Elgar hails 'special bunch' after hammering England: 'We play bloody good cricket'
South Africa captain Dean Elgar saluted his "special bunch" of players after they overpowered England by an innings and 12 runs in the first Test at Lord's on Friday.
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England beaten inside three days as impressive South Africa claim series lead
England once again had no answer to South Africa’s impressive bowling attack and suffered an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 12 runs in the first Test at Lord’s inside three days.
Captain Elgar tips his young South Africa as potential test power
LONDON : Captain Dean Elgar said he always believed his young South African side could become a formidable team after they beat England by an innings and 12 runs within three days in the first test at Lord’s on Friday.
Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan Among Players Named in Sharjah Warriors Squad For ILT20
Sharjah Warriors on Friday revealed the squad for the inaugural edition of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cricket's International League T20. "Presenting our Warriors for the @ilt20official Super excited for the upcoming season!!," tweeted Sharjah Warriors. England stars Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, West Indies batter Evin Lewis and Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammed Nabi are some of the prominent players signed by the team.
England will not abandon 'Bazball' despite heavy defeat
LONDON : Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum promised to persist with England’s new attacking approach to test cricket despite being handed a heavy innings defeat on Friday in the first test against South Africa.
South Africa dismiss England for 165 as Kagiso Rabada takes five wickets
South Africa maintained their stranglehold on the first Test at Lord’s by bowling England out for 165 on the second morning with Kagiso Rabada claiming an impressive five-wicket haul.
Updated WTC Points Table After England vs South Africa 1st Test: Proteas Consolidate Top Spot After Lord's Win
South Africa hammered England by an innings and 12 runs in the first Test of their three-match series at the iconic Lord's in London. South Africa's bowlers blew the Englishmen away as the Dean Elgar-led side wrapped up proceedings inside three days. With the win, South Africa have consolidated their position atop the World Test Championship points table. With six wins in eight matches in the current cycle, the Proteas have 72 points and a points percentage of 75. England, with 31.37 percentage of points won, remain 7th, with their already bleak hopes of reaching the final getting even bleaker.
1st Test: England will not abandon 'Bazball' despite heavy defeat
The new England skipper and coach have adopted an attacking approach to the Test arena, dubbed "Bazball", and have chased down impressive targets to win Tests against New Zealand and India in the last two months with a swashbuckling batting style and aggressive bowling spells. But they were emphatically thumped by an innings and 12 runs at Lord's in the first of a three Test-series, as South Africa’s bowlers ruled supreme, restricting England to 165 in their first innings and then dismissing them for 149 on Friday. Stokes, however, said there would be no change when the second Test starts at Old Trafford next Thursday.