Summary

  • South Africa slip to 88-6

  • Three wickets for Wood

  • Wood strikes with final ball of day

  • De Kock 32*, Elgar 26, Malan 15

  • England 400: Root 59, Pope 56

  • Broad 43 (28), Wood 35* (39)

  • Last-wicket stand of 82 off 50 balls

  • Nortje 5-110 - maiden five-wicket haul

  • Fourth Test, day two, Johannesburg

  • England lead 2-1 in four-Test series

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Kal Sajad

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    James Ayles: Think we've solved the debate about whether Woakes or Curran should be no 8. The answer is Mark Wood.

  2. Eng 374-9

    Can't disagree with you there, Cabrito. I said earlier that 400 was improbable. I may well retract that statement in an over or two.

    A change of tact as Du Plessis brings Beuran Hendricks back into the fold.

    And, a rarity in Test cricket, as Hendricks bowls so wide that umpire Wilson stretches his arms to signal an extra.

    The field is spread out, but England are content in picking up the singles.

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    Cabrito: Man, Test cricket is brilliant.

  4. 6 runs

    Eng 370-9

    Wood 26, Broad 27

    Stuart Broad is nearly fooled by a slower-ball yorker by Paterson, which bounces an inch or so to the right of off stump.

    How does Broad react?

    Stand and deliver as he thumps yet another six, straight over Paterson's head.

    The 50 partnership is up.

  5. 6 runs

    Eng 362-9

    Fireworks.

    Mark Wood with an almighty hoick over square leg. South Africa being frustrated by this last-wicket partnership, which is now worth 44 runs.

    The away fans are singing their hearts out.

  6. Paul Farbrace
    Ex-England assistant coach on The Cricket Social

    The most relaxed and enjoyable time in any dressing room is when numbers 10 and 11 are getting runs.

  7. Eng 355-9

    Important runs for England, who are offering some entertainment to their travelling fans.

    Mark Wood squirts one down to third man for a boundary, followed by a drive down back past the bowler's head for another four.

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 347-9

    And again! We said it's the Mark Wood show but no, it's Stuart Broad taking centre stage.

    Paterson goes for the short stuff again and Broad pulls him over the square leg boundary for another six.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Johannesburg

    That's a tremendous shot from Stuart Broad. He's playing like Garry Sobers!

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 339-9

    Wood 12, Broad 12

    The concentration on Stuart Broad's face is something else. And it pays off as he makes room and lobs Paterson over long-off for six.

    Broad only has one thing on his mind, he's swinging for everything.

  11. Eng 333-9

    Nortje 24-1-110-5

    These are Anrich Nortje's best Test bowling figures and his first five-wicket-haul.

    But Stuart Broad doesn't seen intimidated. He reminds us that he was once, and maybe still is, capable with the bat by slapping Nortje through the covers for four.

  12. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician on The Cricket Social

    In their last 13 Test matches, South Africa have only scored more than England's current total twice.

  13. 6 runs

    Eng 328-8

    Here we go, the Mark Wood show could be rolling into town again.

    He makes some room and swats Dane Paterson up and over the point boundary.

  14. Daniel Norcross
    The Cricket Social

    I don't know how this has happened. How does a man who has 3,200 runs in Test cricket need protecting?

  15. Eng 322-8

    Short stuff to the new batsman Stuart Broad. How many times have we said that in the past?

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Johannesburg

    Nortje has bowled a lovely, full length and that is the example England must follow when they come to bowl.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Woakes c Faf du Plessis b Nortje 32 (318-9)

    Anrich Nortje has his fifth wicket and you can't say he doesn't deserve it.

    Nortje tempts Woakes with a full delivery outside the off stump, the England all-rounder drives and edges it to the right of Faf do Plessis, who takes a wonderful diving catch.

    Just one more needed for South Africa.

    Anrich NortjeReuters

  18. How to deliver the new ball

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    New ball to be placed under one of three large cups, the other two have 5 overs and 10 overs under them. A magician then shuffles them and the captain has to pick to get the new ball straight away, in 5 overs or in 10 overs?

    Ryan, Stafford

  19. Eng 316-8

    Vintage Vernon Philander has Mark Wood bamboozled.

    He bowls a perfect full length delivery, shaping away from the batsman. Not sure any number 10 in the world could play that one.

    Philander follows it up with one which shapes into Wood.

    Maybe South Africa will ask him to reconsider his international retirement?

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    Josh Withers: All the talk for Buttler to be aggressive and play his natural game. Gets out playing an aggressive shot. Gets slated. Can't win. What do we expect from him?

    Dan, Leamington: Has anyone calling for Foakes actually seen him bat in the last year/18 months? Hardly knocking the door down.