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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

Alastair Cook 69(192)

60.2
W
Morne Morkel to Cook, out Caught by Bavuma!! Fine catch. That little man Temba again. A brilliant fielder. Full outside off, Cook leans back on the drive, fails to keep it down and finds cover. The ball was travelling and Bavuma hung on without any problems. Reward for Morne Morkel for persistence and tight bowling. Cook c Bavuma b Morne Morkel 69(192) [4s-10]
60.1
Morne Morkel to Ballance, 1 run, angled in to off stump, Ballance opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man
58.6
Morne Morkel to Ballance, no run, good length around off, Ballance gets forward to defend, the edge dies down to second slip. Where Elgar takes a blow somewhere near his leg, they don't run on the ricochet
58.2
Morne Morkel to Ballance, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Ballance strides forward and drives beautifully through cover, long chase for Kesh and he gets there with a slide. Three taken easily though
57.5
Philander to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, Cook stands tall to push to short cover
57.4
Philander to Cook, no run, angles in and Cook covers it with bat and pad close together. Rolls back to Philander
57.3
Philander to Cook, no run, tight again, Cook presses forward and defends to short mid-wicket
57.2
Philander to Cook, no run, sliding into the pads, Cook misses the flick and it was going well down leg. So no real appeal for lbw
57.1
Philander to Cook, no run, fullish and a hint of shape back in, push-driven to short cover
56.6
Morne Morkel to Ballance, no run, that's the pressure of tight bowling. Ballance went after a full delivery outside off, seeing the width, mistimed it horribly and it rolled back to Morne Morkel
56.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, back of a length outside off, Cook softly steers to the left of gully
55.6
Philander to Ballance, no run, stays a bit low on the stumps, Ballance softly taps to short mid-wicket
55.3
Philander to Cook, no run, shortens the length, good length on off and middle, Cook is right behind that
55.2
Philander to Cook, no run, once again. That angle from round the wicket, bringing the lbw into play. But Cook shows the full face of the bat to push to mid-on. Sort of walking into the shot
55.1
Philander to Cook, no run, angled in and curving slightly into Cook, who makes sure he doesn't play around his front pad as he defends to leg
54.6
Morne Morkel to Ballance, no run, good leave. Morne Morkel dangling it in the corridor of uncertainty, but Ballance hoisted his bat to leave
54.3
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, angled in on off, Cook gets a soft leading edge on the push back, the ball rolls to Morne Morkel
54.2
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, strides purposefully forward and blocks right under his eyes
54.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, pitched up outside off, flowing drive from Cook, but finds cover. Well-timed but didn't hit the gap
53.6
Philander to Ballance, no run, back of a length outside off, Ballance pushes to point to end a steady over from Philander
52.5
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, pitched up and Cook gets forward to check his off-drive to mid-off
52.4
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, fuller on off, keeps a tad low, Cook gets forward to block
52.3
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, fuller length outside off, slanted across, Cook lets it go
52.2
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, wide of off, left alone, doesn't carry to de Kock
52.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, good length on the middle and leg line, clipped to mid-wicket
51.6
Philander to Ballance, no run, wow! That has caused Ballance grief. Pitched fuller than a good length and leapt off the pitch. Struck Ballance on the body, the impact forced Ballance to jerk his back, the ball dribbles behind him. That will not please the Proteas
51.3
Philander to Cook, no run, that has rolled to de Kock. It was well outside off, so Cook could leave that alone
51.2
Philander to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, Cook defends to point
51.1
Philander to Ballance, 1 run, angled in on a short of length, kept low, Ballance gets the bat down in time to nudge behind square. Had he not got bat there, would've been in trouble
50.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, flat and full on off, Cook defends to short cover
50.4
Duminy to Ballance, 1 run, drifts in a bit too straight, Ballance nurdles round the corner
49.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, defended with the turn wide of short leg
49.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, overpitched outside off, Cook senses an opportunity and throws his hands on the drive but he's failed to connect. Surprising that he missed that, it was so full
49.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook defends
49.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, defended to short leg
49.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, flat on off from round the wicket, Cook blocks from the crease
48.6
Rabada to Cook, 1 run, yorker on leg, Cook flicks to deep backward square
48.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, very wide outside off, left alone
48.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, extra bounce from a back of length, Cook takes his bottom hand off to keep it down towards mid-wicket
48.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, floaty full one, a slower ball perhaps, but he bowls it down the leg-side
48.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, blocked
48.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, good length delivery angled across, Cook prods across and defends
47.6
Maharaj to Ballance, no run, thick outside edge on the forward defence
46.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length on middle, Cook blocks to leg
46.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, stays low and scoots under Cook's bat as he tries to steer through gully
