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Join us again tomorrow to find out whether England will beat the odds and claim a win or if South Africa will salvage some pride with a win in the final Test. Only 8 times in Test history has a side batted through a whole final day when starting 3 wickets down - Test Match Special (@bbctms) The odds are certainly stacked against England as they finish day four still needing 330 runs to win with just seven wickets in hand. But will they go for the win or be content with a draw? History suggests, they should try to do the former. That's it from SuperSport Park. England end on 52/3. Rabada has 2-15, Morkel 1-12 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) England lose late wickets, as South Africa close in on victory. 52/3 at close of play. Eng need 330. - ICC (@ICC) STUMPS - 50/3 needing unlikely 330 more runs to win. on 19. on 19 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Morkel is able to sneak in another over but nothing comes of it as England end the day on 52/3. This might well be the final over of the day from Rabada. Can England hang on? England 44-3 Morkel back into the attack after the sun reappears. England 44/3 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) MISSED STUMPING - reprieved by on 10 from bowling of Piedt - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Can England get through till the end of the day without losing another wicket? England 28/3 WICKET: Compton must go after slight edge from Rabada through to de Kock for 6. ENG 18-3 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! A ninth wicket in the match for Kagiso Rabada. England 18/3 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - caught behind for 6 off . 18/3 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Rabada has another and this time it is Compton who is caught behind. England are in deep trouble here. 18/3 WICKET! strikes with a fine caught and bowled to get Cook (5). 8/2 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: Cook troops off after Morkel produced a sharp C&B to dismiss him for 5. ENG 8-2: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - Alastair Cook caught and bowled by for 5. 8/2 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Another gone, this time it is the England captain Alastair Cook who gives a simple return to Morne Morkel. England 8/2 A Rabada delivery just climbed at Compton from same place that it died on Hales. Very challenging batting. ENG 3-1 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Rabada posing a few problems for the visitors. WICKET! Gone, gone, gone. is the man again for SA, Hales (1) lbw - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: Rabada gets one to keep low and angle in so Hales is out LBW for 1. ENG 2-1: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - lbw for 1 to . 2/1 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Alex Hales gone for 1. LBW to Rabada. And we are finally ready to begin with England needing 382 to win. Captain Alastair needs 41 to be the first Englishman, and 12th player of all-time, to 10,000 Test runs - England Cricket (@englandcricket) SA's fielders are warming up; they've declared on 248-5 for a lead of 381. Cook and Hales will start at 15:10 GMT. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) South Africa have declared and play will restart at 3.10pm with England needing 382 to win - Test Match Special (@bbctms) SA have declared on 248/5. England will bat after the break - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Some covers coming off here at Centurion. Hoping for some more play - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Rain stops play at SuperSport Park. SA 248/5 and lead by 381. Bavuma has 78* and De Kock 9* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Rain stops play, but it shouldn't be long before the players are back. Covers on as rain falls. SA 248-5, lead of 381. Centurion DJ chooses "always look on the bright side of life." - England Cricket (@englandcricket) The scene at Centurion Park as light rain falls. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Amla uncharacteristically loses patience and falls for 96. SA 223/5 - Lead is 356 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - out for 96. the bowler. So Peter Fulton remains last player to score two hundreds in same match v England- Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET: denied tons in both innings at Centurion, edging behind for 96. SA 223-5, lead 356. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! There will be no century for Amla. He is out on 96 to Broad. South Africa 223/5 We've just had tea. SA 223/4. Amla 96* after the break. Bavuma has 63*, lead is 356 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We are back underway after the tea break. How much longer will the pair bat? Will Amla declare after securing his century? TEA - 223/4 leading by 356. 96* on 63* When do you expect a declaration? - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Tea and SA are 223-4, lead of 356. on 96* on 63*. 36 overs left today, when would you declare? - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Excellent from as he goes to his 50. Amla 89*, SA 203/4, lead by 336. - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Darling of Cape Town has 50 here to add to his historic 100. SA 203-4, lead 336. How long will they bat? - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Half an hour to go to tea. South Africa 192/4 leading by 326. Amla 84* Bavuma 45* - Test Match Special (@bbctms) - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Another milestone by SA, 167/4 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Time for drinks. 45 added in that hour after lunch. SA are 166/4, a lead of 299 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Drinks and SA's lead has edged to 299, more than any team has chased to win a Test at Centurion. 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South Africa set up tough chase for England
