South Africa lead England by 175 after day 3 of the final Test
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That's stumps on day 3. A day that belonged to SA and in particular - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) STUMPS - South Africa 42/1 leading by 175. Early start tomorrow with on air 7.45am - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Players are going off with SA on 42/1. Amla 16* Cook 23* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Injury nes: Abbott has tight hamstring. Participation in match depends on reaction to treatment - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Drinks time! SA holding firm thanks to Amla (11*) and Cook (23*). They are 35/1 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) INJURY - is struck on the hand to the first ball bowled by - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED CATCH - dropped on 0 by at slip. Really difficult - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED! Is this the slice of luck they were looking for? Amla dropped on 0 by Alex Hales at third slip off James Anderson. South Africa 13/1 Some injury news from . Kyle Abbott has a tight left hamstring. Not sure he'll bowl again in the match - Test Match Special (@bbctms) More bad news for South Africa. WICKET: Yes . Elgar is his 431st Test victim, drawing level with Sir Richard Hadlee as 7th most ever. SA 5-1 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - goes to caught behind for 1. 5/1 lead by 138 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Worst possible start for the Proteas as they lose Elgar for 1 after the southpaw edged Anderson behind. South Africa 5/1 Cook gets the Proteas off the mark with a boundary in the first over. South Africa lead by 133 runs but they will be hoping to get that past 200 by the end of the day without any further loss. WICKET! That's it, England all out for 342, a deficit of 133. Morkel gets Moeen - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - 342 all out. falls to for 61. South Africa lead by 133. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Go Mo. Well played , that's a deserved fifth career half century from 90 balls. ENG 330-9, deficit 145. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - 320/9 as goes for 5. A 7th wicket for - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Rabada has another. This time it is Broad and England are nine down still over 150 in deficit. 300 up for England! Moeen Ali still at the crease. Can they get the deficit under 100? WICKET: played smartly but is out for 26 to Duminy, caught Elgar. ENG 295-8: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! JP Duminy strikes to remove Woakes for 26. England 295/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - goes for 26 to . 295/8, 180 behind. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! South Africa finally get their breakthough and it is Woakes who is sent back. There will be no nine-fer for Rabada as Duminy picks up the wicket. England 295/8 Birmingham boys (25*) and (18*) gone past the follow-on. ENG 286-7: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Ali (25*) and Woakes (14*) have got stuck in a bit. England now 282/7 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Can Rabada get nine-for? (Did he tell any guys they were history?)- Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) DROPPED - put down by on 1 unlucky bowler. 253/7 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED! Morne Morkel isn't happy after Quinton de Kock drops Chris Woakes on 1. Huge reprieve for England who are currently struggling at 253/7 WICKET! And the new ball does the trick as Rabada gets Stokes (33) - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: has been on the attack (33 from 29) but edges that man Rabada to Amla at slip. ENG 252-7. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - caught at slip for 33 and has a test best 6 wickets - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Stokes is gone. England are in deep trouble. 252/7 250 up for England. Stokes takes them there with a six off Piedt. 251/6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Just about ready to restart. England 232/6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We're underway again with & aiming to build a partnership. ENG 232-6 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) The covers are coming off. We should be underway soon. Rain stops play. The players are coming off at SuperSport Park with England on 232-6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) It's dark and it's raining so the players are off, hopefully temporarily. England 232-6, trailing by 243 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Back underway. Rabada's pre-lunch spell 4-2-3-3. England 211/6. Stokes 1* Ali 0* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We're back, with lefties and plotting a recovery. England 228-6: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKETS: Two fall to the Rabada-de Kock combo, Taylor then Bairstow. The 20-y-o has 5-76. ENG 211-6 at lunch. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! He has 5 Rabada and this time it's Bairstow for 0. England 211/6 at lunch - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) LUNCH! England would have felt fairly confident in the hour preceding lunch but a flurry of wickets means Cook's side will now have a mountain to climb after lunch. England 211/6 In the last half hour before lunch, Rabada's figures are 4-2-3-3. Bairstow's wicket was Rabada's fifth of the innings and the third wicket England have lost for three runs. WICKET - is caught behind for 0. 5 wickets for . 211/6 at lunch, trail by 264 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Another one bites the dust. This time it is Bairstow. England are now in a spot of bother. England 211/6 WICKET - is caught behind hooking for 14. His 4th wicket. 211/5 trail by 264 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found
