Third Test: England v South Africa, The Oval, July 27-31

[backfootpunch]

Morkel and rabada get three wickets each.

In these conditions is 353 par?

I'd say 300 was probably par if not 275 given the movement on offer

I suppose South Africa are going to show us over the next 3 hours whether 350 is a good score or not

[budgetmeansbudget]

Sussex will have enjoyed Stokes' ton.

[backfootpunch]

Sussex will have enjoyed Stokes' ton.

Woakes is a better batsmen apparently

[mikesiva]

Duminy had a disappointing test career. He was supposed to be a batting all rounder but he averaged 32 with the bat and 38 with the ball. I know it's early days and Morris is a bowling all rounder but he seems to have the same consistency problem. South Africa have a lot of pace bowling talent but the batting reserves look thin.

[backfootpunch]

Duminy had a disappointing test career. He was supposed to be a batting all rounder but he averaged 32 with the bat and 38 with the ball. I know it's early days and Morris is a bowling all rounder but he seems to have the same consistency problem. South Africa have a lot of pace bowling talent but the batting reserves look thin.

Morris is a bit like stokes when it comes to bowling

He's either brilliant or appalling

Either gets 3-30 or goes at 5 an over and sprays it all over the place

[backfootpunch]

Roland Jones has picked a good game to debut in

These conditions are perfect for him

[budgetmeansbudget]

Sussex will have enjoyed Stokes' ton.

Woakes is a better batsmen apparently

Woakes is your consistent all rounder who won't let you down, however he doesn't have that X factor which Stokes has.

Though both important parts of this current England team.

[backfootpunch]

Sussex will have enjoyed Stokes' ton.

Woakes is a better batsmen apparently

Woakes is your consistent all rounder who won't let you down, however he doesn't have that X factor which Stokes has.

Though both important parts of this current England team.

Two of the first names on the team sheet

[backfootpunch]

I don't watch the cricket to listen to a 20 minute sermon on recycling at tea

[budgetmeansbudget]

I don't watch the cricket to listen to a 20 minute sermon on recycling at tea

At least you can watch it, I'm stuck with a slow wifi connection in the wilds of south Devon, and the new cricinfo app is bad enough with normal WiFi, but it gets compacted when the WiFi is slow and is borderline unreadable!

[alfie]

Another enthralling day of test cricket ...reckon England might have got a little over par eventually thanks to that brilliant Stokes innings. Was a battle , against some good bowling from Philander (until off ill) Morkel and Rabada (less so Morris !) but the all rounders contributed well...

And TRJ continues an excellent debut with both SA openers in his bag already

Close on the no ball then ! But he'd have been unlucky to lose that wicket after being on the (narrowly) wrong end of the lbw call on Amla.

England were unwise to review that : umpires call always likely. But it was Amla ... Fair enough he survived ; but it could be said that Cook might just as well have survived this morning on a very similar case. Luck of the game - it comes and goes.

This partnership now vital for SA

[yuppie]

350 looking a good total at present.

[alfie]

Three for the New Superstar

TRJ having a party out there as he adds Amla to his bag...and SA deep in strife...

[budgetmeansbudget]

Roland Jones has picked a good game to debut in

These conditions are perfect for him

Pretty fair start for him!

[meninblue]

Competitive series. England winning one match, Saffers fighting back and England favorites in next one.