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England vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of England, 2017 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Jul 06-Jul 10, 11:00 AM LOCAL

James Anderson 2-44(19 ov)

94.6
Anderson to Maharaj, 1 run, defended into the gap at cover. Easy single this time and S Ravi spots Maharaj running straight down the pitch. So gives him a warning. Nothing serious, just a reminder. With that it's lunch on day 3 at Lord's
94.5
Anderson to Maharaj, no run, short of length on off, defended in front of mid-off. Wants a quick single but Philander puts his hand up to send his partner back. The right call too
94.4
Anderson to Philander, 1 run, looked like an off-pace delivery, Philander defends to the left of cover and steals a quick single
94.3
Anderson to Philander, no run, second time that Philander has attempted the pull and missed. Dug in short, Philander is early into the shot and watches it loop to Bairstow
94.2
Anderson to Maharaj, 1 run, fullish and tailing in on off, Maharaj gets a thick inside edge on the forward block. Wide of deepish short leg for a single
94.1
Anderson to Maharaj, 2 runs, good length outside off, Maharaj pushes with an open face wide of backward point. Again Philander is hesitant to give Maharaj the strike, but comes back for the second
92.6
Anderson to Maharaj, no run, inswing again, drifts into the thigh pad of Maharaj. No appeal at all as it was going down
92.5
Anderson to Maharaj, no run, dug in short, Maharaj ducks under that
92.4
Anderson to Maharaj, no run, inswing, Maharaj defends and the inside edge is found. Doesn't carry to the deepish short leg
92.3
W
Anderson to de Kock, out Caught by Stokes!! Gone. What a good low catch by Stokes at a short cover-point. Full and outside off, de Kock was walking into the drive, the bat face opened and he wasn't in control of the shot. Failed to keep it down and Stokes hung on as the ball looked set to kiss the turf. He gets up and flings the ball away in joy. The England team are all smiles. A wicket and a huge one, just before the lunch break. Just what the hosts needed. de Kock was a real dangerman and was playing superbly out there. The trap set worked to a nicety. de Kock c Stokes b Anderson 51(37) [4s-10]
92.2
Anderson to Philander, leg byes, 1 run, sliding into the pads, drifting down, takes the pad and runs away for an extra
92.1
Anderson to Philander, no run, short of length on off, Philander defends solidly off the back foot
90.6
Anderson to Philander, no run, Philander wrings his hand in pain. The same right one which had taken a blow earlier. This jumped from a good length and hit him on the splice and maybe a bit of glove too. Jarred the hand and the impact caused Philander pain. He removes the glove and has a look at the fingers
90.5
Anderson to Philander, no run, fuller on off, driven but straight to the fielder at mid-on. Timed well, wasn't in the gap
90.4
Anderson to Philander, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, Philander gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad. The ball dribbles away towards gully
90.3
Anderson to Philander, no run, bit fuller now, Philander presses forward to block
90.2
Anderson to Philander, no run, short of length on off, Philander defends off the back foot
90.1
Anderson to Philander, no run, wants to pull this good length delivery outside off, stayed down a tad and Philander was never in position to middle that. Predictably misses
88.6
Anderson to Philander, no run, good length outside off, solidly defended off the back foot to cover
88.5
Anderson to Philander, no run, he is taking the bottom-hand off whenever that's possible for him. Defends softly back to Anderson
88.4
Anderson to Philander, 2 runs, angled in, to the pads, tucked away wide of Wood at fine leg. Easy two
88.3
Anderson to Philander, no run, pitched up on off, Philander gets forward and defends solidly to cover
88.2
Anderson to de Kock, 1 run, full outside off, de Kock gets forward to drive, takes the outer half of the bat and runs away through backward point
88.1
Anderson to de Kock, no run, pitched up outside off, de Kock's bottom-hand takes over once more on the drive, the inside half is found. Finds mid-on
86.6
Anderson to Philander, no run, pitched up on off, driven sweetly to the right of mid-off. Broad dives and deflects it to mid-on
86.5
Anderson to Philander, 2 runs, angled in towards middle and leg, tucked away through backward square leg, two by the time Wood gets across
86.4
Anderson to Philander, no run, pitched up on the stumps, pushed with the bottom hand off, back to the bowler
86.3
Anderson to Philander, no run, rears up from a back of a length and gives Philander grief. Hit on the splice and he takes his bottom hand off, to soften the impact. The ball dribbles back to Anderson
86.2
Anderson to Philander, no run, went for the inswinger, sprayed it down leg, Philander flicks and misses. Bairstow dives to his left to save the byes
86.1
Anderson to de Kock, 1 run, good length on middle, de Kock turns it through mid-wicket and rotates the strike
84.6
Anderson to Philander, 1 run, pitched up and angled in, Philander clips wide of mid-on, takes the single
84.5
Anderson to Philander, no run, good length on off, Philander is behind that, defended to backward point
84.4
Anderson to Philander, no run, short of length on off, stoutly defended
84.3
4
Anderson to Philander, FOUR, drifting down leg, glanced away fine, a welcome boundary to fine leg. But Philander still feels the pain, looks uncomfortable out there
84.2
Anderson to Philander, no run, Philander is hurt. Hit on the right wrist. The inswinger from Anderson, smashes into the wrist of Philander, he wasn't expecting the ball to come in so much and he drops the bat away as the impact jars him. Walks towards square leg
