Oh no, 61-1, they are nearly 10% of the way to our total! Looks like a very friendly pitch, but that takes nothing from the stunning performances of Stokes and Bairstow.
Tour hat looks like cowboy hat so probably.....blinkin hot here...in middle of heatwave. But bitter/lager @25 rand cant complain, (ps.. £1 = 21 rand)
Watch QPR get beat by Hull or see one of the greatest innings/partnerships in test history? Hmm.... Nice one Walsall
Unfortunately, there was no escape from it over here as there is shed loads of live footie, including us, gd goal from BFG but i think green must have been on the 25 rand beer also...
Oh dear! Yesterday Root dropped ABD off Anderson and now Anderson does the same off Root! If SA get out of this England will rue those missed chances. 100 partnership up now.
Finally got ABdeV 12 short of century.......another few wickets wouldn't go amiss now with the new cherry.....
Really a batsman's paradise on that strip, England wouldn't enforce follow-on now even if they could. Just have to hope the SA tail buckles by the middle of tomorrow and we can thrash a couple of hundred to set a total we can bowl at on last day, by then the pitch might be more helpful. The old saying 'catches win matches' never more appropriate, we've let them off...
Tactically I reckon your right. Heard it mentioned on TMS that there are cracks on the square that haven't opened up yet. If they do, day 5 could be very interesting indeed.
SA now in don't lose mode, heading for a draw by the looks of it which is shame as far as Ben Stokes is concerned, his innings deserves a victory.