46.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Cook wanted to hit it much wider but gets a semblance of a leading edge back towards Rabada. Not uppish
45.6
Duminy to Cook, 1 run, picks the shorter length quickly and cuts to deep point
45.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, good length ball on off, not a great deal of turn, Cook defends into the point region
45.4
Duminy to Cook, no run, fires it pretty wide outside off, Cook lets it go
45.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, almost in the blockhole outside off, squeezed out to backward point
45.2
Duminy to Ballance, 1 run, flat on middle, Ballance nudges through square leg
44.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, adventurous by Cook's standards. Driven on the up to point
44.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, strays in line and Cook will be disappointed not to have put that one away. Flicks it crisply but straight to square leg
44.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, blocked to short cover
44.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, another full one on off, Cook's front foot isn't quite there as he pushes gently to mid-off
44.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, full ball on off, Cook punches back to Rabada
43.6
Duminy to Ballance, no run, gets forward and defends into the off-side
42.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, has that been taken? Doesn't seem so. Falls just short of Amla at first slip. Excellent delivery, opening Cook all ends up on off-stump and leaving him with the angle. Genuine edge, but goes on the half-volley
42.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, full ball slanted across off, Cook is solid on the front foot
42.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, goes chasing after this wide one and cuts it straight to point
42.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery pushed across off, left alone
42.1
4
Rabada to Cook, FOUR, Cook won't miss out on these, especially when he's batting on fifty. Middle and leg, length ball, he hops back and clips it to the mid-wicket boundary
41.6
4
Maharaj to Ballance, FOUR, the sweep again, and he gets all of this one. Slaps it through backward square leg
41.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, nudges it with the turn into the on-side
41.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, bad misjudgement: looks to sweep a ball which is very full and eventually hits him on the boot. But he's well outside the line of off
40.6
Rabada to Ballance, 2 runs, clipped off the pads through mid-wicket. Rabada losing his patience and his line
40.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, full, tailing away from off, Cook defends to short cover
40.3
4
Rabada to Cook, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Cook uses the pace and steers it behind point. Just provided direction to the ball, nothing fancy. Gets to 48
40.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length, blocked back to Rabada
40.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, short and wide outside off, Cook cuts to point. Didn't time it at all
39.6
Maharaj to Ballance, no run, good length ball turning in from the rough, Ballance defends gingerly
38.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, defended into the off-side
38.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length outside off, poked to point
38.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, goes fiddling at a delivery leaving him outside off, very uncharacteristic. His feet went nowhere, and he's lucky not to have edged it
38.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length, blocked from the crease into the off-side
38.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, good length on off, Cook gets forward and defends
37.6
Maharaj to Ballance, no run, tossed up outside off, smothered
36.5
Morne Morkel to Ballance, 3 runs, beautiful shot on the rise. The feet dont move that much, but the bat comes down nicely on the ball. Maharaj with a spirited chase and pull-back from mid-off as the ball went to the longest part of the ground
35.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, loud shout for lbw and the ball almost ricochets off the bat-handle to fall on the stumps. Went outside off to sweep, missed and had got outside the line for S Ravi to negate the appeal. But then it hit the handle and just rolled wide of the stumps. Close call
35.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, flatter and quicker, Cook defends off the back foot
35.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, he wanted to play three shots to that delivery. Well flighted delivery outside off, Cook initially wanted to sweep, then cover-drive, finally managed to push it back to the bowler. The ball dipped on the shot as well
35.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets across and finds the same fielder
35.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, nudged off the back foot to backward square
34.6
Morne Morkel to Ballance, no run, nice carry to de Kock after Ballance shoulders arms to his first delivery
33.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward to defend, hint of an inside edge as the ball runs to backward square
33.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, on the bounce to short leg. Oohs and aahs from the Proteas. Cook with a clip and got lucky. Well taken too
33.3
Maharaj to Jennings, 1 run, Jennings gets forward and flicks wide of mid-wicket
32.6
Morne Morkel to Jennings, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, on a length, Jennings waves it through to de Kock
31.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, right forward and pushes it to the silly mid-on fielder. Again excitment amongst the Proteas
31.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, beaten on the cut. de Kock yelps in despair. Came forward and then went back to cut, but the ball turned in and it went over the top edge. So nearly edged it
