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Stumps on day two: England 138-2, with Cook 67* and 31*. SA lead by 337 runs - England Cricket (@englandcricket) End of day two. A memorable one for Quinton de Kock. He scored a maiden ton - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) .'s 129* was the standout innings of Day 2 as England finished 138/2, 337 runs behind - ICC (@ICC) STUMPS - 138/2 with Cook 67* Root 31* Trail by 337 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Despite some valiant resistance, England are still a long away as the day belonged to South Africa and Quinton de Kock, who scored his maiden Test hundred. Cook sees England home to stumps on day two at 138/2. The England captain is unbeaten on 67 and is joined by Joe Root. England are still 337 runs behind though and are still not out of the woods. And Cook breaks the shackles with a boundary off Morkel. Just one more over left in the day. South African pacers turning on the squeeze and Rabada and Abbott rack up the maidens. But can they get the breakthrough they crave? Crucial final 15 minutes for England to navigate here. If they escape unscathed, they can look possibly overhauling South Africa's total on day three. England 129/2 Hales must be wondering if he will get another chance after disappointing in the series. His average of 19.28 is the fourth worst average of an England opener in a series since 2000. Cook has a breather between overs,. He has held England together so far with 55*. ENG 113/2 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Spinners extracting turn, pacers extracting uneven bounce. This game isn't over just yet. England 113/2 Steely, determined 47th Test 50 for Captain Cook. He needs 66 more to be 12th player in history to 10,000 runs. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) 50 for COOK! His 47th Test fifty but his first in the series. England also notch their century. England 100/2 Drinks time. England on 90 for two. Cook has his joint highest score of series, 43* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET! And it's that man Rabada traping Compton LBW for 19. England 78/2, Cook 39* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - is very unlucky to fall LBW for 19 to . Ball kept really low. 78/2 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Poor gets a shooter. Not a good sign for England who are still 397 behind 78/2- Jonathan Agnew (@Aggerscricket) For a second there, it looked as if Compton wanted to shout: "That's not fair." Unlucky.- Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) WICKET! Just as I say that, Compton is trapped lbw and Rabada has another. England 78/2 Cook and Compton grinding South African bowlers down but the hosts shouldn't let their guard down as they are only a couple of wickets away from getting back into the game. England 78/1 50 up after tea as slaps Morkel to the boundary. Cracking stroke. ENG 55-1: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) He has the most Test runs in England's history and needs 103 more for 10,000. Here's Alastair Cook's prep - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Think this spectator may have got bored at Centurion. Doesn't say much for Cook and Compo. - Philip Brown (@dudleyplatypus) England go past 50. Cook is unbeaten on 28*, Compton 7* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) 11,489 fans at Centurion today watching the second day of this final Test. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) SA 475 - De Kock 129*, Cook (115) Amla (109). ENG 29/1 Rabada removed Hales for 15 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) TEA - 29/1 trailing by 446 runs. Cook 14* Compton 0* Man out Hales caught at point for 15 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! SA strike early and it's Rabada. He gets Hales for 15. England 22/1 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - goes to for 15. He averages 19 in the series. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! England lose Alex Hales early. South Africa all out for 475 after had Morkel LBW to finish with 4-86 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - South Africa 475 all out. Morkel lbw Stokes. His 4th wicket. de Kock 129 not out - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Quinton de Kock remains unbeaten but Morkel is trapped lbw as the Proteas are bowled out. South Africa 475 all out WICKET - Piedt goes caught behind for 19. with the wicket. SA 468/9 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Ben Stokes finally strikes to dismiss Piedt for 19. Last man is in now, SA 468/9 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Very well done , that's a first Test 100 off 104 balls. SA 439-8: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) A maiden Test ton for De Kock. Partnership with Piedt also past 50 and SA 439/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) HUNDRED! Quinton de Kock get his maiden Test hundred. South Africa 439/8. LUNCH - South Africa 421/8 with De Kock on 85. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) A good session for South Africa despite the loss of Temba Bavuma early. They have gone past 400 and now with de Kock 15 shy of a hundred, the Proteas will want to close somewhere near 450. De Kock has now gone past his previous best score of 81. SA 420/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) 400 up for the Proteas. de Kock is leading the charge. WICKET - Abbott is LBW to Stokes after making a test best 16. 386/8. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Plenty on this morning as England get a third wicket. This time Abbott for 16 after adding 50 with De Kock. - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET! Abbott is gone. Stokes gets another. But wait, Proteas are reviewing it, but there is no change as the impact is umpire's call and it stays with the original decision. 386/8 Another SIX! This time de Kock joins in on the fun as he pulls Moeen for another six, which he follows with a wonderful cut for a boundary. 382/7. SIX! Kyle Abbott launches Moeen Ali into the stands. South Africa 371/7 FIFTY! Quinton de Kock gets to his third Test fifty with a boundary. Can he make it a hundred? South Africa are 356/7 after 100 overs. How much more would they want? Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found
