England vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of England, 2017 Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Date & Time: Jul 14-Jul 18, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Broad 3-64(22 ov)
95.6
Broad to Olivier, no run, nip-backer and Olivier just about manages to get some wood. The good length nipped back in and Olivier prodded forward to defend, the inside edge hits the pad and rolls to the off-side
95.5
Broad to Morne Morkel, leg byes, 1 run, drifts onto the legs, Morkel can't meet with the flick, off the pad and the ball bobbles away backward of square
95.4
Broad to Morne Morkel, FOUR, Morkel is not afraid to drive when the ball is pitchd up, not much feet movement and he goes through the line, all along the carpet and the ball runs away to the long-off fence
95.3
Broad to Morne Morkel, no run, short of length outside off, Morkel directs it to backward point with an angled bat
95.2
Broad to Morne Morkel, no run, angled in from round the wicket and Morkel tucks it to mid-wicket
95.1
Broad to Morne Morkel, no run, good length ball outside off, bunted in front of cover
93.6
Broad to Morne Morkel, FOUR, this time the ball was much closer to him and Morkel also didn't try to overhit, caressed the overpitched delivery past the bowler and squarish mid-off. The timing takes it to the fence
93.5
Broad to Morne Morkel, no run, needless! He needs to hang in there for as much time as possible. Sees a full bunger outside off and goes for the booming drive, the ball deviates to beat him on the outside edge, again
93.4
Broad to Morne Morkel, no run, beaten! Yes, Morkel did withdraw his bat, but it was after the ball had passed it. Short of length just outside off, Morkel decides to play that with his bat away and the ball moves away to beat him
93.3
Broad to Chris Morris, 1 run, Morris is ready to trust Morkel. Leaves him with three deliveries. Good length ball on off, Morris pats it in front of mid-on and Wood wanted the batsmen to cross over
93.2
Broad to Chris Morris, FOUR, banged in halfway down the wicket, Morris plays a belated pull shot, it was more like a short-arm jab through vacant mid-wicket and the ball teased Wood till the last second
93.1
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, good length ball on off, Morris turns it gently to the right of mid-on
91.6
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, struck on the back. The short delivery from Broad and it was right on target, Morris didn't bend down completely and the ball hit his back before lobbing up in front of the cordon
91.5
Broad to Chris Morris, FOUR, first runs off the day for South Africa. Another one drifted down leg, this time Morris does connect with the tickle, played it late and fine, giving Moeen Alu no chance to stop that
91.4
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, sprays it way down leg, no chance for Morris to connect with the glance, full length dive from Bairstow to glove that
91.3
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, bouncer to test Morris early on. In and around off, Morris arches back and allows the ball to fly past him
91.2
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, the line is slightly outside off and Morris reaches out to blunt it in front of point
91.1
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, Broad like Anderson starts with some back of a length stuff. Easily negotiated into the off-side by Morris
85.6
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, 78.6mph, back to the good length outside off stuff. Morris is back to his deft steers
85.5
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, 80.7mph, another bouncer. This time Morris gets up in the air and right on top of the bounce to drop it down in defence. A fendy-defence
85.4
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, peppers it short. Climbs in and high as Morris sways away in an ignore
85.3
Broad to Philander, 3 runs, pitches it up. The swing seems to have died down allowing Philander to drive it through the line. A full bat swing in a spanking cover drive. Required a dive in the end from a chasing Jennings to pull it back
85.2
Broad to Philander, no run, 80.2mph, fullish veering in on off. Pushed back in an urgent crouchy defence as Broad showcases a few of his footie skills in picking it up
85.1
Broad to Philander, FOUR, width. With the drag down. Philander takes it on, all so elegantly. A nice transfer of weight onto the back foot and cracks the square drive, to perfection
83.6
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, 81mph, the typical nip in. Kept out with a forward push
83.5
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, 84.8mph, a bolt on top of off with some lateral seam in. A stern bad-pad stuck defence
83.4
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, tests him with the bumper. Spotted in time, along with the slowness of the track to sit under
83.3
Broad to Philander, 1 run, 79.1mph, sharp cut in. Fended away off the gloves as it runs behind square. Once again with one hand coming off
83.2
Broad to Philander, no run, once again, takes the bottom hand off the handle in a wafty knock to mid-on, getting on top of the bounce with a toe-rise
83.1
Broad to Philander, no run, full. On middle and a defensive push back to the bowler
81.6
Broad to Philander, no run, opened up. Follows the punish with a peach. Misses everything. Jags back in violently as Philander decides to leave. How did that miss off?
