3rd Test: South Africa vs England at Johannesburg

He is but sitting with Joe Root  ;D

And the players will take a drink.

England need 31 more and the storms are holding off now.

Jeeeeezzzz Hales....

exits lbw to the Spinner  :

(jjjeeeeeeee Nick !  he is a part timer

DUCK  ??? >

18.4
Elgar to Compton, OUT, what a catch! Compton trying to finish it in the grand manner...down the pitch, got too far underneath it but Morkel did brilliantly as he circled underneath it running back from mid-on. Looked like he'd got it a wrong, but at full stretch he held on

NRD Compton c Morkel b Elgar 0 (7m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.6
Elgar to Hales, OUT, given lbw on the sweep. He reviews. Quite a long way forward but that looks pretty straight. Umpire's call on impact, and hitting the stumps

AD Hales lbw b Elgar 18 (69m 46b 3x4 0x6) SR: 39.13

21.2

Morris to Cook, OUT, and now he's gone as well...leaning forward, regulation edge to the keeper.

Been a decent spell from Morris.

England making these last few runs hard work

Cook c †Vilas b Morris 43

22.4

Elgar to Root, FOUR, there it is! Root down the pitch and clips it through the leg side.

The series is England's

It may get lost in the shuffle with the brilliance of Broad today and Root yesterday, but little James Taylor's two catches at short leg today were of the highest quality. Top drawer. Both he and Bavuma have really excelled at the position this series.

With the early dismissal of Root and then South Africa mopping up the rest of the tail leaving England with just a first innings lead of 10 runs, I was really worried about England's chances. Batting last on this pitch and chasing anything over 250 was going to be a real challenge. Fortunately, Broad cleaned up South Africa and made the chase a whole lot easier.

Finally, the groundsman also deserves some major credit. This was a perfect Test match pitch. It offered pace and bounce and made every ball a compelling watch. The commentators mentioned this was the first Test pitch he has ever prepared.