Join us again tomorrow to find out whether England will beat the odds and claim a win or if South Africa will salvage some pride with a win in the final Test. Only 8 times in Test history has a side batted through a whole final day when starting 3 wickets down - Test Match Special (@bbctms) The odds are certainly stacked against England as they finish day four still needing 330 runs to win with just seven wickets in hand. But will they go for the win or be content with a draw? History suggests, they should try to do the former. That's it from SuperSport Park. England end on 52/3. Rabada has 2-15, Morkel 1-12 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) England lose late wickets, as South Africa close in on victory. 52/3 at close of play. Eng need 330. - ICC (@ICC) STUMPS - 50/3 needing unlikely 330 more runs to win. on 19. on 19 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Morkel is able to sneak in another over but nothing comes of it as England end the day on 52/3. This might well be the final over of the day from Rabada. Can England hang on? England 44-3 Morkel back into the attack after the sun reappears. England 44/3 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) MISSED STUMPING - reprieved by on 10 from bowling of Piedt - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Can England get through till the end of the day without losing another wicket? England 28/3 WICKET: Compton must go after slight edge from Rabada through to de Kock for 6. ENG 18-3 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! A ninth wicket in the match for Kagiso Rabada. England 18/3 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - caught behind for 6 off . 18/3 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Rabada has another and this time it is Compton who is caught behind. England are in deep trouble here. 18/3 WICKET! strikes with a fine caught and bowled to get Cook (5). 8/2 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: Cook troops off after Morkel produced a sharp C&B to dismiss him for 5. ENG 8-2: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - Alastair Cook caught and bowled by for 5. 8/2 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Another gone, this time it is the England captain Alastair Cook who gives a simple return to Morne Morkel. England 8/2 A Rabada delivery just climbed at Compton from same place that it died on Hales. Very challenging batting. ENG 3-1 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Rabada posing a few problems for the visitors. WICKET! Gone, gone, gone. is the man again for SA, Hales (1) lbw - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET: Rabada gets one to keep low and angle in so Hales is out LBW for 1. ENG 2-1: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - lbw for 1 to . 2/1 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Alex Hales gone for 1. LBW to Rabada. And we are finally ready to begin with England needing 382 to win. Captain Alastair needs 41 to be the first Englishman, and 12th player of all-time, to 10,000 Test runs - England Cricket (@englandcricket) SA's fielders are warming up; they've declared on 248-5 for a lead of 381. Cook and Hales will start at 15:10 GMT. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) South Africa have declared and play will restart at 3.10pm with England needing 382 to win - Test Match Special (@bbctms) SA have declared on 248/5. England will bat after the break - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Some covers coming off here at Centurion. Hoping for some more play - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Rain stops play at SuperSport Park. SA 248/5 and lead by 381. Bavuma has 78* and De Kock 9* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Rain stops play, but it shouldn't be long before the players are back. Covers on as rain falls. SA 248-5, lead of 381. Centurion DJ chooses "always look on the bright side of life." - England Cricket (@englandcricket) The scene at Centurion Park as light rain falls. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Amla uncharacteristically loses patience and falls for 96. SA 223/5 - Lead is 356 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - out for 96. the bowler. So Peter Fulton remains last player to score two hundreds in same match v England- Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET: denied tons in both innings at Centurion, edging behind for 96. SA 223-5, lead 356. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET! There will be no century for Amla. He is out on 96 to Broad. South Africa 223/5 We've just had tea. SA 223/4. Amla 96* after the break. Bavuma has 63*, lead is 356 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) We are back underway after the tea break. How much longer will the pair bat? Will Amla declare after securing his century? TEA - 223/4 leading by 356. 96* on 63* When do you expect a declaration? - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Tea and SA are 223-4, lead of 356. on 96* on 63*. 36 overs left today, when would you declare? - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Excellent from as he goes to his 50. Amla 89*, SA 203/4, lead by 336. - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Darling of Cape Town has 50 here to add to his historic 100. SA 203-4, lead 336. How long will they bat? - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Half an hour to go to tea. South Africa 192/4 leading by 326. Amla 84* Bavuma 45* - Test Match Special (@bbctms) - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Another milestone by SA, 167/4 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Time for drinks. 45 added in that hour after lunch. SA are 166/4, a lead of 299 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Drinks and SA's lead has edged to 299, more than any team has chased to win a Test at Centurion. Keep going lads. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found