WICKET
Du Plessis c Pope b Root 36 (SA 83-6)
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Root in with a shout of a Michelle!!
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1 wicket to get.
Root & Bess have taken the new ball 
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237 ao
Win by and innings and 53 runs
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Paterson and Maharaj had a bit of fun at the end putting on 99 for the 10th wicket with the ball disappearing to all parts. A good comeback from England though, especially after getting trounced in the first test. Good to see the two youngsters Pope and Bess showing what they can do at this level.
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4th an final test today, start delayed due to rain.
England won the toss and elected to bat, currently they are 42-0 off of 12.3 overs…
50 up after 15.3 overs
Tea England 100-0 after 30 overs Crawley 57 Sibley 39
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What sorcery is this? A 100 opening partnership? By England?
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I had heard tell of such magic, but always thought it to be but fool’s talk.
And Sibley goes for 44 playing at one going down leg, gets a thick edge on it and de Kock puches it…
One he should have left alone TBH, mentally weak 
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Crawley gone for 66 playing another mentally weak shot, when will they learn…
Philander to Crawley, OUT , and he strikes straight away! His first wicket in his final Test, Crawley departs for 66… back-of-a-length, bit of movement away, couldn’t decide whether to play or not and ended up playing a nothing shot. It struck the edge, and looped up to Rassie VDD at first slip who took a simple catch
Z Crawley c van der Dussen b Philander 66 (112b 11x4 0x6) SR: 58.92
Denley gone, another loose shot FFS
27…
Well bowled to be honest
150-3
Stokes gone for 2
Driving at a length ball, thick edges to van de Dussen in the slips, that’s his 3rd catch.
157-4
Nortje to Stokes, OUT , suckered into a drive, and edged to slip ! Van der Dussen is having a stormer at slip! Nortje has earned that, pushing it across the left-hander, nice and full, and his bat didn’t come down straight, angling towards mid-on. Thick outside edge, and van der Dussen grabs it high to his left. South Africa are biting back!
BA Stokes c van der Dussen b Nortje 2 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
Oh, looks like someone in the crowd was chirping at Stokes as he was walking off and he may have responded by calling them @saintbletch’s favourite word 
Did he carry his bat?
Better that than eating one.
Off the pitch, yes, he didn’t get his chai wallah to do if for him…
192-4 off for bad light…