Cremer finished with figures of 3-100 off 30 overs at the end of the second day
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Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer took a three-wicket haul to keep his side marginally on top of Sri Lanka on the second day of the one-off Test in Colombo.
Amla became the fourth South African batsman to surpass 8,000 Test runs after Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers
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The South African trio of Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander proved to be thorns in England’s side on the opening day of the second Test at Trent Bridge as they scored 78, 68 and 54 not out respectively.
“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.
England lead 1-0 going into the second Test
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England have opted not to make any changes to their squad for the second Test against South Africa, which begins on Friday in Nottingham.
It remains unclear when Domingo will return to England
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South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has returned home from England once again after his mother passed away on Sunday.
Philander went on to score 52 after being hit on the hand
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South Africa will be relieved after pace bowler Vernon Philander was found not to have fractured his right hand.
“He feels he has let down the team”
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South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is “heartbroken” after being banned for the second Test against England, according to team-mate Temba Bavuma.
“If it wasn’t picked up by the stump mics he wouldn’t have been done”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has expressed his frustration towards the suspension given to Proteas pace bowler Kagiso Rabada.
