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Stokes flicks the new ball for four, and then next ball batters it to a diving extra cover, leaping like a salmon, it is spilled by Markram. Stokes 92*

Ben Foakes 51* (116 balls, 4 fours) :clap2: Partnership up to 136 from 41.2 overs England 283-5 (77 overs), leading by 132 New ball due soon... will that make a change?

Ben Stokes 51* (101 balls, 3 fours 2 sixes) :clap2: 67.5 Harmer to Stokes, SIX runs Test match six No.102! Stokes strides to the pitch, unleashes his levers, belts the full length high over long-on, and marches through to a vital fifty! England 239-5 (68 overs), leading by 88

England 154-5, leading by 3 :clap2:

Oh dear :nono: Zak Crawley c †Verreynne b Nortje 38 (101b 5x4 0x6) SR: 37.62 It was a very good ball... and he was good enough to nick it.

Zak Crawley going at a run a ball this morning... the 'Daddy' is ON :thumbsup:

Bairstow gone for 49... pace and bounce for Nortje, fenced outside off, nicked to 1st slip Jonny Bairstow c Erwee b Nortje 49 (63b 7x4 0x6) SR: 77.77 134-4, trailing by 17 Bit of reverse and increased pace in the wicket... interesting times

Close of play, Day One England 111-3 (28 overs), trailing by 40 runs Crawley 17* (77 balls, 2 fours) Bairstow 38* (45 balls, 6 fours), partnership 68 from 14.1 overs :clap2:

Root's gone :nono: Juggles but Erwee at 1st slip has clung on 4th time lucky. Joe Root c Erwee b Rabada 9 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60 43-3 (13.5 overs)

That is OUT! Pope castled by Nortje. 34-2 (10.1 overs) Roooooot

Oooh that was close :laugh: Looked out to me... lucky boy! Umpires call - clipping.

He's due a 'daddy' :thumbsup:

Oh dear... here we go again... it was a SNORTER, but WTF Alex Lees c †Verreynne b Ngidi 4 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 57.14 5-1

South Africa 151 all out (53.2 overs) Kagiso Rabada c Root b Leach 36 (72b 2x4 0x6) SR: 50 Anderson 3-32, Broad 3-37, Stokes 2-17, Leach 1-11, Robinson 1-48 Interesting session ahead for the England top order.

Ollie Robinson STRIKES first ball after tea... Nortje trapped on the back foot... PLUMB... and a well-deserved reward :clap2: Anrich Nortje lbw b Robinson 11 (37b 2x4 0x6) SR: 29.72 143-9 (50.1 overs)

Tea, Day One South Africa 143-8 (50 overs) Anderson 3-32, Broad 3-37, Stokes 2-18 and Robinson still unlucky to be wicketless. Session stats: 25 overs 66 runs 3 wickets , as the ball ages and conditions improve for batting. A long evening session ahead, with 40 overs remaining.

The ball is 46 overs old. The conditions overhead have improved. Stokes and Leach are probing away. A wicket will come... 140-8, Rabada 31* (52 balls, 2 fours)

Rabada isn't going to hang around... thrashing away :laugh:

Broad gets Verreyne to nibble at one, edge through to Foakes at ankle height. Kyle Verreynne c †Foakes b Broad 21 (49b 1x4 0x6) SR: 42.85 108-8 (38 overs)

Review for caught behind... nobody seemed that certain... and the review it pretty clear... nowhere near the bat.