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England (415/9d) defeat SA (151 & 179) by an innings & 85 runs to win the 2nd Test; Series Level 1-1

jnaveen1980 said:
Apart from Bairstow all the others are far less aggressive. Bairstow created an illusion that entire team is adopting a gold standard. in the last 12 months India goes at 3.50 per over, England goes at 3.46 per over in Tests both of which are less than Australia's 3.74 during the substantial part of 2000s. Entire line up used to be aggressive. Often would go at 4 an over.
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I think England’s RR is dramatically higher since the end of the Silverwood disaster.
 
Highest Average Turn on Day 2 in England since 2015

4.48° vs Aus, Edgbaston 2019
4.47° vs WI, Headingley, 2017
4.45° vs WI, Old Trafford 2020
4.15° vs Pak, Old Trafford 2016
4.11° vs SA, Old Trafford 2022
 
Robert said:
I think England’s RR is dramatically higher since the end of the Silverwood disaster.
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England's RR wad dramatic due to second innings chase in flatter conditions. Real test will be in other parts of the world. Australia used to be aggressive everywhere. From Hayden to Gilchrist.
 
England on their way to a win now...

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Ben foakes is so so so much better than Jos the average butler.
I m glad England management recognised that sooner than later.
But still they made a huge mistake when they invested in Jos butler so much in test cricket.
 
A wicket-less session for South Africa and a dominant one with the bat for England.

Stokes in particular has been rampant, maintaining the aggression after the visitors opted to take the new ball.

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Magnificent century from the skipper, his fifteenth I think, passing Botham by one.
 
Villager6964 said:
Ben foakes is so so so much better than Jos the average butler.
I m glad England management recognised that sooner than later.
But still they made a huge mistake when they invested in Jos butler so much in test cricket.
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Ah yes, Jos Droppler, staying in the side because he is a good lad and scored a century every forty tests.
 
South Africa look gone.

It's going to be interesting to see how they bat in their 2nd innings.

England's lead already 237.
 
Wrong decision to leave out Marco Jansen. He brings a new dimension to the attack of Rabada and Nortje.

Anyways poor test match for SA in all departments.
 
Sublime centuries from Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes gave England complete control of the second Test against South Africa after two days at Old Trafford.

Stokes' first hundred as captain and wicketkeeper Foakes' first at home took England to 415-9 declared, a first-innings lead of 264.

South Africa battled to 23-0 by the close, 241 behind.

Stokes and Foakes came together at 147-5 with England four runs adrift after Anrich Nortje removed Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley.

Their sixth-wicket stand of 173 has left England primed to level the series at 1-1 with one match to play.

Both men overturned lbw decisions, while Stokes was dropped on 92 before falling for 103.

Foakes was not out on 113 when England's declaration gave South Africa nine overs to survive in the evening sunshine.

Although openers Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee came through, the Proteas face a huge task to even drag this contest into a fourth day.
 
Pollock: Stokes and Foakes were superb

Former South Africa fast bowler SHAUN POLLOCK was full of praise for the way England centurions Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes put the hosts firmly in command on day two.

"You thought the game was in England's favour, but maybe there was a chance South Africa would fight back in the second session,"

"[But] Not one wicket taken in the second session. Stokes and Foakes were superb and put themselves ahead of the game.

"South Africa really have to go and dig deep just to be competitive, never mind get a result."
 
I think South Africa got a bit too cocky after the first test win with their post match quotes. Look what happened in Sri Lanka this summer. Both Australia and Pakistan won the first test but got beaten quite easily in the next match.

Save the cockiness when you win the actual test series not one single test match.
 
Political nonsense of rainbow color in full swing in this game. Is opponent team consulted in such matter? Wonder if this will become a norm in England
 
South Africa with backs to the wall....

South Africa 28-0 (Erwee 17, Elgar 11) - TRAIL BY 236
 
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SA - 39/1 (17 overs).

Slow start.

Anderson is now 47 wickets away from surpassing Warne.
 
Erwee gone..


Another innings defeat on cards. This time for South Africa.

Huge blunder by Elgar at the toss that will most likely cost them this series.
 
Looking beyond Broad's no-ball error, England really have bowled beautifully so far this morning - two wickets to their tally, but they could so easily have had more.

