- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 terrific catch! Liam Dawson at backward point. Full, wide outside off, Elgar reaches for it as he comes forward to drive, skews it in the air and Dawson takes a sharp one diving to his right. He'll be angry with that shot in these conditions 18/127.4 dragged on! He's earned that. Kuhn has been worked over. Good length outside off, Kuhn brings his bat down and the ball takes the inside edge into leg stump 66/258.4 and this time he's found deep square leg! He's been flirting with that dismissal throughout the innings. A short ball from Broad, around off stump, Amla can't keep it down and the top edge this time reaches the fielder - Wood near the rope 194/452.1 strikes first ball! As so often, the interval does the trick. A length ball outside off, de Kock goes after it, aiming to play square through the off side, and it flies off the top edge to Cook at first slip 179/363.4 fantastic catch down the leg side! Wonderful take by Bairstow, but du Plessis has reviewed straightaway. Given very quickly by Reiffel. Looks like it's come off the hip from front on. Well, well...there's a mark on Snicko! It's taken the glove on the way. He's gone. Super decision on-field and an even better catch by Bairstow to flung himself to his left 220/567.2 off the face of the bat! Bavuma trying to leave the ball alone, on a length outside off, but he's too slow to withdraw the bat and it slides off the face to Bairstow 235/690.5 back of a length does the trick! Philander tries to close the face on a steer through midwicket, gets a leading edge and it's a lollipop catch into the covers! He's gone without adding to his overnight 54, and that's a bodyblow for South Africa's hopes of pushing towards 400 309/794.6 identical delivery, and this time it is popped straight back to Anderson off the leading edge. A quick juggle and into his mitts it goes! 330/992.4 that is too good from Anderson. Reverts to the outswinger, lures the frozen-rabbit stab outside off, and Root pulls off a take for the cameras, diving in front of first slip to cling on with both hands! It was the inswinger wot won it, and South Africa have had a disastrous start to their day 317/896.2 he only needed two! Another outswinger, a loose ambitious slap, a thin nick, a simple catch to Bairstow behind the stumps! Excellent carry, and quite the spell from Jimmy this morning. 4 for 4 in 3.2 overs! 335/10Extras12 (lb 12)TOTAL335 all out (96.2 Overs, RR: 3.47)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Dean Elgar, 8.6 ov), 2-66 (Heino Kuhn, 27.4 ov), 3-179 (Quinton de Kock, 52.1 ov), 4-194 (Hashim Amla, 58.4 ov), 5-220 (Faf du Plessis, 63.4 ov), 6-235 (Temba Bavuma, 67.2 ov), 7-309 (Vernon Philander, 90.5 ov), 8-317 (Keshav Maharaj, 92.4 ov), 9-330 (Chris Morris, 94.6 ov), 10-335 (Morne Morkel, 96.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 23.2 6 72 5 3.08 0 0 SCJ Broad 22 4 64 3 2.90 0 0 MA Wood 17 3 61 0 3.58 0 0 BA Stokes 18 3 77 2 4.27 0 0 LA Dawson 7 1 26 0 3.71 0 0 MM Ali 8 1 21 0 2.62 0 0 KK Jennings 1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 another huge appeal! And a review... that inswinger is really troubling Cook. A long look from the umpire but declined on the field, probably on the grounds of another inside-edge ... but where has the ball gone after flicking the pad ... into de Kock's gloves, that's where! That is caught behind, and the wickets keep tumbling this morning! 3/14.1 and another! As I was saying, the ball dominating. Round the wicket, short of a length, angled in at off stump, straightens off the seam and it's a regulation outside edge 3/218.1 bowled! Stuck on the crease, as is his wont, and a loose pokey push to a full-length ball. Inside-edged into his back leg and onto his off stump! 86/329.1 edged and gone! Root's languid aggression gets the better of him, as he goes hard at a ball that gets big in the channel and takes a thin edge to the diving de Kock. That's a massive moment in the Test, as Root is the one man who has transcended the conditions 143/440.1 what a ball! That is a gem. Drifts in, pitches on middle, spins, beats the outside edge and cleans up Bairstow. Maharaj is off on a mini-Tahir run. That's a lovely piece of left-arm spin 177/636.3 and he's done it! Another huge moment. What a bonus, wicket for the spinner. This bounces a little outside off, Stokes playing forward gets an inside edge which loops off the pad and through to de Kock. Bobble up out of de Kock's gloves, but he kept calm and alert to gather the rebound. Well, they are checking with the third umpire. The no-ball is fine, but did it hit the keeper's helmet? Well, well. This is actually quite close. Has it grazed the grille? Or just taken the shoulder. Taking a long look at this. Eventually the third umpire confirms it's okay and Stokes goes 168/547.1 full length, and that's a flaccid departure from Moeen! Hanging back, in expectation of another bouncer, his weight wasn't leaning into the shot, and point snaffles a lofted drive! 