overs to be bowled today? Think I had better have a drink I may be needed

 

[Titanic]

How many overs to be bowled today? Think I had better have a drink I may be needed

45 more - weather and light permitting

 

[BensGrandad]

45 more - weather and light permitting

Plenty of time to remove du Plessis, Van Der Dussen and De Kock althougfh at least one of them will get a big score or stick around for 3 or 4 hours.

 

[jakarta]

althougfh at least one of them will get a big score or stick around for 3 or 4 hours.

Malan is your man for sticking around, 6 runs off 68 deliveries with zero boundaries, Chris Tavare must be looking on admiringly...

 

[BensGrandad]

Malan is your man for sticking around, 6 runs off 68 deliveries with zero boundaries, Chris Tavare must be looking on admiringly...

He is not a problem if others fall around him. It would take him today and tomorrow to score 50.