Fourth Test, SA v England. Centurion, Jan 22-26

[KipperJohn]

Not quite panic stations yet, I'd actually like to see South Africa set 350 to 400.

Cook needs a big knock, Hales needs a knock of some description, Compton and Taylor need that big one under their belts before the home summer.

Spot on as ever MS.

[Alviro Patterson]

It is a hard life being a Bairstow defender with performances like the one in this test.

Matt Prior was hardly a competent keeper at the start of his England career, did alright in the end and I am sure Jonny will do the same.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Was Prior an experienced keeper then though (he used to share with Ambrose at Sussex)? Bairstow is an experienced keeper already.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Keeping at altitude could well be a factor, and might improve with experience.

[Alviro Patterson]

Wouldn't say Bairstow is an experienced keeper when he was utilised as a specialist batsman/drinks carrier under the Flower era. Even when Bairstow got recalled last year, Buttler was the keeper until midway through the Australia ODIs.

[bigfluffylemon]

Looks like England are going to have to bat 4ish sessions on a wearing pitch to save the match.

If Abbott is injured this may be possible, given that the spinner isn't that great, but it will require considerably more application than England have shown in saving matches in 2015.

[sussexpob]

Was Prior an experienced keeper then though (he used to share with Ambrose at Sussex)? Bairstow is an experienced keeper already.

Id hazard a guess that there isnt a lot in it between how much they had kept

[sussexpob]

Could be two wickets in the over...reviewed

[sussexpob]

ABDV goes without troubling the scorers

Pair and his third duck in a row

[Gingerfinch]

I don't know if bowling them out too quickly will be a good thing or a bad one?

[mikesiva]

Anderson doing a Rabada?

Duminy badly needs a decent knock here....

[sussexpob]

Duminy goes

[mikesiva]

What's South Africa's goal in the second innings? To declare at 270 for something an hour after tea?

[Gingerfinch]

What's South Africa's goal in the second innings? To declare at 270 for something an hour after tea?

If they get to 270. They have a 240 run lead now, so another 100 should do it.

[mikesiva]

That's Amla's half-century...his batting has returned to its former reliability, now that he's shed the burden of captaincy.