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

[Aidan11]

I'm glad I'm not watching this.

[mikesiva]

Well done to Hamish on the double ton.

A captain's innings under scoreboard pressure....

Well done, Amla.

[sussexpob]

Amla finally takes the walk.... Game on

[Gingerfinch]

Amla goes. Need another 6 in quick time.

[sussexpob]

Du Plessis goes now, new ball doing the trick

[Dr Cricket]

***** sake why did I cash out for 4 pounds yesterday, could have cashed out for about 8 pounds now.

[Aidan11]

Two wickets

[Gingerfinch]

Like buses!

I bet their tail wags now.

[Dr Cricket]

scrap that just checked, the cash out value would still be 4 pounds, so wouldn't have lost out barring if england win the game.

[sussexpob]

England should fancy a 150 lead here and to be batting in session three. Requires a lot, but a little light at the end of the tunnel is opening.

[mikesiva]

Du Plessis goes now, new ball doing the trick

That 86 lasted 216 balls...a good innings that used up a lot of valuable time.

A lot of pressure on the inexperienced duo of DeKock and Bavuma....

[Dr Cricket]

England should fancy a 150 lead here and to be batting in session three. Requires a lot, but a little light at the end of the tunnel is opening.

still a narrow window for england to win.
if the lead is less than 150, England will bat normally won't set a target.
they have no need to win this game and I doubt the bowlers want to bowl again in this match barring being force to.

although getting dismissed in the next hour might mean, England still have 80-70 overs at SA in the 2nd innings.
but every over bowled and runs scores now makes the total number of overs SA faced in the last day come down dramatically.

At tops SA really need to face another 20-25 overs/40-50 runs for them after that if they get all out doesn't really matter to them.

[sussexpob]

Of course, a result is verging on impossible, but if England can be batting early in session 3, they have a few players who could set a lead and at least give themselves two sessions to have a bowl.

[Dr Cricket]

Of course, a result is verging on impossible, but if England can be batting early in session 3, they have a few players who could set a lead and at least give themselves two sessions to have a bowl.

I really can't see England risking a loss here to win the game, they be taking the draw.

[sussexpob]

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