00:00beautiful drive a flick of the wrist sweet timing that's one of the strengths of Hashim Amla great
00:12powers of concentration yes and sometimes you're watching him bat and you think oh he's getting
00:17bogged down but whenever the scoring opportunity presents itself it does score runs doesn't go a
00:25total negative mindset again good hands didn't quite time that as well but the outfield still
00:34reasonably quick and it's getting away from Bresnan and Bopar four more
00:39looking for a third easy brings up 50 for South Africa 51 in fact
00:57all under control from Amla there just opened the face kept it down no one at third man so four more
01:12runs yeah just that dead bat playing the ball really late late Emma plays the ball
01:19Jimmy Anderson angles into the batsman just straight down no one down there always for
01:32it's good shot really good shot again from Amla
01:36never seems to change his expression always prepared just to wait and wait and wait for
01:47the ball that's there to hit and when it does come it seems to have that happy knack of just
01:52tidying it up very quickly times it well the way it goes I'm with you David I think there's a real
02:00defensive sort of attitude at the moment where there should be really an attacking one
02:04edged and dropped it's gone between Strauss and Pryor it was definitely Strauss's catch it's gone down
02:13dear oh dear
02:19a little bit of bounce genuine edge
02:35hmm
02:36super shot brilliant shot
02:43it's on his toes to play this
02:51this
02:52probably one of the harder
02:55shots to play that's a great shot
02:57balance
02:58it's timed
03:01that'll before beautiful shot
03:08wristy play
03:10wow what a shot
03:13so easy did it with such ease didn't he just flick of the wrists
03:18trick is the way how late he hits the ball
03:22waits for it then really turns it
03:24the last minute Amla
03:26scored a lot of runs through mid wicket
03:29watch how late he hits it he waits
03:30and right under his eyes he turns it
03:33great timing
03:34that'll be fine
03:37could be for that
03:39well again it's terrific play
03:43Strauss has moved from that position
03:45and he's just
03:47toying with
03:49Swan and hitting him where he wants at the minute
03:51200 up
03:51200 for one
03:52Strauss has just moved from that
03:56short five leg position
03:58and he's ladled it down there
04:01dabbed away
04:05third man
04:06Kevin Peterson
04:07is wide
04:08he's on 99
04:12Amla
04:12when you're on top
04:17the slips aren't there
04:17he's still got a couple of slips
04:19even though with a third man
04:22it just raced away
04:23it was just
04:23wide enough of those slips
04:25there it is
04:28little dab down to third man
04:30special innings from
04:31Ashim Amla
04:32cool as you like
04:39100 from 199 deliveries
04:4413 fours
04:46it's found the gap
04:49found the gap
04:50beautifully
04:51out of the
05:22We saw a slight misfeel from Bresnan a couple of overs ago.
05:25He's got that one all right.
05:252.47 for one now.
05:29Always in the air, not far away from the outstretched hand of Jimmy Anderson,
05:33but he couldn't react quickly enough, couldn't change direction,
05:37couldn't get a hand on it.
05:38And the boundary brings up the 2.50.
05:41This is timed very sweetly.
05:43I'm not sure it's where he intended it to go.
05:46I'm looking at him.
05:46Look, he times this.
05:48It just pings off that bat.
05:51Now, whether he just slightly misjudges the length, I don't know,
05:54but it wasn't that far away.
06:00Got this weird leg side field now for Amler.
06:06We've got a very straight mid on, a catcher at mid wicket,
06:10catcher at short square leg,
06:12and a man deep between those two catchers.
06:17But no man there.
06:21All the best laid plans and that.
06:24Time for reflection.
06:26From Stuart Broad.
06:27It'll be an idea that they've all come up with.
06:30It drops short of if there would have been a second slip in there.
06:33It's a desperately slow...
06:36Or just have a barbecue.
06:36Or just have a barbecue.
06:38Lovely shop.
06:40And yet another landmark for Hashim Amler.
06:44150.
06:46Superb inning, this from Hashim Amler.
06:48He's been so controlled, so good.
06:51Former president is here to applaud his efforts.
06:53150 from 294 balls.
06:59Nineteen fours.
07:01Wonderful innings by Hashim Amler.
07:02I'm appreciated by his teammates.
07:04I understand what this is worth in the context of the game.
07:07Beautiful shot.
07:11Scatters the pigeons.
07:12The sweeper...
07:13Can't keep it on with his boot.
07:19Tim Breslin tried everything to try and stop that.
07:23Stuck out the big size 11.
07:27Decent slide too.
07:28It's a super shot.
07:29Once again, the balance from Amler.
07:31Timing.
07:31Bill Lorry's pigeons.
07:37Been flying around for a while.
07:39All the way from Melbourne.
07:41Enjoying the sunshine.
07:45That's through the gap.
07:49Well, that is his double hundred.
07:52And one more.
07:53201.
07:56Hashim Amler.
07:57Very well played.
07:58Pleasing on the eye.
