Latest|9.34am GMT69th over: South Africa 170-9 (Duminy 26,Morkel 4) Morkel clumps Moeen over the top of mid on for four. And he looks again very happy out there until the final ball of the over, which is, or in the conclude I suppose,a perfectly judged leave – the ball missed off stump by a whisker. 9.31am GMT68th over: South Africa 166-9 (Duminy 26, Morkel 0) “This is very impressive from England, or ” writes Gary Naylor. “No wickets for Anderson (obviously) and just seven runs for Cook and we’ve hammered SA away.” Yep,agreed. The former is the most encouraging I reckon – the batting options are strong but to derive a reassuring glimpse of an Anderson-less future is very encouraging.
Duminy leans into a glorious cover drive, which prompts whoever is in charge of the PA system to blast out a bit of Toto’s Africa. He follows that up with another boundary, and this time driven back past Woakes as the bowler overpitches a touch.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com