84.1
Anderson to Philander, no run, no clue. Philander is struggling with the amount of movement from Anderson. Angled in towards off and middle, then it cuts away off the seam. Misses the outside edge and the off-stump. Cracker of a delivery
82.6
Anderson to Philander, no run, good length on off, Philander defends to the gully region
82.5
Anderson to Philander, no run, a fraction of seam movement and Philander was totally squared up, looking to defend. Made the ball look better than what it was, well from the edge as Anderson got it to moved away off the seam
82.4
Anderson to Philander, no run, short of length around off, Philander defends well
82.3
Anderson to Philander, no run, no problems with this one. Lovely delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, angling in and then seaming away after pitching, on a good length and had Philander flirting at it, around off. A whisker away from the edge. Top delivery
82.2
Anderson to Philander, no run, second ball with the new nut and it hasn't carried to Bairstow. Went away after pitching outside off as Philander left it alone
82.1
Anderson to de Kock, 1 run, fullish and swinging in, clipped away to deep backward square leg
65.6
Anderson to Rabada, no run, pushes across the left-hander, left alone
65.5
Anderson to Rabada, no run, draws him forward by pitching it further up, it bounces more than Rabada expects and hits him on the splice
65.4
Anderson to Rabada, no run, back of a length, Rabada is happy to stay put in the crease as he blocks
65.3
Anderson to Rabada, no run, back of a length outside off, blocked off the back foot
65.2
W
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, out Caught by Bairstow!! Anderson breaks through against the run of play with less than 10 minutes to go for stumps. De Bruyn has thrown it away really. A loss of concentration if anything. Good length delivery outside off, curls away in the air and is met with a nothing poke away from the body. The ball takes a faint edge through to Bairstow who makes no mistake. So the partnership which promised a lot ends at 99. Theunis de Bruyn c Bairstow b Anderson 48(85) [4s-6]
65.1
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, full on off, driven back to Anderson
63.6
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, that's just an invitation for trouble. He has moved across his stumps so early, that Anderson has a clear sight at all three. He tries to slant the ball into leg-stump but misses his target by quite a bit. Dangerous, and might I add, needless from Bavuma
63.5
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, overpitches, Bavuma jams it out to mid-off
63.4
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, walks across the stumps, but so far he hasn't been able to get the ball he wants. Has to defend
63.3
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, back of a length outside off, Bavuma punches to point
63.2
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, left alone outside off
63.1
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, second time in two overs that he's walked right across to Anderson. Anderson is able to keep it wide enough and Bavuma is only able to clip the ball to mid-on. Good diving effort by the fielder
61.6
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, full on middle and off, works it towards mid-on
61.5
4
Anderson to Bavuma, FOUR, gets it away fine .. and into the fine leg boundary. Had to pick the ball from middle stump before maneuvering it behind square to evade the fielder
61.4
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, right behind the line of this short of length delivery
61.3
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, slightly uppish with the flick, but it bounces well in front of mid-wicket
61.2
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, full on off, comfortably defended off the front foot
61.1
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, he's walked well across his stumps here before defending the ball towards mid-off. Anderson kept it wide of off, so Bavuma couldn't get it away through the on-side as one presumes he wanted to
59.6
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, pitched up, pushed back to Anderson
59.5
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, moves his line closer to middle, de Bruyn presents a straight bat once more
59.4
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, length ball slanting in, blocked to leg
59.3
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, full length around off, de Bruyn is forward to it as he defends
59.2
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, back of a length, hint of curl on the ball, de Bruyn confidently blocks
59.1
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, good length just outside off, defended
57.6
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, full outside off, Bavuma pushes to cover-point after getting a good stride across
57.5
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, good length on off, Bavuma prods forward and defends
57.4
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
57.3
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, back of a length just outside off, Bavuma turns it into the on-side
57.2
Anderson to Bavuma, no run, half-volley outside off, Bavuma punches back to Anderson who fires a throw at the stumps and finds the target with a little deflection off Bavuma's boot
57.1
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, 1 run, gentle outswinger starting from middle stump, de Bruyn flicks it through square leg
