Elgar hails brilliant Proteas pace attack: 'They can get much better'
Proteas skipper Dean Elgar believes his bowling attack will only improve ahead of Thursday's second Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.
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Elgar believes South Africa's seamers will get better
Captain Dean Elgar believes South Africa’s fearsome four-prong pace attack will only get better as he admits he is unsure of what the wicket holds for the second test against England at Old Trafford that starts on Thursday.
2nd Test: England vow to stick with 'Bazball' in bid to level South Africa series
The hosts have arrived at Manchester's Old Trafford 1-0 down in a three-match series following a chastening innings-and-12-run defeat inside three days by the Proteas at Lord's last week. That was their first defeat under the new leadership duo of Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum following a run of four successive wins with an aggressive approach dubbed 'Bazball', characterised by attacking batting that saw England chase down stiff fourth innings targets against New Zealand and India during the past two months. England, however, had no answer to a formidable South Africa pace attack led by Kagiso Rabada at Lord's, where they were dismissed for just 165 and 149 in their two innings, although a lack of domestic red-ball cricket since last month's win over India, was arguably more responsible than 'Bazball' for a clatter of wickets. And a rare double failure by Joe Root meant England have not won a Test when the star batsman has not made a fifty for more than two years.
England vow to stick with 'Bazball' in bid to level South Africa series
England captain Ben Stokes has insisted there will be no let-up in the team's attacking approach as they look to bounce back in the second Test against South Africa starting on Thursday.
PREVIEW - Clash between ‘Bazball’ and South African seamers sets up intriguing showdown
MANCHESTER, England : Despite suffering an innings defeat in the opening match, England do not plan to deviate from their new attacking approach when they host South Africa in the second test at Old Trafford from Thursday.
2nd Test: Clash between 'Bazball' and South African seamers sets up intriguing showdown
England will be hoping the toss and conditions go their way after being on the backfoot from the start of the first Test at Lord's and eventually capitulating inside three days. They were undone by an impressive South African attack with four seamers rolling over the English batting order and spinner Keshav Maharaj taking a couple of wickets at the top of the innings to boot.
Three takeaways from the Proteas' Lord's thrashing of England
On Friday, the Proteas inflicted England's first defeat under a new leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum following four successive wins as they won by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lords.
Stokes says England can recover from South Africa thrashing: 'We can't be great every day'
England captain Ben Stokes said his side "can't be great every day" following a crushing defeat by a "relentless" South Africa in the first Test at Lord's.