04/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Aug 4-7 2017
England won by 177 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
04/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Aug 4-7 2017
England won by 177 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
, play 02:39
Talented South Africa haven't performed

Jarrod Kimber joins Melinda Farrell to look back on another tough day for South Africa, as England's lead reached 360

, play 01:48
Rabada v Stokes is the future of cricket

Despite chipping away at England, South Africa fell short of the ideal opening day at Old Trafford in the absence of Vernon Philander

, play 04:02
#PoliteEnquiries: Is Moeen the greatest?

George Dobell and Jarrod Kimber take on your #politeenquiries on the great Moeen, the under-appreciated Maharaj and the missing man for South Africa

, play 04:17
#PoliteEnquiries: Is Cook the problem?

Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell answer your #politeenquiries on converting starts, unlucky bowlers and the England openers conspiracy

, play 02:02
'I'd have taken 99 at the start of the day' - Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow reflects on falling just shy of a century with the bat and reaching 100 dismissals as a wicketkeeper

, play 01:46
'I felt like we needed a few shots' - Moeen

Moeen Ali explains why he decided to go big on more than one occasion in his quickfire, unbeaten 67 off 59 to give England control on the third day

, play 01:24
Late wicket may tilt it our way - Olivier

Duanne Olivier said it had been important that South Africa's attack didn't allow England to score freely on the opening day at Old Trafford

, play 01:39
'I felt like I couldn't bowl badly' - Anderson

England's James Anderson reveals what it felt like to bowl at the end of Old Trafford named after him

, play 01:13
'Low-scoring run there to be broken' - Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj says South Africa have no intention of accepting defeat despite their perilous position in the final Test again England

, play 00:58
We've heard nothing about Gibson - Farbrace

Paul Farbrace, England's assistant coach, lauded the experience of Ottis Gibson after reports he was being sought for South Africa's head coach role

Match Coverage

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Amla- Key for South Africa

4

Century partnerships in this series for South Africa. Hashim Amla has been involved in three of those.

All Rounder Moeen

8

Number of cricketers from England to score 200 runs and take 20 wickets in a series. Flintoff was the last to achieve this in the 2005 Ashes

Tough Ask for SA

0

Number of successful chases over 300 at Old Trafford. Highest successful chase was when England beat New Zealand in 2008 by scoring 294/4 .

Morkel v Cook

12

Number of times Morne Morkel has dismissed Alastair Cook in Tests. Morkel has dismissed him 4 times this series conceding 93 runs from 201 balls.

Moeen 's Best

20

Wickets taken by Moeen Ali this series - Most he has taken in a Test series. Previously he had taken 19 against India in 2014

Roland Jones vs Amla

3

Number of times Amla has been dismissed by Toby Roland Jones from the 21 balls he has faced. Amla averages 2.33 against Jones.

Opening Woes continue

12

Avg runs added by the openers from South Africa in their last 13 innings.During this period the highest stand has been 21.

Unlucky Bairstow

15

Number of players from England to be dismissed for 99 in a Test.This is the second instance where Bairstow was dismissed in the nineties against SA

Mr Consistent

10

Number of consecutive matches in which Joe Root has scored a Test fifty. He equals the record for England previously held by John Edrich who scored 10 between 1969-71.

5000 and counting

105

Number of innings taken by Joe Root to score 5000 Test runs - Fifth fastest from England to this feat. Hobbs, Hammond, Barrington and Hutton got there earlier.

Not a Happy Hunting ground

1955

Last instance of South Africa winning a Test at Old Trafford,Manchester. In 9 Tests they have won 1,lost 4 and drawn 4.