81.5
Broad to Philander, FOUR, the bumper. The venomless bumper. Sitting up as Philander anticipates, is up quickly on the bounce and rolls his wrists down on the pull too as he flat bats it away in front of square
81.4
Broad to Chris Morris, 1 run, on a length now. Full and on the pads for a clip to mid-wicket
81.3
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, a missed jab. Squares Morris up with the angle threatening to come in off the shorter side of the pitch and at the very last moment straightens, just enough, to make the attempt look rather foolish
81.2
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, 79.7mph, a shuffle this time. And getting himself behind the line in seeing it out. With a block
81.1
Broad to Chris Morris, no run, back of a length at 79.3mph angling in on the body. A full bat faced knock
60.6
Broad to Bavuma, no run, blocked into the on-side
60.5
Broad to Bavuma, FOUR, banged in short but the perfume ball lacked aroma. Dispatched with disdain as Bavuma rolled the wrists over the pull and send it scorching through the square leg region for a four
60.4
Broad to Bavuma, no run, on the sticks, Bavuma stays leg-sidish to the line of the ball to block it
60.3
Broad to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball aimed at the ribs, du Plessis keeps the pull down, manages to connect the shoulder of the bat and sends it to fine leg
60.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, sharp movement into the batsman and defended into the on-side
60.1
Broad to du Plessis, no run, darting from a length, du Plessis leaves it on line
58.6
Broad to Bavuma, no run, just a push into the covers as the ball nipped in from the deck
58.5
Broad to Bavuma, no run, short ball, the ball serpents away, after it had passed the bat though as the batsman played inside the line of the ball
58.4
Broad to Amla, out Caught by Mark Wood!! The short ball does it for Broad. A barrage of full and length balls altered with a short ball and it plots the downfall. Amla is distraught and England are jubilant. The top-edged pull nestling nicely into the safe hands of Wood at fine leg. Second wicket after tea for Broad and England. Amla c Mark Wood b Broad 78(149) [4s-11 6s-1]
58.3
Broad to Amla, no run, pitched up delivery but a venomless drive finds the man at mid-off
58.2
Broad to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off and Amla bends down and blocks it
58.1
Broad to du Plessis, 1 run, angled into the batter and tucked away into the on-side for a single as the man at mid-wicket was not quick to respond
56.6
Broad to du Plessis, no run, squares up his stance as his feet stayed put in the crease and the jab of the hands keeps the ball out into the off-side
56.5
Broad to Amla, 1 run, the shuffle, and then the tuck behind square for a single
56.4
Broad to Amla, no run, full delivery, very full and blocked into the deck
56.3
Broad to du Plessis, 1 run, off the mark with a clip of the pads. Broad ventured at the sticks and du Plessis clipped it away with elan
56.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, some dart into the batsman and defended into the deck. Again the bottom hand comes off as the ball kisses the shoulder of the blade
56.1
Broad to du Plessis, no run, pokes and misses as the ball angled in and left away at the last moment
54.6
Broad to du Plessis, no run, drops his length a bit, the batsman decides to leave it at the very last moment as the ball swung in late
54.5
Broad to du Plessis, no run, jabs the ball outside off into the off-side with a loose bottom hand
54.4
Broad to du Plessis, no run, full, wide, swinging away, left alone
54.3
Broad to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery and defended back to the bowler
54.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, takes the bottom hand of his handle as the ball bounces a tad extra after nipping in from a back of a length spot
54.1
Broad to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery outside off and left alone
52.6
Broad to du Plessis, no run, the ball straightens after landing outside off, but enough wide for the batsman to see it through without thinking of playing at it
52.5
Broad to du Plessis, no run, movement in the air or movement off the deck? A bit of both I feel. That nips in sharp and late for the ball to whizz past the sticks as the batsman shouldered arms
52.4
Broad to du Plessis, no run, thunders in the inswinger and the batsman misses the tuck as the ball jagged back in to hit him high on the pads
