England vs South Africa, 1st Test 4th day Highlights

England vs South Africa, 1st Test 4th day Highlights
England lead by 286 runs with 5 wickets remaining
England RR 2.66
Last 10 ovs 25/2 RR 2.50
Min overs remaining 81
Day 4 - Session 1     Current time 10:42 local, 08:42 GMT     Test Career
Batsmen     R     B     4s     6s     SR     This bowler     Last 10 ovs
James Taylor (rhb)     31     75     2     0     41.33     13 (19b)     7 (27b)
   
Mat     Runs     HS     Ave
4     227     76     37.83
Bowlers     O     M     R     W     Econ     0s     4s     6s     This spell
Dane Piedt (ob)     23.0     4     84     3     3.65     89     5     2     5-1-19-1
Kyle Abbott (rfm)     15.4     3     39     1     2.48     77     5     0     2-1-3-1
   
Mat     Wkts     BBI     Ave
3     16     4/62     29.31
6     21     7/29     22.28
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Last bat BA Stokes c Elgar b Piedt 5 (12m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 35.71

Fall of wicket 197/5 (73.6 ov); Partnership: 5 runs, 3.2 overs, RR: 1.50 (Taylor 0, Stokes 5)

Umpire reviews remaining England 2 (1 successful, 0 unsuccessful); South Africa 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)

End of over 74 (4 runs) England 197/5

        JWA Taylor 31 (75b 2x4 0x6)
        DL Piedt 23-4-84-3
        KJ Abbott 15.4-3-39-1

That feels like a waste from Stokes...yes, I know all the debates in favour etc

73.6

Piedt to Stokes, OUT, and this time the reverse sweep brings his downfall...a top edge (or maybe glove) loops to slip. Yes, it was glove. This time Elgar doesn't drop a dolly. Good response from Piedt

BA Stokes c Elgar b Piedt 5 (12m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 35.71
73.5

Piedt to Stokes, no run, shorter, he goes onto the back foot and whips to mid-on
73.4

Piedt to Stokes, no run, comes forward and defends to cover...Stokes itching to be aggressive
73.3

Piedt to Stokes, no run, outside off, left alone
73.2

Piedt to Stokes, no run, defended on the back foot
73.1

Piedt to Stokes, FOUR, brings out the reverse sweep and plays it superbly, the ball was angled into middle and leg but he still made excellent contact and it races to deep point

End of over 73 (maiden) England 193/4

        JWA Taylor 31 (75b 2x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
        KJ Abbott 15.4-3-39-1
        DL Piedt 22-4-80-2

72.6

Abbott to Taylor, no run, tight stuff from Abbott, outside off, full and coming back into Taylor who plays to the leg side
72.5

Abbott to Taylor, no run, full outside off, he comes forward and drives to cover
72.4

Abbott to Taylor, no run, that's quite a tight leave as it comes from outside off
72.3

Abbott to Taylor, no run, shorter in length, defended
72.2

Abbott to Taylor, no run, worked off the stumps into midwicket
72.1

Abbott to Taylor, no run, full outside off, defended to the covers

Alastair: "Roots failure to convert is a touch worrying got him in sure. Mind I'd rather he gets 50 and out than 5 and out." He's frustrated by it. Still not a bad year, though

End of over 72 (maiden) England 193/4

        BA Stokes 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
        JWA Taylor 31 (69b 2x4 0x6)
        DL Piedt 22-4-80-2
        KJ Abbott 14.4-2-39-1

71.6

Piedt to Stokes, no run, back on a full length, defended to the off side
71.5

Piedt to Stokes, no run, a shorter ball, he goes for the pull again, the ball spins and bounces over the top edge
71.4

Piedt to Stokes, no run, solidly forward this time, blocked
71.3

Piedt to Stokes, no run, comes forward, trapped between bat and pad, a strangled appeal for lbw
71.2

Piedt to Stokes, no run, dragged down shorter, onto the back foot and pulled to midwicket
71.1

Piedt to Stokes, no run, big spin! Tossed up outside off, rips away from the left hander and beats the edge although Stokes is playing a long way from his pad