They've bowled the perfect testing line and length on this pitch, with the ball doing plenty. More evidence of that in this over from Robinson, another probing effort that takes us through to the drinks break...
 
Lunch on Day 3:

South Africa 88-3 (Van der Dussen 14, Petersen 20) - TRAIL BY 176

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South Africa 98-3 (Van der Dussen 18, Petersen 26) - TRAIL BY 166

Grim fight for SA but one they will lose.
 
PakHammer said:
I think South Africa got a bit too cocky after the first test win with their post match quotes. Look what happened in Sri Lanka this summer. Both Australia and Pakistan won the first test but got beaten quite easily in the next match.

Save the cockiness when you win the actual test series not one single test match.
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Stokes himself got cocky after wins over NZ/India only to suffer a heavy innings defeat. No team is good enough to be cocky right now.
 
South Africa 128-3 (Van der Dussen 32, Petersen 38) - TRAIL BY 136


SA fighting but can they last?
 
MenInG said:
South Africa 128-3 (Van der Dussen 32, Petersen 38) - TRAIL BY 136

SA fighting but can they last?
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South Africa 141-3 (Van der Dussen 41, Petersen 42) - TRAIL BY 123

England need some wickets soon.
 
Pollock: Can they both get maiden Test tons?

Former South Africa pace bowler Shaun Pollock has been impressive by his countrymen's fight on this third day...

"The one thing I've said about South Africa is that they'll always show fight and character.

"They might not have played their best cricket in this Test match so far, but this partnership of 87 - 258 balls - has been so impressive. They've stuck to their game plan.

"Neither of them have got a Test hundred behind them, so that will be on their minds. Can they both get three figures of South Africa?"
 
MenInG said:
Pollock: Can they both get maiden Test tons?

Former South Africa pace bowler Shaun Pollock has been impressive by his countrymen's fight on this third day...

"The one thing I've said about South Africa is that they'll always show fight and character.

"They might not have played their best cricket in this Test match so far, but this partnership of 87 - 258 balls - has been so impressive. They've stuck to their game plan.

"Neither of them have got a Test hundred behind them, so that will be on their minds. Can they both get three figures of South Africa?"
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Not to be!

WICKET! Van der Dussen c Foakes b Stokes 41 - South Africa 141-4
England get the breakthrough right after tea! And it's the skipper who comes through when his team needed it!

Stokes finally lures a touch from Van der Dussen and Foakes waits for an easy catch behind the stumps. What a start to the session.
 
WICKET! Petersen c Foakes b Stokes 42 - South Africa 151-5

It's Stokes again! Petersen's resistance falters as he edges behind to Foakes to leave South Africa five down and well into what is a long tail end.

England will want to get this wrapped up swiftly.
 
MenInG said:
WICKET! Petersen c Foakes b Stokes 42 - South Africa 151-5

It's Stokes again! Petersen's resistance falters as he edges behind to Foakes to leave South Africa five down and well into what is a long tail end.

England will want to get this wrapped up swiftly.
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Canm he get another wicket?

Century and a five wickets in a test match has been done twelve times by England players. Botham did it six times, Greig two.
 
WICKET! Harmer b Anderson 16 - South Africa 172-6

Jimmy strikes! And it's a stunner. England hand the ball to Anderson - two deliveries later he unleashes a beauty to clatter the stumps and send a helpless Harmer packing.
 
WICKET! Nortje c Foakes b Robinson 0 - South Africa 179-9

Nine down. England one away! Four wickets in as many overs for England with this second new ball - terrific stuff once again, from Robinson this time as Nortje feathers an edge behind to Foakes.
 
ENG 415/9 d

RSA 151 & 179

England won by an innings and 85 runs
 
The series is all tied up at 1-1 heading to The Oval for the decider as England win by a massive innings and 85 runs!
 
Elgar: First innings let us down massively

South Africa captain Dean Elgar...

"It's a crazy game. I guess that is why Test cricket is called a test.

"England were far better than us throughout the last three days and congrats to the way they played.

"I don't regret any decisions made prior to the game. Obviously the first innings let us down massively.

"There's a lot of learnings to take out of this game. We've got quite a few days till the next Test so I'm sure we're going to go back to the drawing board.

"It sets up for a hell of series."

