The rollercoaster ride continues at Lord’s, this World Test Championship final swinging sharply one way and then t’other. The dignitaries and distinguished guests planning a weekend at the Home of Cricket will surely have to find alternative entertainment; this vehicle is careering towards a Friday finish, motoring along under the steam of an engine of fast bowlers firing on all cylinders.
It still appears likely that Pat Cummins will soon be clutching the Test mace for a second time after taking control of the contest with a captain’s spell in the afternoon, but South Africa refuse to be quelled so simply. A requirement of 218 and counting looks mightily steep given the regularity with which wickets continue to fall, yet Temba Bavuma’s men, and the contest, remain very much alive.
