Summary

  • Elgar & Erwee survive 9 overs

  • England 415-9 dec - lead of 264

  • Foakes 113*, Stokes 103, Bairstow 49

  • Stokes & Foakes add 173 for 6th wkt

  • Nortje 3-82, Maharaj 2-78

  • Second Test, day two, Old Trafford

  • Today at the Test, BBC Two, 19:00 BST

  1. SA 2-0published at 2 overs

    Dean Elgar gets the innings under way with a streaky little feather across his front pad that rolls away for a couple of runs. Elgar is then cut in half by the next delivery from Robinson.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

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    Dexter The Frenchie: If South Africa are to save this Test, Elgar will need to compose a masterpiece of both hope and glory.

  3. Postpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    As he did in the first innings, Ollie Robinson will share new ball duties.

  4. SA 0-0published at 1 over

    One over safely negotiated by South Africa. Eight more to go.

    That last delivery was going well over the top, by the way.

  5. Postpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Was there a snick or feather on it? Actually it looked a bit high.

  6. SA 0-0published at 0.5 overs

    Oh, they like this!

    Sarel Erwee is thumped firmly on the pad by James Anderson and Old Trafford joins in the roaring appeal...

    That looked high, to me, and Anderson turns away from any possible review discussions.

  7. SA 0-0published at 0.1 overs

    Trail by 264

    It'll be Sarel Erwee to face the first ball, which drifts harmlessly down the leg side.

  8. Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    The crowd are singing James Anderson's name. They would love one wicket tonight. Preferably South Africa captain Dean Elgar. That would ideal.

  9. Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    James Anderson has had a lovely day sat down doing a crossword and still looks unfathomably grumpy. What a hero.

    He'll open the bowling, anyway.

  10. Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Sometimes in these short periods you can get a little bit carried away searching for wickets. I'm sure James Anderson will be on it, though.

  11. Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Right then, here come England...

  12. Postpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Ben Foakes, having been out there batting for an awfully long time, is now doing some stretching to loosen up for keeping wicket.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

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    Rachel T: Quite right. Keep the GOAT fresh for bowling.

    VoiceOfTheMysterons: No point in wasting the time it would take Jimmy to walk out, and then walk back in again, then.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

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    Tom Palmer: I criticised Ben Foakes the other day on his batting form and I'm happy to eat my words. Sometimes you get delight in being forced to eat your own words.

  15. Postpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee will have to see out nine overs of James Anderson, Stuart Broad et al tonight.

    It's also, conviently, got a bit murkier and a bit cloudier down the road at Old Trafford.

  16. How's stat?!published at 17:38 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

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  17. Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That's a nice delivery, actually, to get rid of Jack Leach. Ben Foakes gets appluaded by the crowd. He's batted superbly today. It's his best Test innings, a valuable one and looks like it has batted South Africa out of the game.

  18. Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    England have a very, very healthy lead of 264 and a handy nine over spell this evening.

    Ben Foakes walks off the pitch with a huge smile on his face, a superb, unbeaten 113 to his name.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 106.4 overs

    Leach b Maharaj 11 (Eng 415-9)

    Jack Leach is cleaned up by Keshav Maharaj - and England have declared!

  20. Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Vernon Philander
    Former South Africa bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Right now all you want as a bowler is these last couple of wickets and be able to put your feet up for a while, but for the batters they are not particularly keen to go out and bat for 10 overs or so. The South Africa batters will be talking about damage limitation.