England vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Manchester, ENG v SA, Aug 25 2022 - Match Result

6.06pm Phew, what a frenetic finish that was. Two one-sided Tests, but dominated by different teams, and it's 1-1 heading into the last Test of the summer at The Oval. Is there such a thing as momentum? Will South Africa bounce straight back from this reverse, or will the summer of Bazball end with England triumphant? We will find out very soon after a rare long break between Tests. Until then, it's goodbye from me, Andrew, Ranjith and the rest of the gang.

Ben Stokes, England captain, is the player of the match: "It's been incredible, the support, especially when we have Jimmy bowling from his own end. Amazing to come back from last week's disappointment at Lord's. Gives us a lot of confidence back and sets the series up nicely for the last game at The Oval. [On Crawley's innings] The way he applied himself was incredible, it was definitely a new-ball wicket, and definitely against the reverse-swing of the old ball as well. [The performance] might be forgotten, but it shouldn't be. [Ben Foakes] should honestly be the one receiving this award. Seven dismissals as a keeper, and how tidy he was [apart from his hundred]. Amazing game from him, which he should never forget. [On Robinson] Fully deserved the call back into the squad. He's had some tough times in the last couple of months, and he's come back and showed the hard work he's put in over the last six months. Quality player. [Measured batting approach from him]. It wasn't one of those wickets where you could hit through the line. Some balls were skidding and some were holding. I've always found starting against reverse-swing the toughest. Coming at the ball has made it a little easier for me. It's not always going to be how we've played in the last 5-6 weeks, but having that positive mindset really helps. [On his spell today] I looked at the scoreboard and wanted to see how many overs we had until the new ball. I felt in good rhythm and the ball was reverse-swinging. I had my tail up and everything felt good."

Dean Elgar: "Not at all [regrets about team selection and batting first]. But first-innings runs are important in Test cricket. Knowing that the wicket might have crumbled later on, no regrets batting first. Being three down at lunch [on day one], I might have been happy with that, might have set it up for our middle order. [On spinners bowling in tandem to Stokes and Foakes] it was actually a bit of a dead period with England not scoring too many. Our fast bowlers had already been stretched a little bit by then, but I could have brought them back sooner. A lot of learnings. Cricket is a funny game, lbw shout or DRS going one way and not the other. Our bowlers threw everything at them, can't take anything away from their effort. From what I've heard, [Rassie] has a fracture in his finger. I'm not a medical doctor, but I think he'll be ruled out of the series, which is highly unfortunate. No doubt [we can bounce back]. It's set up for a great series, which Test cricket needs."

simon: "what weirdly similar results -- England scored only 320 between two inningses in the first test"

Thomas Davey : "England have won more Tests this summer than they did in the 2020 and 2021 summers combined."

Zaid Fredericks: "Thumping win . You have to say whomever made the decision to change South Africa's winning pace attack is to blame. Why change the lineup after a dominant win. Seems even more ridiculous considering they were aiming to bowl last and we know they can't even bat properly. " -- It all seems so simple in hindsight, doesn't it? But at the time they decided to play two spinners, it seemed to make sense. Leach's display suggests Maharaj and Harmer could have been quite a handful late in the game if they'd put up a decent first-innings total.

Matthew Davis: "If Robinson plays 170 odd Test matches ala Anderson.He will have 748 wickets on current figures!" -- I trust your math. He's certainly made a terrific start to his career!

Damo: "No 4th innings and No 4th day in this Test series."

5.45pm An innings win to come back from an innings defeat. An absolutely superb performance from England, who've dominated from start to finish to win their fifth Test match out of six this summer. The series is level, and we're all set for a humdinger of a decider at The Oval. A brilliant display from England's attack today, every member of it doing his job to perfection including Jack Leach, who finishes wicketless but conceded just 26 runs in 23 overs. Four wickets for Robinson, three for Anderson, and two crucial strikes from Stokes after a stubborn stand between Petersen and van der Dussen who batted through a wicketless post-lunch session. Those wickets set the stage for the new ball to demolish the lower order.

Mid-off and mid-on have been pushed close to the bat, standing adjacent to the pitch, with mid-off a little wider

Tony Torrance: "SA since tea 38/6 and 7/4 since new ball."

Lungi Ngidi is South Africa's No. 11. How long can he survive? Five slips, or four slips and a gully. Kind of hard to tell.

Four slips for Norje.

Robinson continues, with the new man Anrich Nortje at the non-striker's end. Will Verreynne accept a first-ball single?

Anderson goes round the wicket straightaway to Rabada. Four slips and a gully.

Round the wicket now