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The captain and experienced hand Tammy Beaumont are at the crease with a lead of 145 and nine more wickets in which to stretch it to a match winning position. South Africa need quick wickets to keep their fourth innings chase to a manageable one. It promises to be a corker.
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The action gets away in a little over half an hour, I’ll be here to take you through the first half of the day before throwing to Daniel Harris for the second. Let us know your thoughts, theories and festive musings at the email on the left hand side of this page.
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It’s the most crickety time of the year.
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17 overs: England 40-1 (Knight 24, Beaumont 12) De Klerk sews a maiden for the Protea. Knight drives the ball wide of the stumps, but her powerful drive hits the fielder. I got stabbed in the hand and couldn't concede. England's lead is 154 runs, with another 100 runs on top of that, and they will be clear favourites.
16 overs: England 40-1 (Knight 24, Beaumont 12) South Africa's bowling staff has had some injuries and the Marizanne Cup is by all accounts struggling. She usually wears short sleeves, but in the field she wears long sleeves. It could be a shade, but it could also be an indication that he doesn't plan on bowling a lot of overs today. Tumi Sekhune had a decent performance in his second over of the day, hitting just two singles.
15 overs: England 38-1 (Knight 23, Beaumont 11) Beaumont started the game by tickling the first ball with his toe. De Klerk is full and looking for some movement with the ball with only 14 overs played. shot! Heather Knight was too good to let her floaty half-volley go unpunished, leaning into a cover drive and deftly weaving her way through the gap to get her first boundary of the day. The conditions seem to be very good for batting.
players take to the fieldan interesting first session is expected. South Africa, led by Laura Wahlwaardt, will need some quick wickets to put pressure on and prevent England from getting too far forward. A light breeze flutters his shirt and flagstick as Nadine de Klerk prepares to bowl her first over. Let's play while Tammy Beaumont is on strike!
Right, my TV now shows photos. Bright, sunny views of Bloemfontein filtered into my fairly dim front room in south London. With Heather Knight batting in the shadows, the South African team is stuck on the edge of the boundary.
And here's Ali's report on the men's team's loss to Burford Browns in the final Test of the series in New Zealand.
Here's Raf's report from day two to learn more about cornflakes.
preamble
james wallace
Hello. Welcome to day 3 of South Africa vs England in Bloemfontein. After Maia Bouchier and Nat Silver-Brunt made classy centuries in the first innings and Lauren Bell led an impressive all-round team bowling performance with four wickets, the Heather Knights' team took a commanding position We want to set the stage for victory in the match. About the next day.
Captain and experienced Tammy Beaumont is at the crease with a 145-wicket lead and nine wickets to go and can stretch it to a match-winning position. South Africa need quick wickets to keep their fourth-innings chase manageable. I promise to be a coker.
The match lasts just over 30 minutes. I'll introduce you to the first half of the day, then throw the second half to Daniel Harris. Let us know your thoughts, theories, and festive musings by emailing us on the left side of this page.
That's the best rattle time of year.
