England vs South Africa 2017, 4th Test: Day 3, 5 talking points

#2 Moeen Ali counter-attacks his way to unbeaten half-century

Ali made use of a reprieve to slam an unbeaten half-century

Moeen Ali stuck it out for England once again as he guided them past a difficult phase and into a sizeable lead by stumps. He survived an early chance when Dean Elgar put down a simple catch off the bowling of Keshav Maharaj. Unperturbed, Ali carried on attacking and posted an aggressive half-century.

With England still ahead of the game but South Africa slowing clawing their way back in, there was uncertainty until Moeen Ali walked in and slammed around boundaries in a belligerent knock. He remained unbeaten on 67 off 59 balls at stumps on day 3.