Summary

  • Four wickets for Woakes, two each for Moeen & Rashid

  • South Africa lose seven wickets in 14.3 overs from 145-1

  • Amla (73) and Du Plessis (67) out in successive overs after stand of 112

  • Eng 339-6: Morgan 107 (93), Moeen 77* (51)

  • First game of a three-match series

  • Listen to TMS at the top of this page

  1. Eng 208-5published at 36 overs

    Interesting move after two quick wickets. JP Duminy back on, presumably because we have two lefties at the crease. I'm not sure it's a good one when both of these batsmen can be iffy against pace. Morgan, carrying a lot of responsibility now, sweeps fine for four.

    MorganImage source, Getty Images
  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    #bbccricket

    Sam Rogers: Feels like the wheels are coming off of this England Innings. Still well placed and we bat deep but still a bit of a wobble

    JD Blues53: England going to need 350-400 to stand a chance of winning on this belter of a pitch.

  3. Eng 202-5published at 35 overs

    Morris 6-1-31-1

    I'm with Aggers here. OK, so international players know so much about each other that De Villiers may well have known that Buttler goes aerial in that region, but he might not have learned it until their time in India. Moeen Ali the new man, swiping at a bumper then uppishly guiding through gully. All of a sudden, it feels like a wicket could go down at any moment.

  4. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    It's always nice from a captain's perspective when you set a little trap like that and it works. Is that a negative of the IPL? International captains see more of other players and know how to get them out.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 34.1 overs

    Buttler c Miller b Morris 7 (Eng 198-5)

    Gone! The plan to get at Jos Buttler works! It's an ordinary stroke, but a very handy bit of captaincy. Chris Morris the bowler, catchers in place, one of them at leg gully. Buttler leans on a leggy delivery, tickles it off the pads, straight to David Miller, who takes a very sharp catch. Bad batting? Good tactics? Bit of both. Either way, England teetering.

    Media caption,

    Buttler caught by Miller off Morris

  6. Postpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That would have been a horrible dismissal, had it gone to hand. It hit the toe-end of the bat again.

  7. Eng 198-4published at 34 overs

    Ooofff. A slice of luck for Eoin Morgan, who spoons Imran Tahir straight up, only for the ball to drop short of long-on. England have played some, erm, interesting strokes today. A rogue's gallery. Jos Buttler is already on the reverse sweep, underneath the down-in-installments dive of Wayne Parnell at point. After that, Buttler clips to the mid-wicket fence like a man who has walked in straight from the nets.

  8. get involved

    When you failed to spot a cricketerpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Text 81111

    England v New Zealand at Old Trafford in 2008. A 13-year-old me had just badly broken his leg and dad decided to take me to the Test match to help me overcome the prospect of a missed season. My dad goes to get us a cup of tea and an old bloke sits down next to me and starts chatting about the game. When my dad comes back about five minutes later, he informs me the man I've been speaking to is none other than Sir Geoffrey boycott!

    Callum from Cambridge

  9. Eng 190-4published at 33 overs

    Rabada 7-0-43-1

    If anything, Stokes was undone by the line. The ball was short, but wide of the off stump, so he had to fetch it. Miller actually made a little bit of ground to his right and did well because it was travelling faster than Superman. Jos Buttler the new man, South Africa attacking with four catchers.

  10. Postpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That was catching practice. He took it very well. There was a cheer and then a groan from the spectators.

  11. Postpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You have to have wickets in hands and keep these kind of players in for the last ten overs. He knew straight away that he'd picked the wrong ball. But that's Rabada. He gets wickets.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 32.4 overs

    Stokes c Miller b Rabada 25 (Eng 190-3)

    Oh, Ben Stokes. That is drowning in honey. England's gun all-rounder departs and South Africa have the wicket they desperately needed. A short ball from Kagiso Rabada, Stokes absolutely hammers a pull shot straight down the throat of David Miller at deep square leg. He couldn't have picked the fielder out any better if he'd thrown the ball to him.

  13. Eng 186-3published at 32 overs

    Another time, Alec Stewart was due to be working for TMS at The Oval, but didn't have his accreditation, so wasn't being allowed in. He phoned one of the team to help and was asked where he was. "I'm at the Alec Stewart gate," was the reply.

  14. get involved

    When you failed to spot a cricketerpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Whole morning session at old Q stand at Lords getting nudged and having drinks spilled by a fidgety bloke 'talking a good game' and saying he was Norfolk's coach. At lunch he apologised 'as he still gets excited' and offered me his eng v wi tie as apology. Only then did I realise it was Derek Randall!

    Toby, Loughton

  15. drinks break

    Drinks breakpublished at 32 overs

    Eng 186-3

    On the subject of failing to spot cricketers, I've seen the same big, blond bloke on a bike quite a few times near where I live. I'm fairly certain it's former England and Lancashire fast bowler Peter Martin. England are picking Imran Tahir's googly. That's half the battle. Drinks.

  16. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Morgan has looked in tremendous form. I like the way he has manoeuvred the ball into the spaces. In the last few overs against the spinners it's been wonderful to watch.

  17. Eng 182-3published at 31 overs

    England are cooking here, the run-rate in the past five overs has been more then eight. Joseph Buttler due to come in next, too. AB de Villiers senses the danger and posts a slip - the Proteas badly need a wicket. No dice, though. 350 not out of the question here.

  18. get involved

    When you failed to spot a cricketerpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    In a bar in Kolkata having watched Eng vs Ind. Met an Australian who had also been at the game. Was a bit surprised so asked "why have you come all this way to watch the Poms"? "Have to" he answered "I'm the umpire!" Take a bow Rod Tucker

    Andy B, Ipswich

  19. 6 runs

    Eng 180-3published at 30.2 overs

    Fetch it! Kagiso Rabada back, Ben Stokes belting straight back into the sightscreens. Wallop.

  20. get involved

    When you failed to spot a cricketerpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 24 May 2017

    Text 81111

    Walked straight past jimmy Anderson when he was getting his golf clubs fitted.....gutted

    Pete A