South Africa vs England, 4th Test, England tour of South Africa, 2019-20 - CommentaryRSA vs ENG, 4th Test, England tour of South Africa, 2019-20 - Commentary

England won by 191 runs

England

400

&248

South Africa

183

&274

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Mark Wood

PLAYER OF THE SERIES

Ben Stokes

South Africa's third Golden Age well and truly over

South Africa's batting capitulations during recent Tests have felt stark, but a look back at history shows that they are perhaps just reverting to type after a particularly productive period

Jayshankar Naik: For the first time in this series, I see some intent from the SA's top order. Throughout the series, it's their lower order which contributed more to their scorecard!!!

Saurabh: I have a very strong feeling that Faf is going to show why he has been a great servant of the game for South Africa. Maybe for the last time, but he will. The last time I had such an intuition, Babar Azam scored a coming-of-age 97 at Adelaide.

Rakesh: "Why QDK is not coming 1st down or 2nd down, as he is in form?" - It's the irony of cricket, isn't it? Protect your best batsman from the new ball. A more transparent manifestation of the injustice is the concept of nightwatchmen.

Buttler and Denly - should England stick or twist?

Things have not gone swimmingly for Denly and Butter on this tour, with both batsmen failing to come good yet again during England's second innings of the fourth Test

Two days for South Africa to climb the mountain

The odds are stacked against the hosts, but Mark Boucher believes there is still a way to win the Test and level the series at the Wanderers

Rainbow Dawn - SA Under-19's big Windies adventure

In 1992, South Africa picked its first Under-19 side for a hastily-arranged tour of the West Indies, allowing a carefree and racially diverse group to feel their way out into the world

Aadit: "Very important for SA to break this partnership at the earliest, as this partnership is what laid the foundation for a good total in the first innings, and SA definitely don't want that again."

Determined Wood leaves his mark

First with the bat and then with the ball, Mark Wood ensured a day of domination for England

Patrik: If SA do have to follow on, might as well send QDK to open so that he can carry on his momentum from this innings and give SA a good start.

Anirudh: I honestly think SA should give more chances to Qdk to open in test matches. That one match against India isn't enough

Determined Wood leaves his mark

First with the bat and then with the ball, Mark Wood ensured a day of domination for England

South Africa head full and straight into unreality

The Du Plessis-led side were bereft of tactics and strategy when England's last wicket pair of Broad and Wood added 82 runs

Abhirath: Great to see the intent from both Broad and Wood. A nice role-reversal of what Keshav Maharaj and Paterson did for England in the last match.

Syed Nameer: When you are bowling to England, you just cannot relax after taking 4-5 wickets. This is a lesson to all oppositions.

Sowmya: It's time for butler and woakes to show what they are capable of...if they can get to any score above 370, it will be a huge bonus for Eng. And for SA all they need to do is..don't lose the momentum to be in the game.

Kumar: Root: 50 and out. Again. Even with a dropped chance, he could not punish South Africa. That's the difference between him and Kohli/Williamson/Smith.

Rahul Sargam: Nortje is kinda Umesh Yadav, always a bit expensive, has a good pace, takes wickets unexpectedly, fit and strong and can bat a bit as well.