A full days cricket with no rain on a wicket that helped both bat and ball. Pics taken with Sony A6300 and 18-200 lens. Many are cropped and focal lengths are 35mm equiv.
England won the toss and decided to bat
The South Africans come out to field
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Cook and Jennings come out to bat
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Cook misses a ball from Morkel
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Jennings drives Rabada for 4
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The Banana Boys have arrived
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Jennings takes a couple of runs to leg off Rabada
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Cook drives Morkel for 2
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Cook drives Morkel for 4 England 13 for 0
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Cook cuts Rabada to the boundary
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Jennings hammers Olivier for four
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No standing room on the Point
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Jennings drives Olivier through the covers for 4
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Cook pulls a bouncer from Rabada for 4
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Jennings is out -caught behind by de Kock off Olivier
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He made 17 and England are 35 for 1
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Quick -duck!
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That was too close!
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Westley drives Morkel straight for 4
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Westley drives Maharaj for 4
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Cook brings up the 50 with runs off Morkel
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Westley clubs de Bruyn for 4 England 61 for 1
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Westley hits Olivier for 4
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The first snake is off
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it's getting longer
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attempted stumping is not out
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Time for lunch
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The young talent are on the pitch
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Nice hat
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Cook hits Olivier towards the boundary
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The banana boys egg the ball towards the ropes
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Cook pulls Olivier for 4
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Westley drives Maharaj to the boundary
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Looks like a group from the USA!
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Father Christmas is a bit early!
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Alastair Cook is caught behind by de Kock off Maharaj
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The South Africans celebrate
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Maharaj gets a hug as Cook departs
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England are 92 for 2
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I hope this horse has been fed but at least he gets a drink from Spiderman!
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A great ball by Rabada is nicked by Westley and he is brilliantly caught behind by de Kock for 29
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Westley departs as Ramadan celebrates
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Just in but it missed the wicket
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There was a slight delay when a spectator near the sight screen became ill
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Root miss hits Rabada for 4
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The snake gang are busy
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Stokes cracks a 4 off Olivier
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Bairstow hits a streaky four off Olivier
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Root gets a boundary off Maharaj
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Malan drives Rabada for 4
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Malan is hit on the pad and it's appeal time
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Well he looks to be in front.....
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...but the ball was going over the stumps -not out!
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Root drives Morkel through the covers for 4
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Root sweeps Maharaj for 4
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Malan is out caught behind off Morkel
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A well deserved wicket for Morkel
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England 4 down for 144
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It's tea time and the Yorkshire Tea Band
are about to play
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Root drives Olivier for 4
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Stokes drives Olivier to the boundary
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Oh a missed catch!
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Stokes hits Maharaj for three runs through the covers
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Root drives Morkel for 3........
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.....and reaches a landmark
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The snake is doing well too!
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Joe Root hits a single to leg and reaches 50
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Root has made 50 in 10 consecutive test matches
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Root out leg before to Olivier for 52 - 187 for 5
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Bairstow hits Olivier for 4
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The Banana lads liked that
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A big appeal for a catch
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Oh yes I caught it!
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Oh no you didn't
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Yet another snake on the go
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Ouch I bet that hurt!
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Stokes drives for 4
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Stokes is bowled for 58 by Rabada
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England finished on 260 for 6 with Bairstow 33 not out and Roland-Jones yet to face.
It was a pretty even first day but England went on to win by 177 runs on day 4.