31.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, good bowling. Well tossed up outside off, brings Cook forward, thick inside edge towards short straight mid-wicket
31.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, hooo! What a ball. That was almost a replica of the Warne vs Strauss delivery from 2005. Pitches well outside off and then rips square, eventually misses leg. Cook had shuffled across to play the tuck to leg and had no chance. Bewildered expression on his face. That was a corker
31.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, trifle short, so Cook goes back and whips it to mid-wicket
30.6
Morne Morkel to Jennings, no run, wasted delivery as it is well outside off
29.5
Maharaj to Jennings, leg byes, 1 run, gets outside off and looks for the reverse. Misses. Deflects off the pad and runs away
29.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward and across to block
29.1
Maharaj to Jennings, 1 run, tossed up outside off, paddled to backward square leg
28.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Cook makes room and drives to mid-off. Sliding stop made
28.4
Duminy to Cook, no run, too full, pushed back to Duminy
28.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, again this is a good delivery. Quicker and bowled from wide of the crease, Cook has already made room for the cut, then adjusts and punches it back to Duminy
28.2
Duminy to Cook, no run, beautiful bowling. That's the right pace to bowl at. Under 50ks I guess. Slowed it up, got it to drift in and then ripped away past the forward block. Inches away from hitting off. Cook did well not to drag his foot out as de Kock whipped the bails off in a flash
28.1
Duminy to Cook, no run, sliding into the pads, flicked to mid-wicket
27.6
Maharaj to Cook, 1 run, in the air but over mid-wicket. Maharaj has dragged this back, the length isn't there for the loft, but Cook still goes for it after advancing, gets it in the gap
27.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, slower and outside off, Cook paddles it straight to the fielder at backward square
27.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, turned to short leg
27.3
Maharaj to Jennings, 1 run, kneels down, gets outside off and then sweeps. The top edge is found, but wide of backward square leg
26.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, width outside off, Cook goes hard on the cut, chops it to slip, on the bounce
26.4
Duminy to Cook, no run, bit more air, driven back to Duminy
26.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, flatter, pushed back to Duminy
26.2
Duminy to Cook, no run, slower and it turns a bit from middle, takes the outer half of the bat to roll to cover
26.1
Duminy to Cook, no run, sliding into middle, Cook gets forward to defend
25.6
Maharaj to Jennings, no run, defending on the back foot as the length is short
24.2
Duminy to Cook, no run, shortish outside off, Cook chops the cut, luckily it bounces into the ground and over de Kock
24.1
Duminy to Cook, no run, flicked to mid-wicket
23.6
Maharaj to Cook, 1 run, too full, eased to long-on, to get the single
23.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, looks to play the sweep. Is early into the shot, takes it on the arm
23.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, finds mid-wicket again
23.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, softly nudged to mid-wicket
23.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, too full and turned to short leg
23.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, shuffles across and then nudges with the spin to backward square
22.6
Duminy to Cook, 3 runs, full-toss and Cook flicks it in the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on. It's hauled back in time, so just three
22.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, slides straight on, Cook has it covered on the front foot
22.4
Duminy to Cook, no run, flatter trajectory on off, Cook gets forward to block
22.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, drifts into leg, flicked to mid-wicket
22.2
Duminy to Cook, no run, bit wider of off, Cook drives and finds the same man
22.1
Duminy to Cook, no run, tossed up full, driven to cover
21.6
Maharaj to Jennings, no run, loud shout of "catch" from the Proteas, but straight off the top of the pad and then down
20.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, missed out. Short and wide outside off, Cook mistimes the cut
20.4
4
Duminy to Cook, FOUR, perfect for the cover-drive. The length wasn't too full and Cook could get under that. Drilled it through cover for a pleasing boundary. He was aiming for the same shot, last ball, now he connects
20.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, too full, Cook was making room to cover-drive, then dug it out
20.2
Duminy to Cook, no run, sliding down, Cook came forward to flick, fell over slightly and missed. Going down
20.1
Duminy to Cook, no run, too full on the stumps, Cook eases it to cover
19.6
Maharaj to Jennings, no run, forward and blocked
18.5
Duminy to Cook, no run, forward and blocked
18.4
Duminy to Cook, no run, what has happened here? Almost bowled around his legs and then Cook set off thinking the ball had escaped past de Kock, the keeper making a meal of a take down leg. Will go down as a stumping chance. Cook was well out. Floated down leg, Cook missed the clip and the ball almost turned in to hit leg as well
18.3
Duminy to Cook, no run, sliding on to middle, Cook is forward and defending
18.2
Duminy to Jennings, 1 run, too full outside off, jammed out to sweeper cover
17.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, drags the flight back on this, Cook is forward and blocking
17.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Cook is forward to drive it back to Maharaj
17.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, quicker and on off and middle, turned to short leg
17.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, wanted to get forward, but the trajectory didn't allow him to, so he pats it to short mid again
17.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, turned with the spin to short mid-wicket
16.6
