South Africa in England (and Wales), 2017

[Various Artist]

Yeah, these Test things notionally last for five days you know... You'd just be forgiven for forgetting that the way each recent one has turned into a rout, one way or the other.

[Etienne]

The forecast suggests that you possibly can forget about tomorrow.

[San Bernardhinault]

I should probably keep my mouth shut given previous experience, but right now it's good to see Faf and Amla actually making a fist of this.

[Janik]

Ali gets Amla, and then promptly gets two more (including de Kock) in his next over. 3/5 in 11 balls and the threat of a close finish recedes again.

[San Bernardhinault]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. One good partnership and then...

[pebblethefish]

Way to waste a whole afternoon's hard work in 5 minutes

[Gangster Octopus]

All over; 3-1.

And another fifer for Ali.

[longeared]

That was a rubbish collapse from South Africa; last seven wickets went down in an hour's playing time.

[Gangster Octopus]

What do you mean "rubbish"? It was brilliantly England-esque...

[Janik]

39-7 in 12.4 overs is doing it properly. They could give masterclasses.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Last-innings collapses seem to be the thing nowadays. It's almost as if once the top order have gone, chasing a distant target like 360, the rest think "sod this let's get down the pub". Some tail enders must have significantly higher batting averages in one day games - especially T20 - than in tests.