Over-by-over updates with the series tied at 1-1Rabada banned for final Test against EnglandGet in touch! Email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 2.06pm GMT 51st over: South Africa 139-5 (Nortje 16, de Kock 23) England have been a bit flat since the resumption, although Nortje and de Kock, in very different ways, have played superbly.“Personally, I’d always greet a dog walker, if only to acknowledge a fellow sufferer,” says Andy Blamey. “I say this having walked ours home this morning after she’d repeatedly rolled in something spectacularly unpleasant.” 2.02pm GMT 50th over: South Africa 138-5 (Nortje 16, de Kock 22) Another majestic stroke from de Kock, who pings a full ball from Wood through midwicket for four. Wood responds with an excellent swinging yorker, yet even that is defended with an ease that verges on the contemptuous.It takes a special talent to have this much time against a 90-95mph bowler, and de Kock helps himself to another boundary when an exasperated Wood strays onto the pads. Wood conceded 10 runs from his first 9.2 overs. Since then, de Kock has hit him for 20 off 10 balls. Sublime batting. Continue reading…
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