South Africa lead England by 175 after day 3 of the final Test
That's stumps on day 3. A day that belonged to SA and in particular - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) STUMPS - South Africa 42/1 leading by 175. Early start tomorrow with on air 7.45am - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Players are going off with SA on 42/1. Amla 16* Cook 23* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Injury nes: Abbott has tight hamstring. Participation in match depends on reaction to treatment - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Drinks time! SA holding firm thanks to Amla (11*) and Cook (23*). They are 35/1 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) INJURY - is struck on the hand to the first ball bowled by - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED CATCH - dropped on 0 by at slip. Really difficult - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED! Is this the slice of luck they were looking for? Amla dropped on 0 by Alex Hales at third slip off James Anderson. South Africa 13/1 Some injury news from . Kyle Abbott has a tight left hamstring. Not sure he'll bowl again in the match - Test Match Special (@bbctms) More bad news for South Africa. WICKET: Yes . Elgar is his 431st Test victim, drawing level with Sir Richard Hadlee as 7th most ever. SA 5-1 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - goes to caught behind for 1. 5/1 lead by 138 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Worst possible start for the Proteas as they lose Elgar for 1 after the southpaw edged Anderson behind. South Africa 5/1 Cook gets the Proteas off the mark with a boundary in the first over. South Africa lead by 133 runs but they will be hoping to get that past 200 by the end of the day without any further loss. WICKET! That's it, England all out for 342, a deficit of 133. Morkel gets Moeen - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - 342 all out. falls to for 61. South Africa lead by 133. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Go Mo. Well played , that's a deserved fifth career half century from 90 balls. ENG 330-9, deficit 145. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - 320/9 as goes for 5. A 7th wicket for - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Rabada has another. This time it is Broad and England are nine down still over 150 in deficit. 300 up for England! Moeen Ali still at the crease. Can they get the deficit under 100? WICKET: played smartly but is out for 26 to Duminy, caught Elgar. ENG 295-8: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! JP Duminy strikes to remove Woakes for 26. England 295/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - goes for 26 to . 295/8, 180 behind. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! South Africa finally get their breakthough and it is Woakes who is sent back. There will be no nine-fer for Rabada as Duminy picks up the wicket. England 295/8 Birmingham boys (25*) and (18*) gone past the follow-on. ENG 286-7: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Ali (25*) and Woakes (14*) have got stuck in a bit. England now 282/7 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Can Rabada get nine-for? (Did he tell any guys they were history?)- Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) DROPPED - put down by on 1 unlucky bowler. 253/7 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) DROPPED! Morne Morkel isn't happy after Quinton de Kock drops Chris Woakes on 1. Huge reprieve for England who are currently struggling at 253/7 WICKET! And the new ball does the trick as Rabada gets Stokes (33) - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: has been on the attack (33 from 29) but edges that man Rabada to Amla at slip. ENG 252-7. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - caught at slip for 33 and has a test best 6 wickets - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Stokes is gone. England are in deep trouble. 252/7 250 up for England. Stokes takes them there with a six off Piedt. 251/6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Just about ready to restart. England 232/6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We're underway again with & aiming to build a partnership. ENG 232-6 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) The covers are coming off. We should be underway soon. Rain stops play. The players are coming off at SuperSport Park with England on 232-6 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) It's dark and it's raining so the players are off, hopefully temporarily. England 232-6, trailing by 243 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Back underway. Rabada's pre-lunch spell 4-2-3-3. England 211/6. Stokes 1* Ali 0* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We're back, with lefties and plotting a recovery. England 228-6: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKETS: Two fall to the Rabada-de Kock combo, Taylor then Bairstow. The 20-y-o has 5-76. ENG 211-6 at lunch. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! He has 5 Rabada and this time it's Bairstow for 0. England 211/6 at lunch - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) LUNCH! England would have felt fairly confident in the hour preceding lunch but a flurry of wickets means Cook's side will now have a mountain to climb after lunch. England 211/6 In the last half hour before lunch, Rabada's figures are 4-2-3-3. Bairstow's wicket was Rabada's fifth of the innings and the third wicket England have lost for three runs. WICKET - is caught behind for 0. 5 wickets for . 211/6 at lunch, trail by 264 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Another one bites the dust. This time it is Bairstow. England are now in a spot of bother. England 211/6 WICKET - is caught behind hooking for 14. His 4th wicket. 211/5 trail by 264 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found