Rabada to Jennings, no run, gets forward and defends. That will also be tea
15.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, played back to the bowler
15.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, forward and defended
15.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, turns it into the on-side
15.2
Maharaj to Jennings, 1 run, another reverse-sweep, chops it off a thick under-edge past slip. The fielder got a hand there
14.6
Rabada to Jennings, no run, back of a length on off, Jennings blocks to point
13.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, worked to mid-wicket
13.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, gets the sweep away this time but can't get it past backward square leg
13.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, turned away to short mid-wicket
13.2
Maharaj to Cook, no run, premeditates a sweep, but the ball is too full and hits him on the pad
13.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, smothered to short leg
12.6
Rabada to Jennings, no run, aims a drive through cover, but squirts it off a thick edge to backward point
11.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, defended into the on-side
11.4
Maharaj to Jennings, 1 run, kicks up at him but he does well to adjust on the back foot, steers it behind backward point
10.5
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, good forward stride as he defends to point
10.4
4
Morne Morkel to Cook, FOUR, and again! This time it's a fuller length which draws Cook forward as he opens the bat-face through that same area. Frustration for Morkel
10.3
4
Morne Morkel to Cook, FOUR, squirted through slips and gully! Softly played from Cook. He gets squared up in the crease but manages to keep the edge in control
10.2
Morne Morkel to Jennings, 3 runs, lot more intent than we've seen from Jennings as he drives through extra-cover. It was full enough from Morkel to do that. The ball is running away down the slope, so it's a good chase from Kuhn to catch up to it
9.5
Maharaj to Cook, no run, plays it with the turn to square leg
9.4
Maharaj to Cook, no run, that's turned a mile out of the rough and has rapped Cook on the pad. It's hit him on the back pad. Maharaj gets understandably excited, and Elgar reviews. Cook was on the cut, and was definitely not expecting that much turn. But he's got himself outside the line of off. South Africa waste a second review
9.3
Maharaj to Cook, no run, lunges out and smothers
9.2
4
Maharaj to Cook, FOUR, reaches out for the sweep, takes it on the full and hits it to the backward square leg boundary
9.1
Maharaj to Cook, no run, looked to be an edge there. No, nothing. It actually deviated from the rough away from Cook to beat his outside edge on the drive
8.6
Morne Morkel to Jennings, no run, back of a length, patted into the off-side
7.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, full just outside off, Cook presses forward and defends into the cover region
7.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, blocked on off-stump
7.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, that's a goodie! Angled in from round the wicket, Cook has to play, but the ball holds its line ever so slightly to beat the edge
7.2
Rabada to Cook, 2 runs, too straight with the angle, clipped away off the pads through mid-wicket
7.1
4
Rabada to Cook, FOUR, opens the bat-face and safely runs the ball past the slip cordon for four. Had it under control
6.6
Morne Morkel to Jennings, no run, nudged into the on-side
5.5
Rabada to Cook, no run, big angle on the ball, the length draws Cook into the drive but he's beaten convincingly on the edge
5.4
Rabada to Cook, no run, wants to cut the ball but it's a bit fuller than the ideal length for the shot, and so he isn't able to get on top of the bounce. Beaten
5.3
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length on leg, Cook's head falls over as he tries to clip it, the ball hits him on the thigh
5.2
Rabada to Cook, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked from the crease
5.1
Rabada to Cook, no run, good length outside off, left alone
4.6
Morne Morkel to Jennings, no run, full on off, Jennings prods forward and defends with bat beside pad. His technique is very reminiscent of Marcus Trescothick
4.4
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, wayward delivery which is well down leg, Cook lets it go
4.3
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, shoulders arms to a wide one
4.2
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
4.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, wasted review from South Africa. It looked close in real time as Cook was stuck in the crease and was rapped on the pad, but with Morkel, it's very difficult to get an LBW from over the wicket, unless the ball straightens profusely. In this case, it doesn't, and has pitched outside leg anyway
3.6
Rabada to Jennings, no run, good length on off, Jennings doesn't quite get behind it as he defends off the outside half to gully. Still looking tentative
2.5
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, short of length, nips away a fraction, Cook has it covered on the back foot
2.4
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, fuller from Morkel, draws Cook forward in defence
2.3
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, goes back and across and blocks to mid-on
2.2
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, on the pads, flicked to square leg
2.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, back of a length down leg, Cook fails to glance it away
1.6
Rabada to Jennings, no run, good length, climbing off the deck outside off, carries steeply to the keeper after being left alone
0.5
Morne Morkel to Jennings, 1 run, out if he hits .. misses. Heino Kuhn there at short cover. He quickly gets to the ball, and releases it slightly off-balance. Horrible misjudgement in the running
0.2
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, back of a length on leg, clipped away to mid-wicket
0.1
Morne Morkel to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, blocks it to cover
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