How should captains declare?published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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Captains should declare through interpretive dance.
Harry, London
Summary
SA chasing Test record 438 to win
Debutant Malan 63*, Maharaj 2*
Elgar 34 - Denly's first Test wicket
Hamza 18 - Anderson strikes late
England 391-8 dec
Sibley 133* - maiden Test century
Stokes 72 off 47 balls
SA lead 1-0 in four-Test series
Second Test, day four, Cape Town
get involved How should captains declare?published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
SA 37-0published at 16 overs
Dom isn't even the most common name in this England XI.
There are three Josephs.
Anderson to Malan again. Maiden again.
SA 37-0published at 15 overs
Target 438
Only three Dominics have ever played Test cricket for England and two-thirds of them are playing in this match.
There are no prizes on offer for guessing the other.
A search reveals there has only ever been one Kevin to play for England in Tests. Exactly how he'd want it you'd think.
Anyway, Dom number two - Bess - wheels through a maiden.
SA 37-0published at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Good stuff from James Anderson, nagging away down the channel.
A maiden.
SA 37-0published at 13 overs
Pieter Malan is using his feet well to play Dom Bess - a two and a single off this over.
get involved How should captains declare?published at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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They should write it on a paper airplane and throw it. If it reaches the batsmen they can declare, if not they have to keep going until it reaches them.
Dan, Reading
SA 34-0published at 12 overs
Great response by Anderson, drawing Elgar forward and getting the opener to inside edge one into his pads.
Three dots to finish the over.
SA 34-0published at 11.3 overs
Pieter Malan pushes through the covers for three. Nice timing and balance.
Dean Elgar then clips through mid-wicket, Stuart Broad puts in the dive but the ball bobbles over his arm and away to the fence.
Postpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Change of ends for James Anderson.
He replaces Stuart Broad at the Wynberg End.
Change of ends, change of fortune?
Postpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Cape TownIt's interesting that they have given Dome Bess an early run. Broad has hit the crack a couple of times, to no real consequence. Elgar and Malan are pretty well set.
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SA 27-0
Tidy from Dom Bess, just a single off it.
South Africa have seen off about 45 minutes without any damage.
Time for a drink.
get involved How should captains declare?published at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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Matthew Brooke: A declaration should only be accepted if done using a small flag that reads ‘I hereby declare’. This is only to be raised by the captain using a pulley system attached to the balcony. Classy and efficient
SA 26-0published at 10 overs
Target 438
Stuart Broad trying a few different things to Dean Elgar - round the wicket, over the wicket, full, short.
Elgar, who plays nothing but nuggety, weathers it all well.
Postpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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End of twitter postSA 23-0published at 9 overs
Dom Bess has plenty of rough outside Dean Elgar's off stump to attack as well.
The left-handed opener sees him off well enough to begin with.
Postpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Cape TownI think Bess will play the same role as the first innings. That gives Root the ability to rotate his bowlers around at the other end, with the wind.
Postpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Four overs and out for James Anderson.
Off-spinner Dom Bess enters the attack.
SA 21-0published at 8 overs
Target 438
Dean Elgar gets a short ball and rocks a pull shot out to deep backward square leg for a single.
South Africa's openers showing plenty of fight.
get involved How should captains declare?published at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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They should go full Balotelli on the declaration and let fireworks off the balcony!
Ellis, Leicester
SA 20-0published at 7 overs
Dean Elgar taps and goes...has to hurry, but is home safely enough.