CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bat in the second test against South Africa at Newlands on Saturday as top wickettaker James Anderson returned to the touring side. Cook, who had lost four previous tosses, had no hesitation in opting to put the home team in the […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England’s leading all-time wicket-taker James Anderson is set to return to their attack for the second test against South Africa starting on Saturday after recovering from a calf injury. Anderson, 33, was hardly missed in Durban as England bowled out South Africa for 214 and 174 en route […]
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – England’s leading all-time wicket-taker James Anderson is set to return to their attack for the second test against South Africa starting on Saturday after recovering from a calf injury. Anderson, 33, was hardly missed in Durban as England bowled out South Africa for 214 and 174 en route to a 241-run […]
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Captain Alastair Cook called for better quality warm-up games before and during major test series as he credited England’s first test victory over South Africa to the team’s solid preparations. Two warm-up matches ahead of the opening test at Kingsmead, which England won by 241 runs on Wednesday, […]
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa will hope the new year brings about a change in luck as they seek to put behind them a disappointing 2015 and get back to winning ways against England in the second test at Newlands starting on Saturday. One of the iconic venues of world cricket, nestled in the […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – Captain Hashim Amla said South Africa were suffering a crisis of confidence following a woeful 2015 which culminated with a 241-run defeat to England in the first test on Wednesday. “It’s a confidence thing but hopefully we can turn it around,” Amla said after going 1-0 down in the four-test series. “You […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – England have the makings of a strong future test team, captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday after a comprehensive 241-run win over South Africa in the first test at Kingsmead. “The guys have over the last eight months or so taken big strides forward as a side. We didn’t quite get our […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa added wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and fast bowler Chris Morris to their squad for the second test against England, which starts in Cape Town on Saturday, just minutes after being beaten in the first match in Durban on Wednesday. Uncertainty over the fitness of world’s top test bowler Dale Steyn […]
DURBAN (Reuters) – Moeen Ali took three wickets on Wednesday as England made quick work of securing victory in the first test by bundling out South Africa for 174 before lunch and ensure a 241-run win on the last day at Kingsmead. It was only the second triumph in the opening test of a series […]
England must be patient on the last day of the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead as they seek six more wickets for victory, Steven Finn said.