44.6
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, short of length outside off, Theunis de Bruyn defends in front of point
44.5
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, relentless is Anderson as he attacks off and middle, Theunis de Bruyn though is solid in his blocking
44.4
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, a full face of the bat in defence to a good length delivery on off
44.3
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, Anderson pulls the length back and Theunis de Bruyn defends to silly mid-on
44.2
4
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, FOUR, this is more stylishly played and four as the ball runs away down the hill. Theunis de Bruyn took it from middle and unfurled the wrists to clip it beautifully through mid-wicket beating Wood's chase and dive
44.1
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, 2 runs, pitched up on the pads, flicked away to deep backward square leg, for a couple of runs
42.6
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, 2 runs, stands tall and punches this short of length delivery through cover for two
42.5
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, good length outside off, Theunis de Bruyn drives on the rise and finds point
42.4
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, honing in on off again, Theunis de Bruyn blocks to the same fielder
42.3
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, bit fuller and brings Theunis de Bruyn forward to defend
42.2
Anderson to Theunis de Bruyn, no run, good length on off and middle, Theunis de Bruyn defends to silly mid-on
42.1
Anderson to Bavuma, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Bavuma defends wide of point and it's an easy single
8.6
Anderson to Amla, 1 run, whipped away off the pads to deep backward square. No problems when the ball is there
8.5
Anderson to Amla, no run, draws Amla into defending a length ball slightly away from the body. It's been played down with soft hands, but it was a bit of a false shot
8.4
Anderson to Elgar, 1 run, back of a length delivery close to off, Elgar pats it into the cover-point region and is away quickly. Good running
8.3
Anderson to Elgar, no run, good length, decking away from off, Elgar angles it towards gully
8.2
Anderson to Amla, 1 run, back of a length around off, Amla shuffles across and nudges it softly into the short mid-wicket region to pinch a single
8.1
Anderson to Amla, no run, coming back in with the seam, not close enough to off though. Amla leaves
6.6
Anderson to Amla, no run, good length delivery on off, Amla is nicely forward in defence once again
6.5
Anderson to Amla, no run, presses forward and defends
6.4
Anderson to Amla, no run, good length ball at the stumps, Amla gets forward in defence
6.3
Anderson to Elgar, 1 run, good length ball on middle, nips in a touch as Elgar shapes to work through square leg. The movement off the seam means that he skews the shot off the inside half down to fine leg
6.2
Anderson to Amla, 1 run, back of a length on off, Amla nudges it beside the pitch
6.1
Anderson to Elgar, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Elgar pats it into the covers for a single
4.6
Anderson to Elgar, no run, wobbly seam, hits the pitch on a back of length and cramps Elgar up on leg-stump before stinging his thigh pad
4.5
Anderson to Elgar, no run, full ball pushed across off, left alone
4.4
Anderson to Elgar, no run, back of a length wide of off, steers it towards cover
4.3
Anderson to Elgar, no run, similar length, just a little wider this time, and so Elgar shoulders arms
4.2
Anderson to Elgar, no run, genuine edge but it falls well short of Cook at first slip. Elgar did take the bottom hand off but it was well after he made contact. Back of a length, leaving off-stump and squares Elgar up on the back foot. He had to play at it
4.1
Anderson to Elgar, no run, angles it across off, the attempted out-swinger without much movement, Elgar lets it go
2.6
Anderson to Heino Kuhn, no run, pitched up outside off, Heino Kuhn drives and it chalks the outer half of the bat. Dribbles to backward point
2.5
Anderson to Elgar, 1 run, follows that up with a drop and run to the vacant cover region
2.4
4
Anderson to Elgar, FOUR, floaty half-volley and Elgar gets his first boundary with a punchy cover drive. Raced away into the gap. Should give him confidence
2.3
Anderson to Elgar, no run, bat hit pad and that's why there was excitement amongst the English fielders. Angling across Elgar on a fuller length, who tried to defend and the bat brushed the pad. That's where the sound came from. Anderson knew it straight away
2.2
Anderson to Elgar, no run, good length on middle and off, Elgar defends with bat in front of the pad
2.1
Anderson to Elgar, no run, pitched up and a hint of outswing on that, Elgar defends with a full face of the bat to mid-off
0.6
Anderson to Elgar, no run, pitched up on off, Elgar dead-bats
0.5
Anderson to Elgar, no run, fullish and brings Elgar forward, on off, defended
0.4
Anderson to Elgar, 2 runs, hits a good length and Elgar gently defends with an open face, wide of the fourth slip. Is off the mark with that couple
0.3
Anderson to Elgar, no run, dug in short and sliding across Elgar, who watches it zip past him. Drops his gloves and allows it to go to the keeper
0.2
Anderson to Elgar, no run, short of length on the stumps, Elgar defends and the ball backspins near his right leg. Ensures that it doesn't trickle back onto the stumps
0.1
Anderson to Elgar, no run, good length and bang on the money. On off stump, Elgar defends right under his eyes
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