Some reports that Stokes was hobbling a little this morning so will be interesting to see how well he moves in this innings

End of over 71 (3 runs) England 193/4

        BA Stokes 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
        JWA Taylor 31 (69b 2x4 0x6)
        KJ Abbott 14.4-2-39-1
        DL Piedt 21-3-80-2

S Janakiraman: "Hard to understand.....why can't we just accept that, at this stage, England is a much superior side and that SA is being outplayed.....as we speak.......workload is just an escapism....:)" Well, live is certainly tougher when you aren't winning

70.6

Abbott to Stokes, 1 run, short of a length on leg stump, flicked off the hip to long leg to get off the mark
70.5

Abbott to Stokes, no run, beaten first ball, pushed across on a full length outside off, Stokes is feeling for it with static footwork

So Steven Smith will end 2015 as the leading Test run-scorer...Root kicks the turf as he wanders off

70.4

Abbott to Root, OUT, and he's gone! Almost out of nowhere if I'm honest, Root had looked so solid. A length ball outside off and a half-hearted cut gets a top edge and is safely held at first slip

JE Root c van Zyl b Abbott 73 (192m 128b 5x4 1x6) SR: 57.03

David: "@Niranjan - I totally agree. Think captaincy is getting to Amla...."

70.3

Abbott to Root, no run, touch shorter, defended on the back foot
70.2

Abbott to Root, 2 runs, super stroke, although it will only bring a couple, he went with the swing and flicked it strongly to the right of mid-on who manages to get a hand on it with a dive
70.1

Abbott to Root, no run, full outside off, he's getting some tail into Root as well, pushed into the on side

Abbott into the attack

Paul leonard: "All this talk of heavy workload is frankly nonsense when it comes to SA. They hardly play test cricket compared to india, eng or aus. That's really their biggest problem. The icc has been rigged by the big 3 and is ruining cricket by making the system so unfair for the other nations. We need a proper test championship where everyone plays each other the same amount home and away." It's not just Test cricket which is part of the workload debate...but is a valid argument

End of over 70 (7 runs) England 190/3

        JE Root 71 (124b 5x4 1x6)
        JWA Taylor 31 (69b 2x4 0x6)
        DL Piedt 21-3-80-2
        M Morkel 16.3-5-22-1

69.6

Piedt to Root, 1 run, onto the back foot and nudge into square leg...smart over of batting
69.5

Piedt to Taylor, 1 run, uses his feet and makes it into a full toss, crunches it straight but Piedt gets a hand on it in his followthrough
69.4

Piedt to Root, 1 run, brings the sweep out again, goes squarer this time and deep square gets around
69.3

Piedt to Root, no run, worked away from middle, backward of square on the leg side

Niranjan Jha: "Any thoughts on Amla's captaincy? It seems to be taking its toll on his own performance and he does not seem very dynamic on the field either. That matters a lot, I think, especially when your team is down" Not sure he loves the job

69.2

Piedt to Root, FOUR, ah, that's lovely this time, he waited a fraction longer and this time paddled it finer of the man at 45 degrees...delightful touch play from Root
69.1

Piedt to Root, no run, round the wicket, outside leg stump, swept by Root but he picks out short fine leg

Commentator: Andrew McGlashan

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav



                           
                 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           

    Most runs in a year for EnglandPlayer    Inns    Runs    Ave    100    50    Year
    MP Vaughan    26    1481    61.70    6    2    2002
    JE Root    26    1385    60.21    3    10    2015
    DL Amiss    22    1379    68.95    5    3    1974
    AN Cook    26    1364    54.56    3    8    2015
    KP Pietersen    26    1343    53.72    4    6    2006
    IJL Trott    24    1325    66.25    4    4    2010
    ME Trescothick    24    1323    55.12    4    4    2005
    AN Cook    24    1287    58.50    5    4    2010
    GA Gooch    17    1264    79.00    4    5    1990
    AN Cook    29    1249    48.03    4    3    2012

   
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