Summary

South Africa fall to 24-6 as Archer dominates

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter, Ffion Wynne & Henry Cowling

  1. Eng 62-1

    Joe Root out to the middle to the customary calls of "Roooot" from the crowd.

    He faces two balls then runs hard to take three at square leg.

  2. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    Ben Duckett leaves the field after being caught vs South AfricaPA Media

    I'm wondering whether it held in the surface as well as in the air.

    It looked like his timing was a fraction slow and he's ended up chipping it up.

    He looked like he was back in good touch there Duckett - just mistimed that pull.

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    Duckett c Markram b Bosch 31 (Eng 59-1)

    Duckett dismissed for 31 as top edge caught by Markram at mid-wicket

    South Africa make the breakthrough.

    Ben Duckett's last innings of the international summer comes to an end, his mistimes a pull off Corbin Bosch and sees the ball spiral into the air in the leg side.

    Aiden Markram takes a comfortable catch at mid-wicket.

  4. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    That shot from Jamie Smith feels like the sort of shot only a tall player can play - he seemed to just swat it away.

    South Africa are bowling to two very different batters here - Jamie Smith who stands tall and swats it away and Duckett who's shorter and will cut them.

    It's tricky for the bowlers, and good to see Duckett with a bit of momentum.

  5. Eng 58-0

    More boundaries for England, as their openers send Corbin Bosch's first and last balls over the ropes.

    Jamie Smith brings up England's 50 from 49 balls, striking off the back foot through long-on, before Ben Duckett cuts through point.

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    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    More favourable batting conditions early on today, with bowlers finding just 0.6° of seam movement on average compared to 0.9° in the first five overs at Lord's.

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    Have a feeling this is going to be a Duckett day, hopefully not spoken to soon, but still stand by we have the most destructive batting line-up in the world.

    Dan

  8. Eng 49-0

    'Vintage' Duckett on display as Bosch hit for two fours in one over

    A first change for South Africa as Corbin Bosch replaces Nandre Burger.

    The seamer had an excellent day at Lord's, taking 1-38 off 10 overs with England only managing four singles and a leg bye off his first four.

    He doesn't start quite so well today - Ben Duckett picks up two boundaries off the over, beating a diving fielder with a cut through point and then powering through mid-wicket.

  9. Eng 40-0

    Another four for Jamie Smith, turning Codi Yusuf's delivery away off his legs for a fourth four for his tally.

    He's on 17 from 14 balls at the end of the over.

  10. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on Test Match Special

    Jamie Smith will naturally score quickly.

    He scores quick enough without having to try.

    In one-day cricket he's sometimes tried to force it.

    If he just plays the ball on his own merit, England have a guy at the top of their order who can dominate and score big.

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    What is the point in playing this line-up in a dead rubber? We're not going to learn anything, and the series is gone. We should have picked Rehan as one of the all-rounders and given Baker another go. We've talked Sonny up pre-series and then binned him after one game.

    Jack

  12. Eng 29-0

    England continue to tick along quite nicely, with Jamie Smith driving through the covers again off Nandre Burger.

    The outfield is a little slow but the ball just about reaches the boundary.

  13. Eng 29-0

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    Three consecutive fours for England, as Ben Duckett sends Codi Yusuf's first ball through backward square.

    He adds another boundary later in the over, striking to the point ropes.

  14. And just to make a further point about Baker - I'm not sure he can claim masses of home advantage at Hampshire having moved there this season.

    He's played three first-classes matches and a trio of T20 Blast games at Southampton earlier in the summer, plus a Hundred game in 2022.

    He's yet to feature here in 50-over cricket.

    Jonathan Agnew did say he would have played Baker at Lord's.

  15. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Southampton

    In answer to Fenners, it sounds like England are wary of their position in the rankings and its impact on their World Cup qualification. Baker has been left out today because they don't feel they're in a position to experiment.

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    Fenners: Why not play Sonny Baker on his home ground? The series is lost already, so why keep the bowling attack that conceded 330 at Lord's plus Overton? Mind-blowing. Was an ideal chance to play Baker. This is what's so frustrating about England.

  17. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on Test Match Special

    Glorious shot.

    Jamie Smith doesn't ever need to overhit - he's such a powerful batsman.

    Great control.

  18. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ben Duckett timed that deliciously.

  19. Eng 20-0

    'Great control' - Smith rounds off third over with consecutive fours

    First boundaries for both of England's openers off Nandre Burger's second over.

    Ben Duckett hits his opening delivery over the ropes at square, before Jamie Smith closes the over with consecutive fours - driving classically through the overs and then sending the ball over mid-wicket.

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    Michael: For some reason I long for the days when the toss-loser wasn’t asked what he would have done.