08:02Skilful.
08:05Gets the applause he deserves.
08:07Fantastic knock for him.
08:09And for his team.
08:14Oh, just fractionally four.
08:15What a shot that is though.
08:17Minimum of effort.
08:18Usual return.
08:19A little bit of width this time.
08:28Not quite so much grip.
08:30And it's another lovely deft shot from Amler.
08:36Runs at will it seems.
08:38And eight runs from the over.
08:40Swan's first over of the day.
08:42Well past the hundred mark now.
08:444.57 for two.
08:45Runs again.
09:00That's a long chase for Bresnan.
09:01And I don't think he's going to get anywhere close.
09:04They look very flat now.
09:06England.
09:06South Africa are doing to them what they did to Australia and Brisbane.
09:09What were they?
09:11517 for one in Brisbane.
09:19Full toss.
09:24Goes all the way.
09:26250 to Hashim Amler.
09:29And the 250 partnership.
09:35It really is like Brisbane all over again.
09:39Stats everywhere.
09:41250 with...
09:42Flicked away on the leg side.
09:46And there it is.
09:48The boy from Natal.
09:51Hashim Amler has the record.
09:53High score by a South African in a test match.
09:56Well played.
09:58And well deserved for Hashim Amler.
10:00He's been absolutely superb here today.
10:03The team are out on the balcony applauding his efforts.
10:05Everyone standing up to give him a standing ovation.
10:08I'm not too sure if everyone knows that it's the South African record.
10:11But they do for sure.
10:13And they appreciate his efforts.
10:14Hashim Amler.
10:16Highest test score for South Africa.
10:18Unbelievable effort that.
10:24Skill and concentration.
10:28Goes past de Villiers.
10:31Standout innings.
10:40Hardly broken into a sweat at all.
10:43One chance that was put down by Strauss off Bopara.
10:50But since then it's just been exquisite.
10:54253 down the list he has as well against India.
10:58And he has now one eye on 300.
11:01And he has now one eye on 300.
11:09Oh, edged.
11:10Edge fine.
11:11Edge for four.
11:16When things are going for you, they go for you.
11:18On this occasion, Amler looked like he was almost trying to whoop that leg side.
11:21Gets the thick outside edge.
11:23No slip in place, as you can understand.
11:25And he picks up another boundary.
11:26Deserves any luck he gets, to be honest, if he bats.
11:41That brings up the 600.
11:44The lead now 215.
11:49So the obvious...
11:50That's the man in the covers.
11:56Crowd have woken up.
12:12We're getting the cameras ready, hoping for the moment they can record it.
12:17Ready to go.
12:18Say they were there.
12:20But Africans are on the balcony.
12:21Now, is that a drop?
12:31Well, it's 300 and three.
12:34Hashim Amler, well played.
12:39Enjoy this moment.
12:42Crowd give him deserved applause.
12:44Hashim Amler, the first South African to get 300 in a test match.
12:48Your country salutes you.
12:50Your teammates salute you.
12:52The crowd here salutes you.
12:53Well done, young man.
12:54Also, the first triple hundred by anybody in England for 22 years.
13:09And that was Graham Gooch against India at Lourdes.
13:12They're a wonderful achievement.
13:17Powers of concentration.
13:19He clouded himself so well throughout the innings.
13:24He ventured much from his game plan throughout.
13:26Yes, he's been a bit more aggressive since he's got to 200.
13:29But he really has been a wonderful knock.
13:30515 deliveries, 35 falls, and a wonderful strike rate. Well played Hashimamda.
13:44Now then, how close was it to being 299 and out? Not close enough.
13:56Well you say technically it's a drop, but I would say that that was a pretty good effort.
14:01It's 612 for two.
14:08I'm sure the Amla family will be watching this for many years to come.
14:13300 moment. He's trying to go to the top. He's a little worried there,
14:17but he's hit it out the middle of the bat.
14:23The celebrations start.
14:27Great, great moment. Very special moment.
14:30I think that's going to go all the way, isn't it? Yep. Poor boys. Keith has ate that.
14:47He's just stood up off the length. As we're talking about maybe possibility of a few more
14:56off-cutters on this occasion. Just have a look. Let's roll his fingers across that. And once it's
15:02pitched in the footholds, it's gone square. In fairness to Matt Frye, no real chance there. I mean,
15:08it's meant to be a loft spinner.
15:15Cricketing history.
15:16Well played South Africa. Dominated the majority of this test match and the score reflects it. 637 for two
15:34from 189 overs. A lead of 252.
15:40Amla, 311. First South African to get us 300.
15:47Callas, well, he's just a run machine. 182.
15:50A lead then of 252. Well played that man.
15:58Record.
15:59He'll remember this for a long time. So with his family, with pride, quite rightly.
16:10Standing ovation you should get and will get from this oval crowd.
16:16Great. And Trent Callas wandering off behind. He's only got 182. He has to walk behind.
16:22His
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