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

    "England aren't at the races this morning. I think the coach might give them a volley at lunchtime."

  2. SA 71-0 (Stokes 3-1-9-0)

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    South Africa have got some incredibly youthful-looking players in the team, haven't they? The host broadcaster have just shown a graphic with photos of each of the batting line-up and that 6-7-8 of Bavuma, De Kock and Rabada wouldn't look out of place in an under-12s team. Cook grits out a maiden to Stokes.

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    Ed Morgan: I'd love to see stats on how many catches have been dropped off Ben Stokes in Tests.

    Greg: How many times have we dropped Amla in this series? Charmed.

    Jimmybrigg: Wicket keeper should only dive across 1st slip if they are certain they are going to take it. Otherwise trust slip to get it.

  4. SA 71-1 (Cook 30, Amla 15)

    Stephen Cook likes a sideways shuffle, but it can get you into trouble. The opener crabs over to the off side and it struck in front of the stumps by Chris Woakes. Big shout, but correctly adjudged to be sliding down by umpire Dharmasena.

  5. Broad recalled to ODI squad

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    Interesting news from the England set-up.

    Stuart Broad has been added to the England one-day squad for the five matches that follow this Test series, replacing Liam Plunkett, who has a thigh strain.

    Broad, the number one Test bowler in the world, has not played an ODI since last year's World Cup.

    Read more here

  6. SA 70-1

    Hashim Amla is getting into his work here - he looks in the mood to make England pay for that dropped catch. Stokes overpitches and Amla, all silky wrists and effortless timing, eases him through point for a boundary. Stokes, already simmering after that drop, boots the turf in rage.

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

    "Woakes didn't do anything wrong in Durban, so you've got to be fair. I don't think Footitt has been pulling up any trees in practice."

  8. SA 65-1 (Cook 29, Amla 11)

    Not there Christopher! Too short from Woakes, sitting up nicely for Amla and getting the treatment through point. The next ball, he strays down the leg side and it brushes off Amla's pads for four byes.

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

    "I think this is going straight to Cook. Bairstow goes late and takes Cook's eyes off the ball."

  10. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    SA 54-1

    Oh, that's a chance! You know what they say about Ben Stokes making things happen? Well, he's at it again here, inducing a notable event, as he draws the edge of Hashim Amla with a perfect tempting length. It's straight at first slip but Jonny Bairstow flings himself at it like a bodyguard trying to take a bullet intended for the president. He doesn't get anything on it but he does enough to put off Alastair Cook, who shells the chance. How costly will that be?

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    Chris Bamford: All the talk of Jimmy Cook, Stephen Cook's dad, makes me think of a hybrid Jimmy Anderson and Alastair Cook. Just imagine that.

  12. SA 50-1

    Stephen Cook: likes it on his legs, it would be fair to say. Nothing wrong with that though - Graeme Smith built a career on it. Woakes the villain this time, straying on to the opener's pads and getting eased to the fine-leg boundary. Fifty up for the hosts.

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    Grant Kennett: Poor old Belly...Compton has slotted nicely into the number 3, and now Taylor is snatching worldies in his field slot. Ta Ta...

  14. SA 45-1 (Moeen 3-2-4-1)

    Moeen finally concedes a run off the 17th ball of his spell when Cook shuffles across to off stump - as seems to be his wont - and flicks Moeen off his pads for four.

  16. SA 41-1 (Cook 20, Amla 0)

    Stephen Cook is settling in nicely. He's an hour into his Test career now and by now those early-morning Test-debut jitters have been shaken off. He's playing on instinct, not the occasion now. Chris Woakes overpitches and he treats it just as he would in any other match: with a booming square-drive to the fence.

  17. Henry Blofeld
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Moeen Ali is a bit of a grunter. The Sharapova of off-spinners."

  18. SA 36-1

    Moeen rushes through another over. The bad news for England is that Hashim Amla averages a princely 85 at this ground - they'll be desperate to get him early. He's still to get off the mark after eight deliveries.

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    Charlie Rhodes: James Taylor are you kidding me! Unbelievable bravery to take that catch!

    Jay: I don't think there's any decent way to state where Taylor has pulled that out from.

    Jack Blackburn: James Taylor you beauty. The sort of haphazard genius that village cricket players dream of. Worth his place as short leg alone.

  20. SA 36-1 (Cook 15, Amla 0)

    The ridiculous thing about that Taylor catch was the anticipation. As soon as Elgar moved to play the shot, he was ghosting into position, following the batsman like his own shadow.

    Now then, Woakes to bowl his first over, and a decent one it is too. Just a wide off it.