Cricket 2018

[1964white]

Three 4's in one over from Stokes who moves onto 46no

[1964white]

Bit unlucky that...again.

It was Faaip

Out on a review, umpires call in the end

[The Subhuman]

Need a minimum of 300 here, wicket seems to be a little green though so maybe SA will struggle too

[1964white]

Stokes & Bairstow banging 4's all over the park for fun now

[1964white]

Need a minimum of 300 here, wicket seems to be a little green though so maybe SA will struggle too

Agree, looking likely now

[1964white]

Risky shot for another 4 taking Stokes to a half-century

Played superb this morning

[1964white]

Bairstow caught, terrific ball

Out for 36, would have been nice for Jonny to get his half-century

Stokes 63no

258 for 6

[1964white]

Another one out on a review

Moheen Ali gone

279 for 7

[1964white]

Roland-Jones is the first Tobais to play for England

[1964white]

Champagne moment for Tobais with a huge six

311 for 7

[1964white]

Nice quick 25 from Toby

[1964white]

Brilliant 100 from Ben stokes gaining his century with two sixes

Followed by a 3rd six in the over....109no

349 for 9

[1964white]

Need a minimum of 300 here, wicket seems to be a little green though so maybe SA will struggle too

A bonus of 51 runs for England at the end of their first innings Faaip

[mav]

Don't think Jennings is a test player, fairly sure Ballance isn't a test player. Dawson has never had the skills or temperament to be a test player.

Sad thing is, with the way the Championship is treated now, where do players develop to be better at longer formats?

[whiteswan]

What an exciting end to Englands innings, great feom Bairstow and Stokes. England lead by 429 runs...Stokes bowled out, will Joe declare before tea or not? He's got 5 mins in which to do it or if he declares 15 mins before tea, the umpires will call tea earlier. Do England want two cracks at the SA openers?

[whiteswan]

Obviously not, now have a lead of 488 with Toby hitting two sixes. Great stuff! How many runs do England want?

[1964white]

Obviously not, now have a lead of 488 with Toby hitting two sixes. Great stuff! How many runs do England want?

400 would have been enough

[1964white]

Another 50 for young Joe

Some fantastic big hitting from Bairstow, Stokes & Roland-Jones

Bairstow caught on 63

South Africa require 492 runs to win

[1964white]

What an exciting end to Englands innings, great feom Bairstow and Stokes. England lead by 429 runs...Stokes bowled out, will Joe declare before tea or not? He's got 5 mins in which to do it or if he declares 15 mins before tea, the umpires will call tea earlier. Do England want two cracks at the SA openers?

Hope Joe hasn't left it too late

I'm with Boycott's opinion, we should have bowled at them before tea & had another go at them after tea with our fast bowlers

[whiteswan]

Amla gone! Well done Toby and Joe, but de Kock can be dangerous with a bat