Stokes caught on the boundary, going for the sweep and top edges to Morkel on the Boundary
26 runs
115-5
116-6, Taylor caught off of Piedt bowling, turned slightly, brushed his glove, hit his thight pad and caught at short leg by Bavuma.
England are so in deep trouble here…
Stupid, stupid shot as far as I’m concerned - real hero to zero stuff.
For an experienced professional cricketer to play a shot like that when the team was in the situation it was is disgraceful
258 runs counts for nothing if the team loses.
Morris is getting something out of the pitch here but England have steadied the ship somewhat. 147-6
Commentators curse?
Bairstow stumped maybe, would be hard to give him out on the replays to be honest!
He did well to keep his foot on the ground whilst sliding it in so I have no clue, who would be a third umpire!!
Atherton saying that he’s not sure you can give it out on the video evidence which means he’s gone!
They’ve found another view which shows that maybe his foot wasn’t behind the line but on it!
They’re dragging this one out for sure. And he’s not out!!
What a fantastic effort this is by England to enter the record books for the greatest fuxk up in the history of cricket.
It’s worse than watching Dr Who in terms of wanting to hide behind the sofa.
REALLY makes you wonder about those 8 dropped catches, especially Root dropping De Villiers when he had scored sod all, with the change in weather conditions, England would have been sitting with their feet up by the pool by now, instead they still have a chance of losing it even after tea.
Couldn’t make it up
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Ah they were lucky DP, drizzle from table top mountain and bad light has saved England’s blushes.
So we smashed them all over the park, then they smashed us just as hard, then we fell apart and as a result their captain resigned…
What an unusual game.
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3rd test today, got an eye on it whilst working.
SA currently 94-1 off 34 overs.
Amla just survived a plum LBW call because umpire gave it not out, he survived on Umpire’s call because of height, even though the ball was clearly hitting the top of the stumps.
Shit rules. Should be out.
Moeen Ali back in after a single over earlier in the day
2nd ball finds Elgar’s outside edge, 117-2
Moeen Ali makes the breakthrough. Elgar gone. 117-2
Amla gone, superb delivery from Finn, outswinger that catches the outside edge of Amla’s bat, gone for 40.
127-3
Ironic as Finn was brought on to get de Villiers out
First couple of overs after tea and AB de Villiers is caught behind, faint nick off of his glove from Stokes’ bowling.
161-4
du Plessis gone for 16, caught by Hales off Finn. So that’s 185/5 and the new boy coming in to bat.
du Plessis faffed that shot up didn’t he 
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212-6, Bavuma run out, looking a dangerous batsmen and a unecessary run out.
Hmmm
A better first day than we could have expected 225 ish for 7 now