14/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of England at Nottingham, Jul 14-17 2017
South Africa won by 340 runs
Player of the Match
Vernon Philander
Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa
14/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of England at Nottingham, Jul 14-17 2017
South Africa won by 340 runs
Player of the Match
Vernon Philander
Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
104 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 343/9

  • Morne Morkel17 (15b)
  • Moeen Ali16-2-78-4
  • Liam Dawson11-1-42-1

The target is 474 and England will have just over 10 minutes to bat before the close. Maybe three overs for Cook and Jennings, the latter who is on a pair. A very controlled second innings from South Africa, the key innings from Elgar and Amla then backed up by du Plessis. England bowled pretty well throughout, especially Anderson, but couldn't strike earlier enough to stay in the game. I'll be back in a few minutes for the final action of the day.

Hypocaust: "14 wickets in the series for Moeen Ali. The last spinners to take that many in an ENG v SA series in England were Wardle and Tayfield in 1955" Remember, he's the No. 2 spinner

103.6
W
Ali to Philander, OUT, goes for another slog sweep, takes the toe and Moeen snaffles the return catch. That brings the declaration

VD Philander c & b Ali 42 (116m 75b 3x4 2x6) SR: 56.00

103.5
0
Ali to Philander, no run, fired wide across outside off, crunched back along the pitch

Steve: "Is it wrong to imagine England could still win this?" Probably

103.4
6
Ali to Philander, SIX, changes to round the wicket, but it goes in the same direction. Another slog sweep, slightly squarer this time, again into the crowd
103.3
6
Ali to Philander, SIX, now it's Vern's turn! Gets down on his knee and fetches this from outside off with a huge slog-sweep which lands in the crowd at deep midwicket
103.2
1
Ali to Morkel, 1 run, and now he's down the pitch, doesn't quite reach the ball so drags it through midwicket
103.1
4
Ali to Morkel, FOUR, that's good connection, swings through the line and sends this high over mid-on

Gloves, a drink and maybe a message come out for the batsmen

END OF OVER:
103 | 2 Runs | SA: 326/8

  • Morne Morkel12 (13b)
  • Vernon Philander30 (71b)
  • Liam Dawson11-1-42-1
  • Moeen Ali15-2-61-3
102.6
1
Dawson to Morkel, 1 run, props forward and pushes into the point area
102.5
0
Dawson to Morkel, no run, a big swing and a miss as this one is tossed up outside off, Morkel aiming something mighty over midwicket
102.4
0
Dawson to Morkel, no run, back of a length outside off, defended to mid-on
102.3
1
Dawson to Philander, 1 run, touch more air on this one and it's driven firmly into the covers
102.2
0
Dawson to Philander, no run, pushed back down the pitch
102.1
0
Dawson to Philander, no run, full and straight, driven wide of the bowler and there's some confusion over the running

END OF OVER:
102 | 10 Runs | SA: 324/8

  • Morne Morkel11 (10b)
  • Vernon Philander29 (68b)
  • Moeen Ali15-2-61-3
  • Liam Dawson10-1-40-1
101.6
4
Ali to Morkel, FOUR, that's thumped straight down the ground, gets underneath a full delivery and lofts it back over Moeen's head
101.5
0
Ali to Morkel, no run, forward and defends
101.4
0
Ali to Morkel, no run, goes for another big shot, drags it to the leg side this time and falls short of mid-on
101.3
4
Ali to Morkel, FOUR, that's a clean connection, drives a full delivery in the air but straight of mid-off
101.2
2
Ali to Morkel, 2 runs, pushed onto leg stump, worked through the leg side and Morkel's big strides help him back for a second
101.1
0
Ali to Morkel, no run, flicked to backward square leg

END OF OVER:
101 | 6 Runs | SA: 314/8

  • Morne Morkel1 (4b)
  • Vernon Philander29 (68b)
  • Liam Dawson10-1-40-1
  • Moeen Ali14-2-51-3

Morkel waves on the 12th man. He's only been out there two minutes. It's to get rid of his chest guard

100.6
1
Dawson to Morkel, 1 run, plays back, too short, worked with the turn through square leg
100.5
0
Dawson to Morkel, no run, leans forward and blocks

A smile from Faf on the balcony. No wonder

100.4
4b
Dawson to Morkel, 4 byes, big spin! This rips from outside off and turns own the leg side, beats everything to reach fine leg
100.3
0
Dawson to Morkel, no run, over the wicket, defended to the off side

Rama: "Don't understand the rules about leg byes - If you duck and it hits the helmet and goes for runs - it is legbye (even when you are not playing a shot), but this Morris attempt to glance does not qualify. Go figure..." Difference between taking evasive action and not making an attempt to play. The Morris decision was wrong in my view, should have been leg byes

100.2
1
Dawson to Philander, 1 run, fuller and driven to deep mid-off, about halfway back to the rope
100.1
0
Dawson to Philander, no run, round the wicket, played off the back foot to the covers

Liam Dawson comes on. Root's not putting his seamers through any more by the looks of it

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96.1

Overs faced by England in this Test. The last time they faced less than 100 overs in a home Test, getting all-out in both inns, was at Headingley in Ashes 2009.

Bairstow v Maharaj

12.00

Bairstow's average against Maharaj in this series. In 3 of the 4 inns he has got out to him scoring 36 runs off 68 balls. Against others: 86 off 143 with 1 dismissal.

away at home

21.93

Cook's average at Trent Bridge, his lowest at any home venue. In 17 innings he has just one fifty.

Big task

332

Highest target successfully chased by England, at MCG in 1928. The highest at Trent Bridge is 284, by Eng v NZ in 2004.

Amla's double

2010

Last time Amla scored 50+ in both innings of an away Test - 80 & 118* in Dubai. Between 2008 and 2010 he had made the double 4 times in away Tests.

Top stand

135

The partnership between Elgar and Amla, their first century stand in 27 innings in Tests. Their previous best was 78, also against England, in Cape Town last year

Collapsed

6

Runs for which England lost their last four wickets. Last time they lost their last 4 wkts for 6 or fewer runs at home was in 2013.

Unballanced

19.79

Gary Ballance's average in last 13 Tests and 24 inns, with just 2 fifties. In his first 10 Tests, he averaged 67.93 with 4 100s and 5 50s in 17 inns.

Openers go cheaply

2005

Last time England's openers aggregated fewer runs in a Test innings, than the 3 runs in this Test. In Faisalabad, 2005, both their openers had got ducks.

Philander's bunny?

10.40

Cook's average against Philander - 52 runs, 5 wickets in 9 inns. It is the most Philander has dismissed any batsman in his career.

Anderson-Broad pair

702

No. of wickets between Anderson and Broad in the 92 Tests they played together. Only one fast bowling pair has more wickets - 762 by Ambrose-Walsh in 95 Tests.

Rules Trent Bridge

7

No. of 5-wkt hauls for Anderson at Trent Bridge, his most at any venue. No other bowler has more than 4 5-fors at this venue.

Amla's nemesis

8

No. of times Amla has got out to Broad, the most to any bowler in Tests. He was out to Johnson 7 times. Amla averages 39.12 per dismissal against Broad.