yeah. i think he's probably looked at it and said I can't do the job and bat the way i want to and the results show it.
I think he wanted to go. i think his 200 means he's undroppable so says get me out of this is perfect. they have to play him and he can just go bat in the next one.
SA need to take wickets.... or in other words if england don't throw them away... or they won't win the game. flat lifeless tracks don't help a side thats losing the series
first day lunch.. mixed opening. 73/1 with their big two in... england not quite on the track yet one feels. they have not really got set and fully in either. next session will be interesting.
story has improved with the change up. moeen and finn get their rewards. all top 3 SA gone. the big man is in and 146/3.... a bit of a breakthrough now would be good.
de villiers smashed moeen out of the ground and they got a replacement ball. stokes then bowls him out next over with an attempted hook taking an glove.... any effect of different ball.. who knows. 161/4 if we can get into them now it'll be good. 56 overs gone on ball. 24 to go to new ball.
du plessis gone too. only 16 scored and now the SA are in trouble. finn bowled, caught hayles. porr wicket. England are now lokoing like they can get in under 300.... 186/5 with new ball in 15 overs
Runt out.. huge error by bavuma... ran out due to shout from vilas. bairstow dived at the stumps to catch throw and get him. Thats another failure for SA. 23 they were kicking on there big time for all of 10mins... 212/6 with 9 overs to new ball. all top six are gone. officially the tail now... if we can get these lot cheap it'd be great now. our lot need to see this wicket as what it is.. there is a little bit there so they have to play positive but not risky.
Elgar c Bairstow b Moeen 46 van Zyl c Bairstow b Stokes 21 Amla c Bairstow b Finn 40 de Villiers c Bairstow b Stokes 36 du Plessis c Hales b Finn 16 Bavuma run out (Sub) 23 Vilas c Moeen b Broad 26 Morris not out 6 Extras 0nb 1w 1b 9lb 11 I've rarely seen such a card... just about everyone played in then got themselves out.