52.3
Broad to du Plessis, no run, some nip into the batsman, du Plessis is solidly behind that with a forward stride and blocks it into the turf
52.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, tempting fuller length delivery outside off and left alone after he initially thought of defending it
52.1
Broad to de Kock, out Caught by Cook!! Can you believe it? Wicket of the first ball after tea. And how many times has a break accounted for a wicket? I have lost count. That was an innocuous delivery outside off, slightly shortish, de Kock goes for the cut and outside edges it for Cook to juggle it twice and take it at first slip. Big wicket for England. Broad is ecstatic and so are his mates. de Kock c Cook b Broad 68(81) [4s-8]
33.6
Broad to Amla, no run, good length ball in and around off, Amla drops it with soft hands into the off-side
33.5
Broad to Amla, no run, again, the length is short and the ball curls away outside off, Amla shoulders arms
33.4
Broad to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off, Amla lifts his bat and lets it go
33.3
Broad to de Kock, 3 runs, fuller and outside off, de Kock drives without leaning into the shot, the ball takes the outer part of the bat and skews away behind point, three more added to the total
33.2
Broad to de Kock, no run, back of a length around the fifth stump channel, de Kock defends back to Broad
33.1
Broad to de Kock, no run, on a length and close to off, de Kock defends off the splice of the bat to point
31.6
Broad to de Kock, no run, beaut! Round the wicket and angled in on off, the ball holds its line, de Kock was playing for the angle and did not account for the movement, the ball flies past the outside edge and over the stumps
31.5
Broad to Amla, 1 run, in the air and lands safely. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Amla takes it on and the pull is fetched from outside off, the top-edge flies towards fine leg and Moeen Ali is a bit late to pick it, gets across to keep it to a single
31.4
Broad to Amla, no run, fuller and outside off, Amla drives crisply but straight to mid-off
31.3
Broad to Amla, no run, back of a length just outside off, Amla punches softly to cover
31.2
Broad to de Kock, 1 run, dug in short and aimed for the chest, de Kock swivels and gets inside the line, uses his wrists to keep the pull along the ground to fine leg. Got on top of the bounce nicely there
31.1
Broad to de Kock, no run, fullish and teasing de Kock outside off, he resists and lets it pass
29.6
Broad to de Kock, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, de Kock taps it into the cover region
29.5
Broad to de Kock, 2 runs, gentle push through extra cover and de Kock opens his account. The length is not full enough, but de Kock eases it on the up and in the gap to collect a brace
29.4
Broad to de Kock, no run, angled in on middle and leg, de Kock turns it to mid-wicket rather watchfully
29.3
Broad to Amla, 1 run, targets the stumps with a length delivery, Amla taps it into the on-side and calls QDK for a single
29.2
Broad to Amla, FOUR, class! The margin for error against Amla is very little. Broad overpitches by an inch or so, enough for Amla to put it away, nice stride forward and driven elegantly through extra cover. No need to run for those
29.1
Broad to Amla, no run, fullish and just outside off, Amla pushes it gently to mid-off
27.6
Broad to de Kock, no run, back of a length outside off, de Kock allows it to go through to Bairstow
27.5
Broad to de Kock, leg byes, FOUR, the angle takes it down leg, de Kock is not ready for that line, is late in bringing his bat across and by that time the ball had brushed the thigh pad and raced away to the fine leg fence
27.4
Broad to Heino Kuhn, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Kuhn never looked comfortable since the start of play after lunch. Hadn't scored a run even after almost five overs. England had a plan against him and they have worked him out. The ploy was keep tailing it in and wait for him to commit the mistake. This short of length delivery nipped back in slightly, Kuhn is not a good back foot puncher off the ball, goes for the shot with a bat well away from the body, the inside edge deflects onto the stumps. Heino Kuhn b Broad 34(87) [4s-7]
27.3
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, back of a length outside off, Kuhn shoulders arms
27.2
