04/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Aug 4-7 2017
England won by 177 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
04/08Result
4th Test, South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Aug 4-7 2017
England won by 177 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

12.35pm: Where does 362 sit on the sliding scale of expectations for both sides? England will be very happy with having added more than 100 to their overnight score, especially having been 312 for 9... South Africa will surely rue their tactics in that half-hour, as Bairstow was allowed to take proceedings by the horns and dictate play. It's not a huge first-innings total, by any means, but there still seems to be a bit in the surface and SA will have to conjure up a response with the bat - something that both teams have struggled to do in this series. We'll be back underway in 10

Here's Kalaele: "Even though SA deny YJB his century, 360+ is way too many for SA...3-1 to England I'm afraid"

"That was brilliant! Disappointed for YJB! How does anyone think Test cricket is boring?" Show me the man who says so, Keith, and I'll show you a fool

"Dear QdK: It should've been 312 all out," huffs Bez. "Then you dropped YJB. Now it's 362. That's a match-changing 10th wicket partnership. You now owe us a double century in this upcoming innings. No less will do. Focus hard and don't fritter away your immense talent with another flimsy flail. Demandingly yours, Saffer Fans." Hear that, Quinny? Although I did think it was a tough chance, right on the fingertips...

"I have to say, I think that's a rather poor call by the on-field umpire," muses John. "I get the feeling that he just figured that it was somewhere close so he just gave it out and assumed that Bairstow would review. I don't see how he could be so sure as to give it out so quickly when it looked like Bairstow was outside the line to the naked eye. Given how far down Bairstow was and how much of the stumps you could see, I don't see how any umpire could be sure that that was in line." Wouldn't have been given in the old days, that's for sure. But Kumar's got the tech on his side, here

So YJB misses out on what would have been a remarkable hundred and England have finally been dismissed, but not without having added a useful 50 stand for the last wicket

108.4
W
Maharaj to Bairstow, OUT, goes for the sweep, slides on to hit the pad - and Kumar Dharmasena gives it! Groans reverberate around the ground but Bairstow reviews, was he outside the line? No, Hawk-Eye has it umpire's call, by the slenderest margin! Struck on the front pad and there was just a scrap of leather in line with off stump, which means Bairstow has to go

JM Bairstow lbw b Maharaj 99 (192m 145b 14x4 1x6) SR: 68.27

108.3
0
Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, tossed up and this time he leaves the crease to drive, wanted to force it past extra cover but doesn't succeed
108.2
0
Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, flighted, comes forward and blocks calmly
108.1
0
Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, round the wicket, tossed up on off stump and defended

So, Bairstow one away from his ton... Maharaj continues, slip in place

END OF OVER:
108 | 5 Runs | ENG: 362/9

  • James Anderson4 (15b)
  • Jonny Bairstow99 (141b)
  • Duanne Olivier21-3-91-2
  • Keshav Maharaj30-9-58-1
107.6
0
Olivier to Anderson, no run, back of a length, stabbed down safely past short leg... again the crowd celebrates a dot ball to Anderson, with Bairstow waiting at the other end
107.5
0
Olivier to Anderson, no run, short and down the leg side, not a million miles from the glove as Anderson sways and fends at it

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