England vs South Africa 4th Test Old Trafford 4th-8th August 2017

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day Four

South Africa 40-3 (19 overs), target 380, Amla 11*

One each for Anderson, Broad and TRJ... and hopefully many more to come this afternoon

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Lunch, Day Four

South Africa 40-3 (19 overs), target 380, Amla 11*

One each for Anderson, Broad and TRJ... and hopefully many more to come this afternoon

7 more.. should be fine.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Fancy Moeen to bag a few this afternoon. #thebeardthatsfeared

 

[Pavilionaire]

No chance of bagging a wicket any time soon, these two are well set to bat out the session.

 

[Titanic]

Amla 51* (100 balls, 9 fours) - looks set to make it a daddy.

 

[BensGrandad]

Are we hoping for rain as these two look set to bat the day out?

 

[LlcoolJ]

Are we hoping for rain as these two look set to bat the day out?

No.

 

[Triggaaar]

Are we hoping for rain as these two look set to bat the day out?

So you think we're going to lose this test?

 

[BensGrandad]

I dont think that we will but anything is possible with these 2 still at the crease. I remember Peter May and Colin Cowdrey both getting double centries to save a test match.

 

[Titanic]

Done & dusted, best of luck to the Saffers chasing 380 to win on this wicket...

Still feeling confident?

SA 162-3, Amla 83* FdP 44*, partnership 122 from 31 overs

 

[Titanic]

Huge appeal... Moeen Ali on Amla... for LBW... not given.. reviewed... looked good but benefit with the batter...

 

[Titanic]

It's OUT!!! Phew!!

163-4

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Still feeling confident?

SA 162-3, Amla 83* FdP 44*, partnership 122 from 31 overs

Getting a bit concerned. I agree with Tuffers and Boycott - should have let Anderson bowl straight after lunch. We've let them get in now.

 

[Albion Robster]

Brilliant review from Ali. Moeen was pretty confident it was LBW straight away.
Another wicket please...

 

[Titanic]

Away for two minutes and Ali has got de Kock out, and now de Bruyn too!!!

SA 173-6

3 wickets in 11 balls for Moeen Ali... easy

50.2 W Ali to Amla, OUT, Moeen makes the breakthrough, Amla is lbw! Huge appeal as he is well across his stumps and misses his flick to leg. Dharmasena says not out. Root calls the review! He's in front of middle and off...this will be very close! Has he hit it? There's a small mark, but third umpire Joel Wilson says there's a gap between bat and ball, which the pictures do back up. It's hitting leg stump! That's three reds
52.4 W Ali to de Kock, OUT, edged, taken at second slip! The dangers of driving out of the rough. It's full and tempting, pitches in the dust, de Kock can't resists, and it's a sharp, low catch by Cook
52.6 W Ali to de Bruyn, OUT, and another, edges to slip! Wonderful bowling from Moeen, this one is outside off and doesn't spin. De Bruyn playing back and it takes the outside edge low to Stokes, who grabs it down by his bootlaces

#neverindoubt

 

[CHAPPERS]

Pleased for Ali, he's really worked on his game. His flight and dip have really come on.

 

[jakarta]

Fancy Moeen to bag a few this afternoon. #thebeardthatsfeared

Blimey, got any Lottery Number Predictions? 180-6

 

[Titanic]

Tea, Day Four

South Africa 182-6, du Plessis 60* Maharaj 3*

Massive breakthrough late in the session by Moeen Ali, after 122 run partnership from Alma and du Plessis was just starting to make it twitchy!

4 wickets to wrap up the win

 

[Pavilionaire]

Ali has got de Kock out, and now de Bruyn too!!!

And in Pride Week - how appropriate!

 

[Titanic]

Jimmy bags du Plessis straight after tea, an airy waft at a slightly wide one, nicked through to Bairstow... 183-7 (57.1 overs)

Just 9, 10 and J to go