Be AB

South Africa 475 all out
v England 342 all out
South Africa 42-1
close on Day 3

Sunday 24 January 2016

Centurion, Pretoria

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First up, let's deal with the inground Beer. Nothing for the discerning drinker. Castle, Castle Lite, Miller & various flavoured beers. There isn't even anything on keg. It's all poured out of tins.

An interesting footnote is you can have Beer (& other food groups) delivered to your seat. The future. Order on an App on your phone. Paid for by your registered Card. Lady or Gent brings your order to your seat. Tip nicely. Job. Done.

Superb from Rabada today. Smooth as silk run up & action. Bit of pace. Put it on the spot. Tight & right lines. Rewards come. English bowlers note.

So, be AB. They don't seem to like declaring less than 450 ahead nowadays do they? Currently 175. 275 at Lunch? 375 at Tea? Get a shift on, 425 at Tea?

But, the Series has gone anyway. Is there weather around? What would McCullum do?

It wouldn't surprise me if they were still batting at Tea.

England, of course, can change all that by being Rabada.

Today's Beer was Jack Black's, Skeleton Coast IPA from a bottle at 6.6%. Nice beer. But, ever so slightly disappointing if I'm honest. Light brown in the glass. The sweetness & bitter seem all a bit mixed in. Rather than hitting your palate in phases. It is helped by a strong lingering bitterness.

269/551