199/748.2 a dirty slog across the line, a spiralling top-edge, and that's not the way to reduce the deficit! Amla gathers in his mother's pinny at square leg, and Maharaj has a very impressive three-for in next to no time 199/947.2 full and straight, and that's got to be close! Morris is off on a celebrappeal, and sure enough, South Africa review. Yep, hitting leg, and Broad has got a first-baller! He was back in his crease, fully expecting the bouncer, and was sold a complete pup by some intelligent bowling 199/851.5 edged and gone! A fierce delivery, lifting into the splice, deflected to second slip and comfortably gobbled. England have tumbled from 143 for 3 to 205 all out ... and a deficit of 130 205/10Extras15 (b 4, lb 10, w 1)TOTAL205 all out (51.5 Overs, RR: 3.95)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Alastair Cook, 3.6 ov), 2-3 (Keaton Jennings, 4.1 ov), 3-86 (Gary Ballance, 18.1 ov), 4-143 (Joe Root, 29.1 ov), 5-168 (Ben Stokes, 36.3 ov), 6-177 (Jonny Bairstow, 40.1 ov), 7-199 (Moeen Ali, 47.1 ov), 8-199 (Stuart Broad, 47.2 ov), 9-199 (Liam Dawson, 48.2 ov), 10-205 (Mark Wood, 51.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 13 2 45 2 3.46 0 0 VD Philander 13 2 48 2 3.69 0 0 CH Morris 8.5 1 38 3 4.30 0 0 D Olivier 7 0 39 0 5.57 1 0 KA Maharaj 10 1 21 3 2.10 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 edged, and taken at second slip! Anderson has worked over Kuhn. This is a good-length ball just outside off, brings him forward and it's snaffled low down by Root 18/142.5 and that tactic has worked! Good effort from Stokes. Keeps it short, angled in at Elgar from round the wicket, he gets into a horrid tangle as he seems in two minds whether to pull, hook or leave and ends up splicing a catch to backward square leg 153/268.6 he's got him again! Big shout for lbw and Root called for the review. Given not out by Paul Reiffel. Amla a long way down the pitch as he used his feet, missed his whip across the line of the delivery. Height certainly not an issue. And it's straightened enough! Smashing middle stump 216/443.3 done it! Back-to-back wickets for England. A lovely piece of bowling. Angled across the left hander on a good length, de Kock keen to get forward and it's a thin edge to Bairstow 154/390.3 full, straight, keeps low, up goes the finger! But Faf reviews, maybe he thinks it's sliding down? Maybe he knows he has to use them or lose them as the last recognised batsman. But there's no reprieve. England have the breakthrough! 275/679.5 thumped in the air, to wide mid-off! That's a careless way to go with the new ball imminent. Bavuma looking to stay positive, but scuffed his lofted drive straight to Root. An opening for England, or just a stay of execution? 253/5103.6 goes for another slog sweep, takes the toe and Moeen snaffles the return catch. That brings the declaration 343/997.6 has a big swing across the line, gets a hefty top edge and Ballance just about judges a solid catch running from short fine leg. For a moment there may have been some confusion between the fielders 304/799.5 super catch at long-on! Broad has made excellent ground to gather that. Maharaj used his feet, tried to clear the straight boundary but it didn't have the legs. Broad ran around from long on, then dived full length to his left. Top effort late in the day 307/8Extras16 (b 8, lb 8)TOTAL343/9d (104 Overs, RR: 3.29)Did not bat: D OlivierFall of wickets: 1-18 (Heino Kuhn, 6.2 ov), 2-153 (Dean Elgar, 42.5 ov), 3-154 (Quinton de Kock, 43.3 ov), 4-216 (Hashim Amla, 68.6 ov), 5-253 (Temba Bavuma, 79.5 ov), 6-275 (Faf du Plessis, 90.3 ov), 7-304 (Chris Morris, 97.6 ov), 8-307 (Keshav Maharaj, 99.5 ov), 9-343 (Vernon Philander, 103.