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Dean Elgar warns South Africa are ‘not here to play soft-natured cricket’

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South Africa captain Dean Elgar attempted to end the “mud-slinging” over England’s recent thrilling approach to Test cricket before he backtracked when pondering how ‘Bazball’ would look when it goes wrong.

The three-match series gets under way at Lord’s on Wednesday with further Tests to come at Emirates Old Trafford and Kia Oval.

England will aim to continue their momentum over the next month having won all four home Tests against New Zealand and India earlier this summer thanks to remarkable chases with 378 reeled in at Edgbaston last month.

We are not here to play soft-natured cricket- Dean Elgar A bold brand of cricket with a positive approach at the forefront of everything has been quickly implemented by new red-ball captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, which saw the term ‘Bazball’ coined, but Elgar has repeatedly poked fun at the philosophy in recent weeks.

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Ben Stokes-led England were given a reality check in the 1st Test of the three-match series against South Africa as the hosts stumbled to an innings and 12 runs loss at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Friday. The 1st Test ended inside three days as Proteas bowlers made mockery of England's batting lineup and the 'Bazball' approach was a no-show. Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada bowled fiery spells, for which, England had no answers.
South Africa were utterly dominant, triumphing inside three days against an England team who had won all four of their previous Tests under a new leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. The match was. in fact. effectively over in six sessions after rain washed out most of Wednesday's first day. "As a playing group it's a special bunch and we play bloody good cricket when we're playing well," said Elgar. South Africa, already top of the World Test Championship table, were in command from the start.

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