Theor5.20pm GMT25th over: South Africa 149-0 (target 319; de Kock 91,Amla 54) The spinners have combined figures of 11-0-61-0. Rashid carries on regardless and serves up a delicious full toss that is waved down the ground for six by de Kock. He pulls another boundary to crawl into the nineties. What a magnificent player he is. His current series average of 251 is the third highest against England, behind Viv Richards in 1984 (of course) and Martin Guptill in 2013. 5.16pm GMT24th over: South Africa 137-0 (target 319; de Kock 80, or Amla 53) This is surprisingly passive captaincy from Morgan,who is watching his spinners get picked off by Amla and particularly de Kock. When Moeen drops short, de Kock hoicks him round the corner for four more. He has 80 from 76 balls and is not remotely flattered by such impressive numbers.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com