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.2 bouncer, a limp swat from Cook, flies off the glove, and what a catch from de Kock! He committed to the shot early, tried to bail out as the ball got big on him, and ended up steering it down the leg side where the keeper pounced with his right glove! 72/45.5 through him! That's the first one. Wonderful bowling from Philander. On off stump, nips back to scoot past the inside edge and the off peg is uprooted. Jennings stuck on the crease 4/111.5 two down! another big appeal for lbw. Simon Fry has a long think and then shakes his head. Time is almost up and Faf reviews. Back of a length, did it pitch on leg stump?. Height certainly not an issue, on the shin, as it skidded through. It's gone! Pitches on leg stump, straightens, and is smashing leg stump. Excellent review from the skipper 28/218.1 that's a stunning delivery! And listen to the silence around Trent Bridge! The air has been sucked out as if Root was Sachin and this was the Wankhede ... a searing outswinging yorker, pitching in the blockhole and bursting past the edge of a desperate lunge to pluck out off stump! 55/329.3 oh dear! That's not quite what was needed. He comes down the pitch, tries to go straight down the ground but just ends up dragging it to mid-on. A shocking shot in the circumstances, whatever your 'natural' game is 84/540.3 straight back to the bowler! This is finishing in a rush. Stokes keen to get down to Philander, ends up pushing it firmly back in the air and Philander grabs it at knee height 126/739.3 gone this time! No doubt this time. Another attacking shot, goes for the sweep, and picks out the man at square leg. Another good field-placing from du Plessis. Did Moeen know he was there? 122/643.5 aha, Broad obliges. Another pitiful dismissal, greeted with an empty, exasperated groan from a very dischuffed crowd. A big yawning slog sweep, a simple hole-out to Morkel at deep midwicket, who barely had to flinch to get into position for the take 133/844.1 he can you know! Back of a length, angled into the body, Wood rises on his toes, splices a thick edge, low to the gully! 133/944.2 outside off, two in two. Game over! A flimsy poke to an off-stump lifter, and de Kock completes an utterly crushing win 133/10Extras5 (lb 5)TOTAL133 all out (44.2 Overs, RR: 3)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Keaton Jennings, 5.5 ov), 2-28 (Gary Ballance, 11.5 ov), 3-55 (Joe Root, 18.1 ov), 4-72 (Alastair Cook, 24.2 ov), 5-84 (Jonny Bairstow, 29.3 ov), 6-122 (Moeen Ali, 39.3 ov), 7-126 (Ben Stokes, 40.3 ov), 8-133 (Stuart Broad, 43.5 ov), 9-133 (Mark Wood, 44.1 ov), 10-133 (James Anderson, 44.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Morkel 13 4 30 0 2.30 0 0 VD Philander 10 3 24 3 2.40 0 0 D Olivier 3.2 0 25 2 7.50 0 0 CH Morris 6 3 7 2 1.16 0 0 KA Maharaj 12 2 42 3 3.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
4-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
14,15,16,17 July 2017 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 14 Jul - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 309/6 (VD Philander 54*, CH Morris 23*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 15 Jul - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 75/1 (D Elgar 38*, HM Amla 23*, 22 ov)
- Sun, 16 Jul - day 3 - England 2nd innings 1/0 (AN Cook 0*, KK Jennings 0*, 4 ov)
- Mon, 17 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 133 (44.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 10.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - GS Ballance (Struck down)
- Over 11.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - GS Ballance (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 49/2 in 16.0 overs (AN Cook 31, JE Root 6)
- England: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 5
- Lunch: England - 79/4 in 28.0 overs (JM Bairstow 12, BA Stokes 5)
- England: 100 runs in 35.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 5
- Over 39.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - MM Ali (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 126/7 in 40.3 overs (LA Dawson 3)
- D Elgar: 50 off 79 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 31.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 114/1 in 36.0 overs (D Elgar 67, HM Amla 33)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 182 balls (D Elgar 64, HM Amla 34, Ex 2)
- HM Amla: 50 off 96 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (252 balls), Extras 6
