S. Africa v. England Tests

[K]

First Test Boxing Day
Centurion

Second Test Jan 3-7
Cape Town

Third Test Jan 16-20
Port Elizabeth

Fourth Test Jan 24-28
Johannesburg


Also 3 ODIs & 3 T20s.

[K]

I'm hoping this series will give me more material for the "Poms skittled for 85" thread (not that there isn't a huge amount of material waiting to be added already).

[Donny]

The Proteas also sent in. And also lost an opener (Elgar) for a golden duck.

2/40.

[Donny]

Wicket for Broad.

SA 3/75.

[Donny]

3/97.

du Plessis 39*.

[Donny]

4/97. 2 wickets for Curran.

[Donny]

5/196.

de Kock 67*, Pretorius 31*.

[K]

The obnoxious QdK is into the 90s and S. Africa have plenty of wickets left so he doesn't have to worry about being stranded.

S. Africa 6/235 (67). Drinks.
Curran has 3 wickets, Broad 2, Anderson 1, Archer 0.

Stokes is in. England have Sibley named at 2, Bairstow 6, Buttler 7.

Reiffel is umpiring with Gaffaney.

[K]

QdK was out for 95 to Curran. A little relief.

[K]

S. Africa 9/277 (82.4) at stumps.

[K]

S. Africa finished on 284.
Broad joined Curran on figures of 4/58.
(But not the same number of overs.)
Anderson and Archer almost got the same figures too: 1/69 & 1/65.

England 1/11 have just lost Burns.

[K]

England 2/15 (5). Root, though batting at the much easier position of 4, has to come in early.

[K]

The soon-to-retire Philander's opening spell:

5-5-0-1.

[Donny]

2/60. Root 23*, Denly 17*.

[K]