Broad to Amla, 3 runs, shot! Everything right about that back foot punch. Right out of the cricketing manual. Back and across to get on top of the ball, the elbow is high and the bat is straight, punched wide of mid-off and the sluggish outfield denies him a boundary
27.1
Broad to Amla, no run, touch fuller and around off, Amla presses it to cover with a big stride forward
25.6
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, on a length and outside off, Kuhn lifts his bat and lets it go
25.5
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, cut into two. Top quality stuff from Broad. Should look to hit that spot consistently. Back of a length and tailed back in sharply, Kuhn had no clue about the movement, jumped in his crease to defend and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball flies over the stumps
25.4
Broad to Amla, 1 run, in the air and safe. The short ball from Broad and Amla pulled instinctively, never in control as the ball was rushing onto him, the top-edge lands safely in front of the onrushing fine leg fielder
25.3
Broad to Amla, no run, another one sprayed down leg. Seems like Broad is trying too many things. Amla this time does not bother with it, and some more work for Bairstow, who dives to glove it with one hand
25.2
Broad to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
25.1
Broad to Amla, no run, splays it down leg and it is too far for Amla to connect with the glance, he does try though and misses it. Bairstow had to dive to his left to glove that. Wayward!
23.6
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, a stifled appeal this time and umpire Paul Reiffel is quick to shake his head. Going down leg. Slanted across the right-hander, Kuhn fails to meet with the glance, struck in front of leg
23.5
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, short of length on off, Kuhn forces it back to Broad without much timing
23.4
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, teaser outside off, full and outside off, Kuhn thought about going for the drive, had bent his back knee and was in good position, but aborted at the last second
23.3
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, England review: It is their second one. Broad and Bairstow have a chat and tell Root to go for it. Fair delivery. Looks like there was no bat. UltraEdge confirms that. Over to the HawkEye: Pitching - outside off. Impact - In-line. Wickets - Missing. Not Out! England have used up both their reviews. This time it was Bairstow who convinced Root to take it. Nip-backer from Broad and swung in a long way, Kuhn was not fully forward and is rapped around the kneeroll. The bounce that Broad extracts takes it over the stumps. Root is not too pleased
23.2
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, once more the line is outside off, length is slightly better, but Kuhn had it covered, lifts his bat and lets it go
23.1
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, back of a length and hint of outswing outside off, too far from Broad to warrant a shot. Left alone comfortably
9.6
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, on a length and outside off, Kuhn lifts his bat and lets it go
9.5
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, oh! Yes, it was short and wide outside off, any batsman would be licking their lips seeing such a delivery, but in England there are various other factors to take into account before playing the cut shot. The extra zip off the surface beat Kuhn's flashing blade
9.4
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, back of a length on off, defended back down the wicket
9.3
Broad to Amla, 1 run, off the mark immediately. Short of length around the hips, Amla tucks it rather watchfully as there is a man under the helmet at short leg, wide of him
9.2
Broad to Heino Kuhn, 1 run, too straight, on off and middle, Kuhn waits for the ball before nurdling it past short leg
9.1
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, fuller and outside off, Kuhn shoulders arms
7.6
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, commits to far forward and is rapped on the glove. On a length and nipping in on off, Kuhn went forward as soon as he saw the length, the ball bounced a tad more and hit him on the left glove, which he jerked away immediately
7.5
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, good length ball veering in on off, Kuhn lunges forward like he would have to a spinner and blocks it with the bat and pad right next to each other. Textbook stuff!
