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

[budgetmeansbudget]

if you can't bowl a team out in 139 overs you won't bowl a team out in 145-150 overs.

I kind of agree with that statement, unless of course SA finish on 353/9 at stumps tomorrow!

[Dr Cricket]

jennings should be dropped just for that drop.

It won't help his cause, that's for sure.

Commentators suggesting its easier for batting right now, I don't think so at all.

They probably thinking the sun is out so batting should be easy.

although batting is probably easy anyway the moisture should be going from the pitch, which should mean less seam movement and the pitch hasn't really had much cricket to deteriorate.

[meninblue]

Watched Heino bat for the first time. Very much a front foot player. Nice coaching book type extensions on the front foot. Didn't score much though.

[budgetmeansbudget]

jennings should be dropped just for that drop.

It won't help his cause, that's for sure.

Commentators suggesting its easier for batting right now, I don't think so at all.

They probably thinking the sun is out so batting should be easy.

although batting is probably easy anyway the moisture should be going from the pitch, which should mean less seam movement and the pitch hasn't really had much cricket to deteriorate.

Starting to see some inconsistent bounce, a few keeping low, and a few bouncing sharply.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Should flatten out when the ball is old though.

[mikesiva]

Watched Heino bat for the first time. Very much a front foot player. Nice coaching book type extensions on the front foot. Didn't score much though.

Again!

Kuhn doesn't seem to have the mental application for Test cricket, and given that he's 33, you wonder when he will....

Surely, Aidan Markham has to open with Elgar in the final Test.

Kuhn should stick to T20 cricket....

[Dr Cricket]

surprised they dropped cook since he was quite decent before.
only failed in one series as well.
averages 70 against england, 35 against Australia and 43 against sri lanka.
few poor away test and the guy dropped.

[meninblue]

Watched Heino bat for the first time. Very much a front foot player. Nice coaching book type extensions on the front foot. Didn't score much though.

Again!

Kuhn doesn't seem to have the mental application for Test cricket, and given that he's 33, you wonder when he will....

Surely, Aidan Markham has to open with Elgar in the final Test.

Kuhn should stick to T20 cricket....

That was not a jinx. Instead, it was posted after he was dismissed.

Yes, the match situation required Heino to cut on some expansive drives, which he did not. Apparently there is a big gap between bat and pad when he plays on the front foot.

[Dr Cricket]

boom amla gone.
toby with his 6 wicket of the game.

[meninblue]

Big wicket of Amla for Toby. England massive favorites now.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Toby's bunny?

[Dr Cricket]

Stokes gets de kock.

[Dr Cricket]

Hopefully game finishes today.

[budgetmeansbudget]

My word, that rare delivery, the yorker!

[meninblue]

Quinton dismissed by Ben now. England bowlers are just not allowing Saffers to fight back.