South Africa 151 and 88 for 3 (Petersen 20*, van der Dussen 14*) trail England 415 for 9 dec by 176 runs England’s bowlers established a chokehold on South Africa’s batting on the third morning at Emirates Old Trafford, ripping out three key wickets in the first 14 overs to …
Read More »Stokes and Foakes build England’s lead after Nortje’s morning strikes
Lunch England 212 for 5 (Stokes 34*, Foakes 33*, Bairstow 49, Crawley 38, Nortje 3-41) lead South Africa 151 by 61 runs England overcame a challenging early onslaught from Anrich Nortje to tighten their grip on the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. By lunch, Ben Stokes and …
Read More »South Africa win toss, bat; Simon Harmer in for Marco Jansen
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat against England South Africa won the toss in the second Test under cloudy skies at Emirates Old Trafford … and chose to bat first, in a decision designed to maximise the impact of their twin-spin attack in the fourth innings, but …
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