Second Test. SA v England. Cape Town, Jan 2-6

[Aidan11]

Declaring with only 629 runs on the board. What the hell was he thinking?

[Gingerfinch]

Only two results possible now. Who'd have thought that when we declared.

[Aidan11]

Only two results possible now. Who'd have thought that when we declared.

I wish I'd been brave enough to go to the bookies when Van Zyl was run out. Don't know what the odds on a SA win were but they must have been good.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cook out!

Averages 35.5 v SA, under 30 in SA.

[Arthur Crabtree]

What a ball!

Problem now is if the scoring rate drops. Root could have taken the KP route.

But there's no logical reason why this shouldn't be a tame draw....

well one more wicket and stokes, bairstow, moeen and broad arent exactly known for their solid defensive techniques

Bairstow averages over 100 v SA, Stokes just under.... That'll do.

[greyblazer]

Cook is a great player in Asia. Not so much outside Asia.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Almost a great catch by Rabada! So unlucky.

[Arthur Crabtree]

What's Compo up to?

[Arthur Crabtree]

All he had to do was block all day and let his partner score runs.The spinner wasn't looking dangerous.

[Gingerfinch]

What's Compo up to?

Bad shot?

[Arthur Crabtree]

He was driving out in front of his pad, didn't turn his wrists and looped a catch to short mid on. The ball didn't turn or hold up in the pitch, not obviously anyway.

[budgetmeansbudget]

At least it's more exciting than the last 2 days.

[Aidan11]

Four down.

It's the end of the world as we know it. And I don't feel fine.

[KipperJohn]

England batsmen seem to have a habit of clipping the ball in the air to midwicket off the spinner. It happened a couple of times today before Compton fell.

I thought Root played down the wrong line as opposed to ball movement - but good ball and a bit of both perhaps.

England encountering some local difficulty......

[Aidan11]

Cook Out
Bayliss Out
Farbrace Out
Dickie Bird Not Out.