[On Rassie van der Dussen]: "From what I've heard, he has a fracture in his finger. I'm not a doctor, but I do think he will be ruled out of the series - which is extremely unfortunate, especially given the way he played today."
 
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Butcher: England absolutely superb
Sky Sports' Mark Butcher...

"South Africa really didn't throw too much of a punch in the second innings.

"Could they have taken a bit more of a punt against Leach at points in his spell and have scraped a lead of about 100 to make a fist of it on day four?

"But take nothing away from England, they were absolutely superb from start to finish."
 
Ben Stokes triggered a a seven-wicket evening session as England bowled South Africa out for 179 to clinch an innings-and-85-run win on day three of the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford and level the three-match series.

James Anderson (3-30), Stuart Broad (1-24) and Ollie Robinson (4-43) were irresistible in the morning as South Africa slipped from their overnight 23-0 to 54-3, before Rassie van Der Dussen (41 off 132) and Keegan Petersen (42 off 159) shared a gritty fourth-wicket stand of 87 from 261 balls.

Stokes (2-30) cracked the game open after tea, removing Van der Dussen - braving a finger injury sustained in South Africa's first innings 151 all out - and Petersen in the first and third overs of the session respectively during a herculean and economical 14-over bowling spell ahead of the second new ball - which England used to wrap up the match in some style.

Anderson cleaned up Simon Harmer (16) from his second delivery with the fresh Dukes as South Africa went on to lose their final seven wickets for 38 runs and their last five for seven - Anderson's dismissal of Kagiso Rabada (2) taking him to a 100th Test match wicket against South Africa in what was also his 100th Test match on home soil.

England stormed to an innings win, just over a week after suffering one at Lord's, with the hosts dominating throughout in Manchester, razing South Africa on day one, making 415-9 declared in their sole innings as Stokes hit his 12th Test hundred and Ben Foakes his second, and then demolishing the tourists in 85.1 overs in their second innings.

The teams will meet again at The Kia Oval from September 8 in a decider with England holding the momentum but South Africa still targeting a first series win over their opponents, home or away, since 2012.

The Proteas could do little to stem an inspired England bowling performance on Saturday morning.

Anderson bowled Dean Elgar (11) off stump with a peach of a delivery; Robinson nicked off Sarel Erwee (25) and Broad then had Aiden Markram (6) caught at slip - having bowled the same man off a marginal no-ball on nought.

Stokes opted to open the bowling with part-time off-spinner Joe Root but the seamers were soon into their work - Anderson castling Elgar in the fourth over with a gorgeous delivery that held its line, one ball after beating the left-hander's outside edge with one that nipped away.

Robinson snaffled Erwee from around the wicket - wicketkeeper Foakes collecting a tremendous low grab as he continued his fine Test match - while Crawley was the catcher when Broad finally mopped up Markram.

Broad's no-ball that had reprieved Markram in his previous over was the second chalked-off wicket of the morning - Petersen successfully overturning a caught-behind dismissal off Anderson on six with DRS showing the ball had missed bat by a considerable distance.

England went wicketless in the afternoon, due to Van der Dussen and Petersen's doggedness but also a non-review - Van der Dussen would have been out caught behind off Stokes in the penultimate over of the session had the hosts called for DRS, with UltraEdge showing a faint nick.

It mattered little with Van der Dussen edging Stokes through to Foakes moments into the evening session and Petersen then fencing a snorter of a ball from the England skipper through to Foakes.

Stokes' 14 overs on the reel - six before tea and eight after it - and some equally frugal bowing from left-arm spinner Jack Leach kept the scoring rate down, meaning South Africa were still 92 runs in arrears when England took the new ball.

The tourists added just seven more runs to their total with Anderson accounting for Harmer and Rabada, and Robinson snaffling Keshav Maharaj (2) and Anrich Nortje (2) before castling Lungi Ngidi (0) to send the England fans at Emirates Old Trafford wild.

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South Africa drop to No.2 in WTC points table

South Africa had affirmed their position at the top of the WTC table after their win at Lord's, but an innings defeat here has reduced their win percentage to 66.67%, below that of Australia's 70%.

Sri Lanka are third with 53.33%, but South Africa will hope to seal a win in the next Test to ensure they are on course to reach the ICC World Test Championship final next year in England.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2762979
 
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