7.4
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, back of a length just outside off, Kuhn lifts his bat and lets it go. He's judging them to perfection and also trusting the bounce on the surface to take it over, even if it jags back in a long way
7.3
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, drags the length back and Kuhn jumps to quell it adjacent to the wicket on the off-side
7.2
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, Kuhn growing in confidence. Good, big stride forward to defend this length ball to point
7.1
Broad to Elgar, 1 run, round the wicket and darted into the pad, glanced to long leg
5.6
Broad to Elgar, FOUR, off the edge and down to the vacant third man region. That was well played by Elgar. Broad got the ball to hold its line on off, Elgar did not go pushing at that, allowed the ball to hit the outer half of bat and roll away wide of the cordon
5.5
Broad to Heino Kuhn, 1 run, shortens the length and is around the ribcage, tucked to fine leg
5.4
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, on a length and seaming in viciously, but the line was outside off and Kuhn had his stumps covered as he let it pass. Needs to be an inch or two closer to the off-stump
5.3
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, back of a length outside off, Kuhn ignores
5.2
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, plenty of movement for Broad. Jagged back in a long way and Kuhn was in all sorts of tangle, tried to tuck it away into the leg-side, missed and was hit on the thigh pad
5.1
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, good length ball that goes gun-barrel straight outside off, Kuhn lifts his bat and lets it go
3.6
Broad to Elgar, no run, polite enquiry from Broad. But umpire Paul Reiffel is not interested. That was almost unplayable. Shortens the length on off and gets it to curl away, Elgar is caught in the crease, beaten on the inside edge and the ball kisses the back thigh on the way to Bairstow. Too high for an LBW
3.5
Broad to Elgar, no run, much better. Elgar has a slight step forward to defend this length delivery into the off-side
3.4
Broad to Elgar, no run, round the wicket and angled in on off, Elgar is not coming forward and is preferring to play it from the crease. The ball hits the splice of the bat and rolls to Ballance under the helmet
3.3
Broad to Heino Kuhn, 1 run, would have been close had Stokes picked up the ball. Kuhn tries to force the back of a length delivery through the off-side, is hit high on the bat and the ball rolls to the right of point, Stokes moves across and fails to collect the ball
3.2
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, oh! That was a good leave. Banana sort of inswinger from Broad, hit the deck and got prodigous swing off the surface, Kuhn covered his off-pole and hoisted his bat up. Still the ball wasn't far from the sticks
3.1
Broad to Heino Kuhn, no run, some inward curl for Broad. But since the length is short, Kuhn has the time to judge that and let it pass
1.6
Broad to Elgar, no run, back of a length outside off, Elgar covers his sticks with a big stride forward and then shoulders arms
1.5
Broad to Elgar, no run, sprays one down leg now, Elgar has nothing to do with it, too far for him to even think about getting some wood
1.4
Broad to Elgar, no run, well played! This one straightened after hitting the good length spot. Elgar did not commit to the forward push, waited in the crease and played it late, the ball took the outer half of the bat and rolled to third slip
1.3
Broad to Elgar, no run, Broad is searching for swing and pushes it further up, too full for his liking and Elgar moves slightly forward and defends it to the right of the bowler
1.2
Broad to Elgar, no run, back of a length in and around off, Elgar shuffles across to get behind the line of the delivery and drops it with soft hands into the off-side
1.1
Broad to Elgar, no run, rightaway from round the wicket steams in Broad. Good length ball homing in on off, Elgar is not fully forward as he quells it back down the wicket. Looked a bit awkward there did Elgar
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