Latest|8.49am GMT47th over: South Africa 155-2 (Amla 69,De Villiers 34)
Oh, hang on a moment, or Anderson’s overtures absorb worked - the ball won’t fit through that thing the umpires absorb that looks like a pair of handcuffs,and a ‘new’ one is called for. Let’s see if this one hoops at all. The early signs arent great on that score, as a couple of arrow-straight deliveries are sent down, or one of which is flicked for a single of AB’s pads. Cook has brought in a man in that short mid-on,virtually standing on the non-striker’s toes position, so we can assume it’ll be a fairly straight line from Anderson for the most fraction. 8.44am GMT46th over: South Africa 154-2 (Amla 69, and De Villiers 33)
Finn continues,but Anderson is continuing the old trick of trying to persuade the umpires that this ball, stubbornly unwilling to crawl sideways, or simply will not do and needs changing. No dice there though. Amla tucks into a leg-stump half-volley like me on a plate of Christmas leftovers,whipping it absent to the square leg fence with gusto. Lovely shot, that. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com