England fightback after South Africa post 475
Stumps on day two: England 138-2, with Cook 67* and 31*. SA lead by 337 runs - England Cricket (@englandcricket) End of day two. A memorable one for Quinton de Kock. He scored a maiden ton - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) .'s 129* was the standout innings of Day 2 as England finished 138/2, 337 runs behind - ICC (@ICC) STUMPS - 138/2 with Cook 67* Root 31* Trail by 337 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Despite some valiant resistance, England are still a long away as the day belonged to South Africa and Quinton de Kock, who scored his maiden Test hundred. Cook sees England home to stumps on day two at 138/2. The England captain is unbeaten on 67 and is joined by Joe Root. England are still 337 runs behind though and are still not out of the woods. And Cook breaks the shackles with a boundary off Morkel. Just one more over left in the day. South African pacers turning on the squeeze and Rabada and Abbott rack up the maidens. But can they get the breakthrough they crave? Crucial final 15 minutes for England to navigate here. If they escape unscathed, they can look possibly overhauling South Africa's total on day three. England 129/2 Hales must be wondering if he will get another chance after disappointing in the series. His average of 19.28 is the fourth worst average of an England opener in a series since 2000. Cook has a breather between overs,. He has held England together so far with 55*. ENG 113/2 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Spinners extracting turn, pacers extracting uneven bounce. This game isn't over just yet. England 113/2 Steely, determined 47th Test 50 for Captain Cook. He needs 66 more to be 12th player in history to 10,000 runs. - England Cricket (@englandcricket) 50 for COOK! His 47th Test fifty but his first in the series. England also notch their century. England 100/2 Drinks time. England on 90 for two. Cook has his joint highest score of series, 43* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET! And it's that man Rabada traping Compton LBW for 19. England 78/2, Cook 39* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - is very unlucky to fall LBW for 19 to . Ball kept really low. 78/2 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) Poor gets a shooter. Not a good sign for England who are still 397 behind 78/2- Jonathan Agnew (@Aggerscricket) For a second there, it looked as if Compton wanted to shout: "That's not fair." Unlucky.- Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) WICKET! Just as I say that, Compton is trapped lbw and Rabada has another. England 78/2 Cook and Compton grinding South African bowlers down but the hosts shouldn't let their guard down as they are only a couple of wickets away from getting back into the game. England 78/1 50 up after tea as slaps Morkel to the boundary. Cracking stroke. ENG 55-1: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) He has the most Test runs in England's history and needs 103 more for 10,000. Here's Alastair Cook's prep - England Cricket (@englandcricket) Think this spectator may have got bored at Centurion. Doesn't say much for Cook and Compo. - Philip Brown (@dudleyplatypus) England go past 50. Cook is unbeaten on 28*, Compton 7* - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) 11,489 fans at Centurion today watching the second day of this final Test. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) SA 475 - De Kock 129*, Cook (115) Amla (109). ENG 29/1 Rabada removed Hales for 15 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) TEA - 29/1 trailing by 446 runs. Cook 14* Compton 0* Man out Hales caught at point for 15 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! SA strike early and it's Rabada. He gets Hales for 15. England 22/1 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET - goes to for 15. He averages 19 in the series. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! England lose Alex Hales early. South Africa all out for 475 after had Morkel LBW to finish with 4-86 - England Cricket (@englandcricket) WICKET - South Africa 475 all out. Morkel lbw Stokes. His 4th wicket. de Kock 129 not out - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Quinton de Kock remains unbeaten but Morkel is trapped lbw as the Proteas are bowled out. South Africa 475 all out WICKET - Piedt goes caught behind for 19. with the wicket. SA 468/9 - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Ben Stokes finally strikes to dismiss Piedt for 19. Last man is in now, SA 468/9 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) Very well done , that's a first Test 100 off 104 balls. SA 439-8: - England Cricket (@englandcricket) A maiden Test ton for De Kock. Partnership with Piedt also past 50 and SA 439/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) HUNDRED! Quinton de Kock get his maiden Test hundred. South Africa 439/8. LUNCH - South Africa 421/8 with De Kock on 85. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) A good session for South Africa despite the loss of Temba Bavuma early. They have gone past 400 and now with de Kock 15 shy of a hundred, the Proteas will want to close somewhere near 450. De Kock has now gone past his previous best score of 81. SA 420/8 - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) 400 up for the Proteas. de Kock is leading the charge. WICKET - Abbott is LBW to Stokes after making a test best 16. 386/8. - Test Match Special (@bbctms) WICKET! Plenty on this morning as England get a third wicket. This time Abbott for 16 after adding 50 with De Kock. - Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) WICKET! Abbott is gone. Stokes gets another. But wait, Proteas are reviewing it, but there is no change as the impact is umpire's call and it stays with the original decision. 386/8 Another SIX! This time de Kock joins in on the fun as he pulls Moeen for another six, which he follows with a wonderful cut for a boundary. 382/7. SIX! Kyle Abbott launches Moeen Ali into the stands. South Africa 371/7 FIFTY! Quinton de Kock gets to his third Test fifty with a boundary. Can he make it a hundred? South Africa are 356/7 after 100 overs. How much more would they want? Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found