Well, from 20 for 6 a total of 153 classes as something of recovery but it's been all South Africa for much of the day. Kagiso Rabada led the way, Wayne Parnell was also excellent with the new ball and Maharaj has chipped in with three at the end. England were stunned in the first over, but Bairstow and the lower order showed some pluck to at least stem the bleeding. It's all finished so quickly that South Africa will bat before the main interval. Alan will be with you shortly for that. Andrew McHale: "Eden park classic???" Heck, why not!
ST Finn c de Villiers b Maharaj 3 (8m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
END OF OVER:31 | 8 Runs | ENG: 153/9 | RR: 4.93
- Toby Roland-Jones37 (37b)
- Steven Finn3 (4b)
- Kagiso Rabada9-1-39-4
- Keshav Maharaj6-0-25-2
Leo: "Is it still cloudy? If so, Willey could do a job for England- he can swing it like a trapeze artist. He does have a very good early overs wicket rate after all" Yep, with some rain in the air
Just the two slips in place
END OF OVER:30 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 145/9 | RR: 4.83
- Steven Finn2 (1b)
- Toby Roland-Jones32 (34b)
- Keshav Maharaj6-0-25-2
- Kagiso Rabada8-1-33-4
Steven Finn the last man for England. Will they double the score after 30 overs today?
JT Ball b Maharaj 7 (13m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 77.77
A brief delay while short leg gets padded up
END OF OVER:29 | 3 Runs | ENG: 137/8 | RR: 4.72
- Jake Ball1 (4b)
- Toby Roland-Jones32 (34b)
- Kagiso Rabada8-1-33-4
- Keshav Maharaj5-0-17-1
It's time for a drink. This innings has lasted longer that looked probable after five overs. South Africa remain firmly in charge
Phani: "Did I just see Atapattu's name in that list? Marvan Atapattu? Why did he play so low down the order?" Well, it was this game. And he made 8 (at a strike-rate of 200)
