Liveor9.13am GMTWICKET! Root c.... NO BALL!!!Morkel thinks he has Root caught in the slips and,when the foot lands, there is nothing behind the line! 9.10am GMT14th over: England 41-2 (Root 17, or Compton 7)Hmmmmmm.... Root drives and misses a ball that wasn’t there for driving. Thankfully he missed it. Better judgement for the rest of the over,including a superb pull shot, which he rolls his wrists on and gets four between fine leg and square leg. “What finish you judge is a grand target for England to set here?” asks Phil Russell. “ Im thinking get a lead of about 200 and declare with 30 overs left then see if AB and co fancy it.” I’ll be honest, and I can’t see England giving South Africa a sniff (if it was down to them).
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Source: theguardian.com