South Africa 313
England 238/5 (52.4 ov)
England trail by 75 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
England RR 4.51
Last 10 ovs 61/1 RR 6.10
Stumps - Day 2 Current time 07:09 local, 05:09 GMT Test Career
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 10 ovs
Joe Root (rhb) 106 131 17 0 80.91 18 (33b) 39 (34b)
Jonny Bairstow (rhb) 4 15 0 0 26.66 4 (10b) 4 (15b)
Mat Runs HS Ave
38 3302 200* 55.96
23 1149 150* 33.79
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Kagiso Rabada (rf) 14.4 5 44 2 3.00 69 4 1 3.4-0-13-0
Chris Morris (rfm) 13.0 1 62 0 4.76 56 10 0 2-0-13-0
Mat Wkts BBI Ave
5 8 3/175 48.37
2 2 1/24 118.00
Recent overs
• • 1 • 1 •
• 4 • 4 1 •
1 • 1 4lb
Current partnership 36 runs, 6.4 overs, RR: 5.40 (Bairstow 4, Root 27)
Last bat BA Stokes c & b Morkel 58 (78m 54b 9x4 1x6) SR: 107.40
Fall of wicket 202/5 (45.6 ov); Partnership: 111 runs, 15.5 overs, RR: 7.01 (Root 51, Stokes 58)
Umpire reviews remaining England 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); South Africa 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
5.15pm Play has been called off for the day as the rain turns heavy. The action will start at 10am local time tomorrow. It's been a wonderful day of cut-and-thrust Test cricket. There should be more of the same to come. Which team is happier right now? Maybe just England, and that's down to Root's brilliance and Stokes' counterattacking. But it can all change quickly, as we have seen today. For now, though, from Andrew and Andrew (Gnasher and Miller) it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.
5.10pm Today's crowd 10022...a sellout expected both weekend days. Should be great viewing. Probably unlikely we'll get back on today. More covers now being brought on. A few spots of rain.
Lindsay: "Did Root and Bairstow appeal for the light? Or was this an arbitrary decision by the umpires? It's not clear from your commentary or even from TMS." Light is purely in hands of the umpires now
John: "The break will be good for Jo - he looks injured on the TV pictures - possibly a calf or his back again." He has an issue, yes.
5.00pm As we wait for news from the ground, here's a quick wrap up of a busy day in international cricket: Australia have chased down over 300 against India (again), Pakistan beat New Zealand on Mohammad Amir's return and Bangladesh have beaten Zimbabwe. At one point today we had four games going on at once. Lovely stuff.
Update from Firdose, with her weather hat on: "Looks very dark and I can smell rain."
Simon: "England have never lost a match where Rooney has scored more than 5 goals... Is that relevant?" Not to a Test match
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4.55pm Archie: "This break might be good for England. It'll give Root a chance to settle down, regain his equilibrium and reset himself instead of holing out in the next few minutes. As Rohit Sharma suggested just the other day: once you reach 100, start again. On the other hand, starting does seem to be a problem on this pitch... or rather getting past the start." Think, on balance, it will benefit South Africa moreChris: "I wish to complain, not about my comments not being published but about you publishing comments from people complaining about their comments not being published. Stop publishing those comments." This could go round in circles
John Pearce: "England have never lost a test match when Joe Root has scored a test century." And not sure this Test will be a draw
Patrick : "Edmund sounds like a really upbeat, fun-loving kinda guy - I vote we just exclusively publish his contributions at the expense of anything else, including the cricket itself"
4.47pm Right, no immediate prospect of play, but plenty time in theory for the light to lighten up, as it were. Here's Gnasher to watch the clouds roll over the Highveld...
Bad light stops play... hmm ... that's a pity. Just as things were hotting up, those dubious clouds have rolled into place to ruin everyone's fun
Edmund: "I told you several overs ago that Root would get a hundred and guide England to a first-innings lead, but in your wisdom you chose not to publish my comment, but instead to publish lots of irrelevant guff about the meaning of the word 'bunt', almost as cringeing as your Star Wars mania at Cape Town." Yes Edmund, but if I had published your lucky moment of clairvoyance, but he had then got out for 96, you'd have looked a very silly sausage. I have only your best interests at heart.
Jerrit: "England solidly ahead now... depressing for RSA fans. We couldn't handle the counter-attack from stokes and root. Root been immense."
Julian: "If England keep up the current run rate they will be in the lead by the time the new ball is taken. If they don't lose a flurry of wickets that is..." The 'ifs' are what keep us coming back for more...
A slight delay as Root calls for a new lid. I think his ears are ringing
52.4
Rabada to Root, 4 leg byes, a crashing pull and Root no longer cares where they go ... he's just riding the moment. That actually came off the top of his head in the end! Clean over the slips for yet another boundary
52.3
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, tapped into the covers and a sharp single
Mike Warrington: "@david in contrast to David Warner who is more pugilistic "See bowler, see ball, hit bowler!"" Or batsman, in Root's case
52.2
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, short and sharp. But too far short, and called as the one for the over, which I also think is a pretty ludicrous rule as far as anti-intimidation goes. But there you have it ...
