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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Image source, AP"South Africa didn't have a single hundred partnership in 2015 but we have had two in a row now, this one coming from 245 balls."
The opening overs tell us what we knew yesterday - Steven Finn is England's primary threat in this match. He's pushing 90mph, chanelling off stump, getting more lift than a Harley Street doctor. Amla, though, is a bearded butcher. Slightly too short, cut for four with a rapier thrust.
Australia v West Indies
No play was possible on day three of the third Test between Australia and West Indies at a sodden Sydney Cricket Ground.
The visitors have shown a little more fight so far but remain in a perilous position at 248-7, having suffered consecutive heavy defeats in the series.
There was a little brightness, though, with plenty of the crowd pretty in pink on Jane McGrath Day to raise money for the McGrath foundation.
Image source, Getty ImagesAmla, the sadistic surgeon, continues to torture England, slice by slice. When Anderson gets too straight, Amla eases through mid-wicket for four. Anderson already looks fed up, a mood not improved when Du Plessis drives back down the ground for four more. Jimmy might be wondering why he came back from that calf strain so quickly.
Image source, BBC SportIt's just been pointed out to me that only nine wickets have fallen in three days - and two of those were run-outs. If this was in the UAE, we'd be slating the pitch. Speaking of the pitch, Finn gets one to spit at Du Plessis. Off a length, jamming the bat handle. Uneven bounce is a welcome sight for England. Oooofff, Finn follows up with a rozzer that somehow misses both the bat and the off stump. Fred Trueman would be telling Du Plessis "that were wasted on thee, lad".
Image source, BBC SportSteven Finn shares morning duties. We might usually expect to see Stuart Broad given the gig, but Finn was England's most threatening bowler yesterday...
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I am trying to think about how England might win this. A 150-run lead and smack 250 today gives them 90 overs tomorrow. Maybe in the second innings it might be different and we quickly get them three down."
Image source, epaWhat were you doing two days ago? Think of all the things that have happened in the last 48 hours. England have been fielding all that time - this is the 131st over. When England started fielding, Rafael Benitez still had a job. Jerusalem from the Barmies as the freshly laundered Anderson pushes in. No swing, Amla defending with minimal foot movement. A maiden. It's like we've never been away.
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"If Anderson was fully fit yesterday then he was deliberately bowling within himself. He may be smart enough to just bowl line and length on this pitch, but it is rather gentle the way he has been bowling."
James Anderson is marking his run, doing some yoga-style stretches that would snap the hamstring of the average man.
Amla, with his regal beard, is on strike. Two slips and a gully. Play.
It's glorious in Cape Town, perfect sunshine in a picturesque setting.
Table Mountain looms as England appear on to the lush green. Those fielders certainly look much fresher than they did last night.
Hashim Amla, who has been batting since Christmas, follows on with Faf du Plessis.
Image source, BBC SportGeoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"He's made himself look a fool. If he's trying to be jokey or if he's attracted to her, if he wants to ask her out, don't do it on air. He shouldn't be saying that on air. It's embarrassing."
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been fined A$10,000 for "inappropriate conduct" after he asked a TV reporter on a date in a live interview.
Journalist Mel McLaughlin was reportedly left angry and upset, external after Gayle propositioned her during a pitch-side interview midway through Melbourne Renegades' Big Bash league game against Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart on Monday.
"To see your eyes for the first time is nice. Hopefully we can have a drink afterwards. Don't blush baby," he said.
Gayle said he was sorry, but that the reaction was "out of proportion".
He added: "There wasn't anything meant to be disrespectful or offensive to Mel. If she felt that way, I'm really sorry for that."
There's also some overnight news from Australia...
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I'd give England a one-in-20 chance of winning. It's a slim chance but it's better than nothing."
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