Summary

  • Cook hits 115 on South Africa debut

  • Amla 109 - adds 202 with Cook

  • Bavuma 32*, De Kock 25* from 274-5

  • Two wickets for Moeen

  • England lead 2-0 in four-match series

Live Reporting

James Gheerbrant and Stephan Shemilt

  1. 50 runs

    50 for Stephen Cook

    SA 132-1

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    Well batted, Stephen Cook. A half-century on Test debut for a man who has waited a long time for his chance. The 33-year-old had made a stack of first-class runs and now, given his chance, he looks like he's been playing Test cricket for years. He's scored a lot of runs on the leg side, but reaches 50 with a cover drive off Woakes and follows up with four more to third man.

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    Hannah Rich: Surely I can't be the only one who grew up reading the Bunbury Tails. (I think my dad may have wanted a son.)

    Ed Broderick: Hurricane Hamish, the Calypso cricketer. Bare foot bowling at it's best.

  3. SA 128-1 (Cook 49, Amla 48)

    It's a curious one for Bairstow. He's had an excellent series with the bat, but there are still questions over his keeping. He has a slight technical flaw in that his left foot moves towards the leg side, making it harder for him to move right for catches, which has happened twice today. Broad screamed to the sky. You can't blame him.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It just looked like Bairstow's left hip didn't turn quick enough. He's just static and then he dives down."

  5. dropped catch

    Cook dropped on 47

    SA 124-1

    Dropped? No, because I'm not sure Jonny Bairstow has got a glove on this. Stephen Cook edges Broad, this time much closer to Bairstow than the one he dived for earlier on. He dives, thrusting out a right hand, but the ball is through. Looking again, he did just get the fingertips to it. Should have been taken. In fact, he made it look much harder than it was. 

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    Vaughan Try: James Taylor could catch a cold in a vacuum.

    Laura Cooney: Dr Richard Kimble. #ThingsJamesTaylorCanCatch

    Alex Hollingsworth: Taylor would have caught Frank Abagnale in Catch Me If You Can.

  7. SA 120-1 (Cook 46, Amla 43)

    What? There are eight Glory Gardens books? That means there's two I haven't read. Is it OK for a 30-year-old to seek them out?

    Interesting from England after lunch. It's Chris Woakes, rather than James Anderson. He immediately serves up a half-volley that Amla eases through the covers for four. Very end-of-term from England today. It's like they've been allowed to turn up in their normal clothes and play board games. Or watch Mrs Doubtfire.

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    Jacob Webster: Glory Gardens! I always fancied myself as a bit of a Marty Lear - express pace down the hill. Still read 'The Glory Ashes' now.

    Sam Robson: There were eight Glory Gardens books in the series as two were written later on including the Glory Gardens Ashes!

    Guy Cooper: Sloggers was a cricket version of Jossy's Giants. Both written by the late, great Sid Waddell. 

  9. SA 108-1 (Cook 46, Amla 35)

    It's a heavy atmosphere, the sort you would think is suited to swing bowling. The ball, though, has played the straight man. Ernie Wise, if you will. Broad is still bang on it, full to Amla. Only at the end of the over does Amla jam an inside edge for a single.

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    Ben: Always considered Woakes an ODI bowler in that he can bat a bit. Finn is a strike bowler. Footit is direct replacement for that.

  11. SA 107-1

    Anyway, if you've got any more children's TV shows or books based on cricket, do let me know. I'm feeling nostalgic. The players are back out for the afternoon session. Stuart Broad has the ball.

  13. And, on the subject of Sloggers, I used to enjoy a series of books about the Glory Gardens cricket team. I think there was six in the series about an under-13s side. Their captain was called Hooker.

  16. In fact, while we're on the subject, wasn't there a cricket-based kids drama called Sloggers? I think one of the players batted in a bicycle helmet.

  17. Thank you, James. Now go and look up Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, Next you'll be telling me that you've never heard of Agent Z and the Penguins From Mars, or the Queen's Nose. 

  18. Right, time for me to hand over to Stephan Shemilt, who will take you through the afternoon session, and pour scorn on me for not knowing obscure children's television characters.

  20. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "If I was Bayliss I'd be saying 'stand still and listen, you don't deserve any lunch'. The only one deserves to eat is Broad. Anderson was so flat, it was military medium."