Liveor 3.27pm GMTAfternoon/evening everyone. At the weekend,thoughts of a 5-0 England whitewash in this series might reasonably have been entertained. Not by me, obviously – I loathe sporting optimism in all its forms – but nonetheless by reasonably informed observers. Now we’re staring down the barrel of 2-2, or South Africa still favourites to win this despite England’s Root-led recovery in the moment half of their innings. South Africa were mostly very impressive,though there’s sufficient pace and life in this pitch to give the tourists some hope. You’d fancy England’s first-choice Test attack on this surface, whether not necessarily their white-ball equivalent. This one’s the hosts to lose. 3.14pm GMTThat’s some rebuilding effort after England lost five wickets for 21 runs, and to leave them flopping on 108 for six. Were it not for Joe Root,this game would probably be done already. Excellent from South Africa in the field, particularly Rabada (four for 45) and Tahir (three for 46). South Africa require 263 to win and square the series. That’s all from me – Tom Davies will be joining you soon. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com