England vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and third Test result as England seal series victory
England notched the 33 runs they needed to win the game at The Oval and secure a 2-1 series victory over the Proteas
England polished off the remaining runs they needed to beat South Africa by nine wickets in the third Test at the Oval on Monday morning to secure a 2-1 series victory.
Openers Zak Crawley and Alex Lees were still at the crease as the hosts began the day requiring just 33 runs for victory after bad light stopped play on Sunday evening.
Lees was dropped by Proteas wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne from the third ball of the morning and then survived another scare when a thick edge flew over Keegan Petersen at third slip to go for four but the Proteas made a breakthrough on the penultimate delivery of the third over of the day, with Lees’ fortune finally running out as a review showed he had been trapped lbw by Kagiso Rabada.
The Durham batter was out for 39 with England 22 runs from clinching the series but Ollie Pope joined Crawley at the crease to quickly knock them off, as the under-fire opener eased the pressure on himself somewhat by ending unbeaten on 69 and cap a remarkable summer for England’s Test team.
Follow reaction to the third Test below:
England batter Harry Brook is huge talent but ‘a bit dumb’, says Ben Stokes
England captain Ben Stokes believes Harry Brook is a “huge talent” but was less complimentary about the Test newcomer’s intellect, describing him as “a bit dumb”.
Yorkshire batter Brook is poised to make his red-ball debut in his country’s series decider against South Africa at the Kia Oval after being selected in place of the injured Jonny Bairstow.
The 23-year-old has been patiently awaiting an opportunity all summer and underlined his capabilities last month with a superb knock of 140 for England Lions in a tour game against the Proteas.
England batter Harry Brook is huge talent but ‘a bit dumb’, says Ben Stokes
The Yorkshire batter is set to make his Test debut in the series decider against South Africa
The build-up to play
This is how the morning will look before play gets started at 11 o’clock.
10.50: Military form guard of honour
10.51: Teams and officials walk through guard of honour and line up on the boundary edge
10.54: Minute’s silence
10.55: One bell chime
10.55: South Africa national anthem
10:57: God Save the King
11.00: Play starts
England vs South Africa
Here’s a reminder of the two teams:
England XI: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
South Africa XI: Dean Elgar (capt), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Ryan Rickelton, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreyne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen.
England vs South Africa
The England players are going through their warm-ups on the outfield. A memorial to Queen Elizabeth II can be seen on the big screen ahead of a ‘special on-field celebration of Her Majesty’s life’ due for half past 10.
Ben Stokes wants England’s third Test with South Africa to go ahead ‘in Queen’s memory’
England captain Ben Stokes said he would be “honoured” to play in the Queen’s memory as officials decide whether to resume the third and final Test against South Africa.
The second day did not proceed as scheduled at the Kia Oval following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday and the England and Wales Cricket Board is due to issue an update on the status of the series decider later on Friday.
But Stokes, responding to footballer Darren Huckerby’s question about whether sporting events should go ahead, tweeted: “She loved sport, [I would] be honoured to play in her memory.”
Ben Stokes wants to play Test against South Africa ‘in Queen’s memory’
England’s third Test match with South Africa is yet to get under way after rain washed out Thursday’s play and Friday’s was suspended following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Weekend tributes to Queen Elizabeth II planned for sporting events across the nation
Tributes will be paid to Her Majesty The Queen at the sporting events going ahead on Saturday after football fixtures were postponed as a mark of respect.
Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96 was announced by Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening.
Players and coaches will wear black armbands during the deciding Test between England and South Africa at the Kia Oval, where there will be a minute’s silence followed by the national anthem ahead of the match.
Weekend tributes to Queen planned for sporting events across the nation
Players will wear black armbands during the deciding Test between England and South Africa at the Kia Oval.
Day 3 to start with a tribute to the Queen
Surrey Cricket, who play their home games at The Oval, have announced that the doors to the ground opened at 9am with a special on-field celebration of Her Majesty’s life planned at 10.30 before play starts at 11am.
What this entails isn’t clear yet but no doubt it will be a fitting commemoration of the Queen’s life.
England vs South Africa
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of day three of the third test match between England and South Africa.
England’s deciding Test match against the Proteas at The Oval will resume as scheduled today following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Saturday will remain day three of a five-day Test with the match not able to be extended to Tuesday as the South African players have to fly home in order to spend a few days with family before heading on tour to India and Australia.
Ben Stokes won the toss on day one before play was washed out entirely, and day two was cancelled as a mark of respect after the death of the Queen.
The remaining days are still set to begin at 11am with 98 overs scheduled for each day because of the time lost due to rain. The follow-on has also been reduced to 150 runs because of the washout on day one.
A minute’s silence will be observed before each day starts followed by the national anthem and all players and coaches will wear black armbands to pay respect to the Queen.
England and South Africa see rain wash out day one of third Test
England and South Africa were thwarted by persistent showers at the Kia Oval as the opening day of the third LV= Insurance Test was washed out.
There was plenty of anticipation for this rubber match after the sides traded innings wins but following a brief delay because of overnight rain, Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first.
It proved to be a false dawn, however, as the heavens opened just before the rearranged start time, setting the tone for a frustrating rainy day.
While there were dry interludes, a couple of umpires’ inspections of the pitch came and went without the prospect of play and any hope of some action on Thursday was officially abandoned at 4.45pm.
England and South Africa see rain wash out day one of third Test
No play was possible on day one at The Oval
Play abandoned
The was no play on the first day of the third and final test match between England and South Africa. The toss was made and Ben Stokes elected to bowl with clouds circling overhead believed to be helpful for England’s seam bowlers.
The players never took to the field though as the rain started to pour. It continued throughout the day and play was officially abandoned at 4:45pm.
More rain is due for Friday but the weekend sees bright sunshine over The Oval.
Join us again tomorrow morning to see if England can make some early inroads into the South African batting line-up.
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