England need to dig deep

If South Africa could do it, why can't we? Because it is starting to look as if England will have to bat for two days at Headingley to save this Test match. OK, South Africa's lead at the moment is only 120 and their batting is not that deep. We may well skittle them before lunch. England certainly should not be thinking at this stage that they can't win the game. There are three days left, for a start. Keep convincing yourself Kidd.

But it seems likely that even if we bowl them out before tea today, England will have to bat well into the final day to eat up the deficit and make enough of a lead to be safe. Do we have the batsmen who can stay in for more than 120 overs, given the improvements shown by South Africa? A lot of questions will be asked of England's temperament: the sort of tests that will be asked of them by Australia next summer. Now is the time to show some balls - think Ricky Ponting at Old Trafford in 2005 or Neil McKenzie at Lord's last week. Time for Vaughan, Bell and Cook, especially, to prove that they are capable of building a big innings when the pressure is on.

Speaking of pressure, though, I'm up at the Open golf, where Greg Norman still leads going into the final round. Hitherto he has breezed through this tournament, looking every inch a man who has just got married and is playing for fun and to impress his new bride. Now that people are starting to talk about him as a possible champion, though, will those old demons return?

Norman has been a great golfer and twice an Open champion but he also had a reputation for blowing tournaments. He could have won half a dozen more majors, most notably when he was psychologically battered by Nick Faldo at the Masters in 1996. Has he put that all behind him? I hope so. It would be a wonderful story if Norman could lift the Claret Jug againt at the age of 53.