- Lunch: South Africa - 160/3 in 47.0 overs (HM Amla 61, F du Plessis 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 188/3 in 61.0 overs (HM Amla 70, F du Plessis 23)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (393 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 135 balls (HM Amla 18, F du Plessis 32, Ex 0)
- Over 68.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - HM Amla (Upheld)
- Tea: South Africa - 236/4 in 76.0 overs (F du Plessis 42, T Bavuma 12)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 99 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 79.2 overs (476 balls), Extras 6
- Reviews used before 80th over: South Africa 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); England 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- New ball taken after 80 overs
- Over 81.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- Over 90.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 282/6 in 94.0 overs (VD Philander 21, CH Morris 0)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 96.5 overs (581 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: South Africa - 343/9 in 104.0 overs (M Morkel 17)
- England 2nd innings
- Over 0.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - AN Cook (Upheld)
- End Of Day: England - 1/0 in 4.0 overs (AN Cook 0, KK Jennings 0)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 335/10 in 96.2 overs (D Olivier 0)
- England 1st innings
- Over 3.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - AN Cook (Upheld)
- England: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (GS Ballance 18, JE Root 33, Ex 0)
- JE Root: 50 off 40 balls (9 x 4)
- Lunch: England - 85/2 in 17.0 overs (GS Ballance 26, JE Root 52)
- England: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (JE Root 25, JM Bairstow 19, Ex 9)
- Drinks: England - 143/4 in 29.1 overs (JM Bairstow 21)
- England: 150 runs in 31.2 overs (188 balls), Extras 14
- Over 33.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - JM Bairstow (Struck down)
- Tea: England - 184/6 in 42.0 overs (MM Ali 14, LA Dawson 2)
- Over 43.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - LA Dawson (Upheld)
- Over 47.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Upheld)
- England: 200 runs in 49.5 overs (299 balls), Extras 15
- Innings Break: England - 205/10 in 51.5 overs (JM Anderson 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 4.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - HG Kuhn (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 33/1 in 12.0 overs (D Elgar 17, HM Amla 4)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (D Elgar 30, HM Amla 22, Ex 1)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 75/1 in 22.0 overs (D Elgar 38, HM Amla 23)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 25/1 in 14.0 overs (HG Kuhn 17, HM Amla 2)
- Rain: South Africa - 42/1 in 18.4 overs (HG Kuhn 22, HM Amla 14)
- Over 18.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - SD Fry, Batsman - HM Amla (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: South Africa - 56/1 in 23.0 overs (HG Kuhn 34, HM Amla 16)
- Over 23.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - HG Kuhn (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (215 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 114/2 in 37.0 overs (HM Amla 44, Q de Kock 24)
- HM Amla: 50 off 93 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (HM Amla 24, Q de Kock 25, Ex 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 45.5 overs (275 balls), Extras 6
- Q de Kock: 50 off 59 balls (5 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls (HM Amla 34, Q de Kock 61, Ex 6)
- Tea: South Africa - 179/2 in 52.0 overs (HM Amla 65, Q de Kock 68)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 60.3 overs (363 balls), Extras 6
- Over 63.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 235/6 in 67.2 overs (VD Philander 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 69.6 overs (420 balls), Extras 6
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (VD Philander 30, CH Morris 20, Ex 1)
- Reviews used before 80th over: South Africa 2 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); England 2 (0 successful, 2 unsuccessful)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 87.1 overs (523 balls), Extras 7
- VD Philander: 50 off 70 balls (9 x 4)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 309/6 in 90.0 overs (VD Philander 54, CH Morris 23)
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