South Africa’s bowlers were all over England on the second day
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A superb bowling performance by South Africa led to them taking a 205-run lead over England at the end of the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
“He’s been the first to acknowledge that his performances have not stacked up”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has confirmed that all-rounder JP Duminy will be dropped for the second Test against England in Nottingham, which gets underway on Friday.
“It’s always important to start well and get the monkey off your back in terms of a big score early in your captaincy career”
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Alastair Cook has admitted that he was blown away by the impact Joe Root had in his first Test as captain.
“JP will be the first guy to say he knows he needs to score runs for this team”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has conceded that all-rounder JP Duminy could lose his place in the Test side due to his poor run of form as of late.
Pandya could make his Test debut later this month
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India have included all-rounder Hardik Pandya in their squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Moeen finished with career-best figures of 6-53 off 15 overs
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Moeen Ali scythed through South Africa’s batting line-up with a six-wicket haul to lead England to a comprehensive 211-run win on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord’s.
Cook hit nine boundaries during his knock of 59 not out
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England opener Alastair Cook struck an unbeaten 59 to hand his side a 216-run lead over South Africa going into the fourth day of the first Test at Lord’s.
Clark was the bowler that Cook found the toughest to face
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Alastair Cook is arguably the best batsman England have ever produced as he is their all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket.
Holder was named Man of the Match for his career-best figures of 5-27
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West Indies captain Jason Holder took a career-best 5-27 to lead his side to a surprising 11-run win over India in the fourth ODI in Antigua on Sunday.
“He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle-order”
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to England’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on July 6 at Lord’s.
