Over-by-over updates from the final day’s play at NewlandsThe Spin: Anderson’s records pile up but he is still in Barnes’s shadowBurns to miss tour of Sri Lanka after undergoing ankle surgeryEmail Simon or tweet him with your thoughts 1.51pm GMT 119th over: South Africa 237-5 (van der Dussen 17, de Kock 50) CricViz now has the draw at 79%. Like the Bisto kids on a bad day, the scent of victory is drifting away from England. De Kock thumps Curran’s final delivery through the covers for four to reach the slowest half-century of his Test career. 1.46pm GMT 118th over: South Africa 233-5 (van der Dussen 17, de Kock 46) Four balls into the over, broadcasters pick out five or six England fielders as they all clap and shout encouragement at each other/themselves. Anderson stays faithful to a line well outside off stump, and Van der Dussen doesn’t feel compelled to play. Meanwhile Joachim Demnitz has an important point of information on the subject of biscuit-dunking: “Here in Brazil molhar o biscoito (to dip your biscuit) means ‘to get your leg over’,” he writes. “Just thought all cricket and OBO lovers ought to know.” Continue reading…
Via: England need five wickets to beat South Africa: second Test, day five – live!
Categories: English News