52.1
Rabada to Root, 1 run, open face, glided down to third man, the runs keep rolling on
End of over 52 (9 runs) England 232/5
JM Bairstow 3 (13b 0x4 0x6)
JE Root 105 (129b 17x4 0x6)
CH Morris 13-1-62-0
K Rabada 14-5-42-2
51.6
Morris to Bairstow, no run, width outside off stump, no stroke that time
51.5
Morris to Root, 1 run, a fraction shorter, and Root rolls into a flat pull, guided rather than clobbered into the leg-side. Lots of intent
51.4
Morris to Root, FOUR, another bountiful flash of the blade, straight down the ground as Morris overpitches. Root is in overdrive now
51.3
Morris to Root, no run, banged in short, Root sways inside the line
51.2
Morris to Root, FOUR, stunning strike to bring up the century! Fully forward, nose over the ball and blade crashing through for an utterly drilled cover drive. His ninth hundred and what an innings it is in the context of a very tight match
Steve: "Bunt also means to fly an aircraft in forward loop, down and under, rather than the normal up and over - not to be recommended. Ennjoying the cricket and the commentary!" Well I never. The things you learn
51.1
Morris to Root, no run, tailing in sharply but shaping down leg. Raps the pads but no appeal, understandably enough
End of over 51 (2 runs) England 223/5
JM Bairstow 3 (12b 0x4 0x6)
JE Root 96 (124b 15x4 0x6)
K Rabada 14-5-42-2
CH Morris 12-1-53-0
50.6
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, clinmbs awkwardly from a full length. Bairstow splices a defensive push into the leg side
50.5
Rabada to Root, 1 run, works another single into the leg-side, closing in now ...
david: "Ah, Sehwag! A man of few words, but each essential.- "How do you do it, Virender? - "See bowler, see ball, hit ball!"" An easy game when you don't overthink it
50.4
Rabada to Root, no run, outside off, ushered through without alarm
50.3
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, Bavuma pounces but can't intercept the single
Andrew: "Please do ignore martyn - not only is he wrong that "bunt" is a baseball term alone, as Al Ferguson said, but it is entirely within the traditions of English to embrace other means of expression." Well quite, I love wearing pyjamas in my bungalow ...
50.2
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, forward, and defended into the gully region
50.1
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms
End of over 50 (4 runs) England 221/5
JE Root 95 (122b 15x4 0x6)
JM Bairstow 2 (8b 0x4 0x6)
CH Morris 12-1-53-0
K Rabada 13-5-40-2
Spubbler: "What was interesting about Stokes' innings was the way Root's strike rate climbed the longer they batted together. Bringing the best out of your batting partner is key." Quite so, it will short-lived but scintillating
49.6
Morris to Root, 2 runs, on the hip, clipped firmly down to fine leg
Richard : "...and to be completely clear @martyn, you cannot use a term "so incorrectly". It's either correct or incorrect. Even scores in the Pedantry Cup!" Zing!
49.5
Morris to Root, no run, more conventional defence, and a call of 'no'
49.4
Morris to Root, no run, driven, but off an inside-edge, and Root jumps back into his crease in alarm as he fears the ball is about to roll into his stumps ... a moment of good fortune... that rolled off his back leg
49.3
Morris to Root, 2 runs, good running turns a clip to leg into two, as Root moves deeper into the 90s
Rakesh: "Stokes doesn't play Test cricket, he just seems to play T20 for longer." Sehwag was a bit like that too ... and T20 didn't even exist when he started out
49.2
Morris to Root, no run, fully forward, leather-sniffing defence
James: "OED's word of the year last year: the ROFL emoji. I wish I were joking" Well I rest my case. The poor saps need all the help they can get ...
49.1
Morris to Root, no run, Root rehearses the late cut that he wishes he'd played to the ball that just went by
End of over 49 (4 runs) England 217/5
JE Root 91 (116b 15x4 0x6)
JM Bairstow 2 (8b 0x4 0x6)
K Rabada 13-5-40-2
M Morkel 14-0-63-2
48.6
Rabada to Root, 1 run, short, and Root loses sight of that one as it fails to get up as he expects, and strikes him on the gloves, down at waist height. A moment of awkwardness but on he goes ..
48.5
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, driven from the crease, open face and finding the gap at extra cover
48.4
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, poked into the leg side
48.3
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, fully forward and watchful
Al Ferguson: "@martyn There is a second meaning of the verb 'bunt'. According to the OED it also means 'to butt with the head or horns', and I now have a lovely mental picture of Joe Root doing just that." It'll do. I'm all for making up new words. Got to keep the bookkeepers at OED employed. Either I do it, or someone else comes up with such gems as 'selfie' and 'twerking'
48.2
Rabada to Root, 1 run, poked to cover
48.1
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, tapped to midwicket, Hardus fields but looks in a bit of discomfort afterwards. He's jogging off with a bit of cramp, it seems
End of over 48 (6 runs) England 213/5
JE Root 89 (114b 15x4 0x6)
JM Bairstow 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
M Morkel 14-0-63-2
K Rabada 12-5-36-2
Dylan: "I think Stokes messed that one up. 100 off 200 balls is a lot more valuable than 60 odd off 50 odd. He's given SA a sniff to take the lead here. A bit more patient and he could have taken it away from the hosts." Not sure it's wise to ask Stokes to attempt to score 100 from 200. He's more likely to make 1 from 20 and get out ...
47.6
Morkel to Root, FOUR, forward and driven down the ground, beautiful timing and placement, de Villiers gives chase but the ball wins hands down
47.5
Morkel to Bairstow, 1 leg bye, on the pads, nurdled to fine leg
Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan
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Highest ave at No. 4 & 5 (Min 2500 runs)Player Inns Runs HS Ave 100
JE Root Eng 43 2525 200* 68.24 8
GS Sobers WI 61 3425 226 61.16 13
AB de Villiers SA 79 4170 278* 60.43 13
GS Chappell Aus 99 4926 247* 60.07 16
JH Kallis ICC/SA 190 9694 224 59.47 36
ED Weekes WI 66 3604 207 58.12 12
RN Harvey Aus 48 2547 204 57.88 9
Younis Khan Pak 88 4390 213 57.01 15
SR Waugh Aus 150 6950 200 55.15 24
SR Tendulkar India 304 15044 248* 54.90 49
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Hours of play (local time) 10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
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